Term dates
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Schools should be contacted directly for advice on school development days and term dates.
Dates for primary and secondary students in public schools in Western Australia (all dates are inclusive).
2019 Term dates
| Semester 1 | |
|---|---|
| Term 1 | Mon 4 February - Fri 12 April |
| Break | Sat 13 April - Sun 28 April |
| Term 2 | Mon 29 April - Fri 5 July |
| Break | Sat 6 July - Sun 21 July |
| Semester 2 | |
|---|---|
| Term 3 | Mon 22 July - Fri 27 September |
| Break | Sat 28 September - Sun 13 October |
| Term 4 | Mon 14 October - Thu 19 December |
Please note
- A Department term dates calendar for 2019 can not be provided as each public school develops its own calendar.
- Please contact your school directly for more information about its specific dates, including school development days (student free).
- Students start the school year on Monday 4 February 2019 and end the school year on Thursday 19 December 2019.
- There are six school development days where students do not attend:
- Two of these days are before the school year starts for students and one day is after the school year ends for students.
- Each school schedules another three days throughout the year in consultation with its school board/council and school community.
- Independent Public Schools have the flexibility to trade-off school development days (except Thursday 31 January and Friday 1 February 2019). All other schools have the flexibility to trade-off the last school development day of the school year (Friday 20 December 2019). Teachers should confirm arrangements for their school development days with the school.
Schools should be contacted directly for advice on school development days and term dates.
Dates for primary and secondary students in public schools in Western Australia. All dates are inclusive.
2020 Term dates
| Semester 1 | |
|---|---|
| Term 1 | Mon 3 February - Thu 9 April |
| Break | Fri 10 April - Mon 27 April |
| Term 2 | Tue 28 April - Fri 3 July |
| Break | Sat 4 July - Sun 19 July |
| Semester 2 | |
|---|---|
| Term 3 | Mon 20 July - Fri 25 September |
| Break | Sat 26 September - Sun 11 October |
| Term 4 | Mon 12 October - Thu 17 December |
Please note:
- A Department term dates calendar can not be provided as each public school develops its own calendar.
- Please contact your school directly for more information about its specific dates, including school development days.
- Students start the school year on Monday 3 February 2020 and end the school year on Thursday 17 December 2020.
- There are six school development days where students do not attend:
- Two of these days are before the school year starts for students, and one day is after the school year ends for students.
- Each school schedules another three days throughout the year in consultation with its school council/board and school community.
- All public schools now have the flexibility to trade off school development days except Thursday 30 January 2020 and Friday 31 January 2020.
Schools should be contacted directly for advice on school development days and term dates.
- Preliminary dates only: to be confirmed
Dates for primary and secondary students in public schools in Western Australia (all dates are inclusive).
2021 Term dates
| Semester 1 | |
|---|---|
| Term 1 | Mon 1 February - Thu 1 April |
| Break | Fri 2 April - Sun 18 April |
| Term 2 | Mon 19 April - Fri 2 July |
| Break | Sat 3 July - Sun 18 July |
| Semester 2 | |
|---|---|
| Term 3 | Mon 19 July - Fri 24 September |
| Break | Sat 25 September - Sun 10 October |
| Term 4 | Mon 11 October - Thu 16 December |
Schools should be contacted directly for advice on school development days and term dates.
- Preliminary dates only: to be confirmed
Dates for primary and secondary students in public schools in Western Australia (all dates are inclusive).
2022 Term dates
| Semester 1 | |
|---|---|
| Term 1 | Mon 31 January - Fri 8 April |
| Break | Sat 9 April - Mon 25 April |
| Term 2 | Tue 26 April - Fri 1 July |
| Break | Sat 2 July - Sun 17 July |
| Semester 2 | |
|---|---|
| Term 3 | Mon 18 July - Fri 23 September |
| Break | Sat 24 September - Sun 9 October |
| Term 4 | Mon 10 October - Thu 15 December |
Schools should be contacted directly for advice on school development days and term dates.
- Preliminary dates only: to be confirmed
- Friday 15 December 2023 is a staff development day.
Dates for primary and secondary students in public schools in Western Australia (all dates are inclusive).
2023 Term dates
| Semester 1 | |
|---|---|
| Term 1 | Wed 1 February - Thurs 6 April |
| Break | Fri 7 April - Sun 23 April |
| Term 2 | Mon 24 April - Fri 30 June |
| Break | Sat 1 July - Sun 16 July |
| Semester 2 | |
|---|---|
| Term 3 | Mon 17 July - Fri 22 September |
| Break | Sat 23 September - Sun 8 October |
| Term 4 | Mon 9 October - Thu 14 December |
