Term 1StartFinishNumber of Weeks/days
Orientation22 January 202522 January 20251 Day
Study Period27 January 202513 April 202511 Weeks
Term Break14 April 202527 April 20252 Weeks
Term 2StartFinishNumber of Weeks/days
Orientation23 April 202523 April 20251 Day
Study Period28 April 202513 July 202511 Weeks
Term Break14 July 202527 July 20252 Weeks
Term 3StartFinishNumber of Weeks/days
Orientation23 July 202523 July 20251 Day
Study Period28 July 202512 October 202511 Weeks
Term Break13 October 202526 October 20252 Weeks
Term 4StartFinishNumber of Weeks/days
Orientation22 October 202522 October 20251 Day
Study Period 127 October 202521 December 20258 Weeks
Christmas Break22 December 20254 January 20262 Weeks
Study Period 25 January 202625 January 20263 Weeks
Public HolidayDay/Date
New Year’s DayWednesday 1 January
Australia DayMonday 27 January2
Labour DayMonday 10 March
Good Friday1Friday 18 April
Saturday before Easter SundaySaturday 19 April
Easter SundaySunday 20 April
Easter MondayMonday 21 April
ANZAC Day1Friday 25 April
King’s BirthdayMonday 9 June
Friday before the AFL Grand FinalSubject to AFL schedule3
Melbourne CupTuesday 4 November4
Christmas Day1Thursday 25 December
Boxing DayFriday 26 December

All public holiday dates are accurate at the time of publishing, but may be subject to change.

1 ANZAC Day, Good Friday and Christmas Day are restricted trading days.

2 As Australia Day falls on a Sunday, the public holiday is on the following Monday.

3 Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September. This website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2025 AFL schedule.

4 Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday across all of Victoria unless alternate local holiday has been arranged by a non-metro council.