When does the term 3 end in Queensland in 2026?

Pupils break up on Friday 18 September 2026.

When is the term 3 break 2026 in Queensland?

The term 3 break in Queensland runs from Monday 21 September 2026 to Monday 5 October 2026 inclusive.

When do Queensland schools go back for the term 4 in October 2026?

The term 4 in Queensland starts on Tuesday 6 October 2026.

When does the term 4 end in Queensland in 2026?

Pupils break up on Friday 11 December 2026.

When is the summer holiday 2026 in Queensland?

The summer holiday in Queensland runs from Monday 14 December 2026 to Tuesday 26 January 2027 inclusive.

Queensland school holidays 2026

Schools break up in 12 days — Fri 18 Sep 2026

Next holiday: Term 3 break, Mon 21 Sep 2026 – Mon 5 Oct 2026

Verified from education.qld.gov.au on Sat 5 Sep 2026. Cross-checked against an independent dataset Where these dates come from

2026

Terms 2026

Queensland terms 2026
Term	Starts	Ends	School days
Term 1	Tue 27 Jan 2026	Thu 2 Apr 2026	48
Term 2	Mon 20 Apr 2026	Fri 26 Jun 2026	50
Term 3	Mon 13 Jul 2026	Fri 18 Sep 2026	49
Term 4	Tue 6 Oct 2026	Fri 11 Dec 2026	49

Holidays 2026

Queensland holidays 2026
Holiday	First day off	Last day off
Term 1 break	Fri 3 Apr 2026	Fri 17 Apr 2026
Term 2 break	Mon 29 Jun 2026	Fri 10 Jul 2026
Term 3 break	Mon 21 Sep 2026	Mon 5 Oct 2026
Summer holiday computed	Mon 14 Dec 2026	Tue 26 Jan 2027

INSET and closure days 2026

Queensland pupil-free days 2026, as listed by the source
Day	Date	Until
Statewide student-free day per school statewide staff development	Thu 22 Jan 2026	Fri 23 Jan 2026
Statewide student-free day per school statewide staff development	Thu 16 Apr 2026	Fri 17 Apr 2026
Statewide student-free day per school statewide staff development	Fri 4 Sep 2026	Fri 4 Sep 2026

2027 — next year, already published

Terms 2027

Queensland terms 2027
Term	Starts	Ends	School days
Term 1	Wed 27 Jan 2027	Thu 25 Mar 2027	42
Term 2	Mon 12 Apr 2027	Fri 25 Jun 2027	54
Term 3	Mon 12 Jul 2027	Fri 17 Sep 2027	49
Term 4	Tue 5 Oct 2027	Fri 10 Dec 2027	49

Holidays 2027

Queensland holidays 2027
Holiday	First day off	Last day off
Term 1 break	Fri 26 Mar 2027	Fri 9 Apr 2027
Term 2 break	Mon 28 Jun 2027	Fri 9 Jul 2027
Term 3 break	Mon 20 Sep 2027	Mon 4 Oct 2027
Summer holiday computed	Mon 13 Dec 2027	Fri 21 Jan 2028

INSET and closure days 2027

Queensland pupil-free days 2027, as listed by the source
Day	Date	Until
Statewide student-free day per school statewide staff development	Thu 21 Jan 2027	Thu 21 Jan 2027
Statewide student-free day per school statewide staff development	Fri 22 Jan 2027	Fri 22 Jan 2027
Statewide student-free day per school statewide staff development	Mon 25 Jan 2027	Mon 25 Jan 2027
Statewide student-free day per school statewide staff development	Thu 8 Apr 2027	Fri 9 Apr 2027
Statewide student-free day per school statewide staff development	Fri 3 Sep 2027	Fri 3 Sep 2027

What's different about Queensland

The term 1 in Queensland is 48 school days (Tue 27 Jan 2026 – Thu 2 Apr 2026), 1.5 days longer than the median across the 8 Australia jurisdictions we cover.
Queensland schools break up for summer on Fri 11 Dec 2026, 7 days before the latest (Victoria, Fri 18 Dec 2026).
The source lists 3 pupil-free days (Statewide student-free day): Thu 22 Jan 2026, Thu 16 Apr 2026, Fri 4 Sep 2026.
Good Friday (Fri 3 Apr 2026) falls inside the term 1 break.
The 2026 dates were first published in September 2026.

Where these dates come from

Source: Queensland Department of Education, future school dates. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. education.qld.gov.au

Verified from education.qld.gov.au on Sat 5 Sep 2026. Cross-checked against an independent dataset

Source text

Queensland term dates Term 1: Tuesday 27 January to Thursday 2 April—10 weeks Term 2: Monday 20 April to Friday 26 June—10 weeks Term 3: Monday 13 July to Friday 18 September—10 weeks Term 4: Tuesday 6 October to Friday 11 December—10 weeks Staff professional development days Term 1: Thursday 22 January to Friday 23 January—2 days Term 2: Thursday 16 April to Friday 17 April—2 days Term 3: Friday 4 September—1 day School holidays Term 1: Friday 3 April to Sunday 19 April—17 days Term 2: Saturday 27 June to Sunday 12 July—16 days Term 3: Saturday 19 September to Monday 5 October—17 days Term 4: Saturday 12 December to Tuesday 26 January 2027—46 days Future school dates School term, holiday and professional development dates for 2027, 2028 and 2029 are listed on the future school dates page. WebPartZone1_2 Zone 1 - (12) WebPartZone1_12 Zone 1 - (3|3|3|3) WebPartZone1_3x3x3x3_1 WebPartZone1_3x3x3x3_2 WebPartZone1_3x3x3x3_3 WebPartZone1_3x3x3x3_4 Zone 1 - (4|4|4) WebPartZone1_4x4x4_1 WebPartZone1_4x4x4_2 WebPartZone1_4x4x4_3 Zone 1 - (8|4) WebPartZone1_8x4_1 WebPartZone1_8x4_2 Zone 1 - (6|6) WebPartZone1_6x6_1 WebPartZone1_6x6_2 Zone 1 - (4|8) WebPartZone1_4x8_1 WebPartZone1_4x8_2 Zone 2 WebPart Area Zone 2 - (12) WebPartZone2_12 Zone 2 - (3|3|3|3) WebPartZone2_3x3x3x3_1 WebPartZone2_3x3x3x3_2 WebPartZone2_3x3x3x3_3 WebPartZone2_3x3x3x3_4 Zone 2 - (4|4|4) WebPartZone2_4x4x4_1 WebPartZone2_4x4x4_2 WebPartZone2_4x4x4_3 Zone 2 - (8|4) WebPartZone2_8x4_1 WebPartZone2_8x4_2 Zone 2 - (6|6) WebPartZone2_6x6_1 WebPartZone2_6x6_2 Zone 2 - (4|8) WebPartZone2_4x8_1 WebPartZone2_4x8_2 Zone 3 WebPart Area Zone 3 - (12) WebPartZone3_12 Zone 3 - (3|3|3|3) WebPartZone3_3x3x3x3_1 WebPartZone3_3x3x3x3_2 WebPartZone3_3x3x3x3_3 WebPartZone3_3x3x3x3_4 Zone 3 - (4|4|4) WebPartZone3_4x4x4_1 WebPartZone3_4x4x4_2 WebPartZone3_4x4x4_3 Zone 3 - (8|4) WebPartZone3_8x4_1 WebPartZone3_8x4_2 Zone 3 - (6|6) WebPartZone3_6x6_1 WebPartZone3_6x6_2 Zone 3 - (4|8) WebPartZone3_4x8_1 WebPartZone3_4x8_2 Zone 4 WebPart Area Zone 4 - (12) WebPartZone4_12 Zone 4 - (3|3|3|3) WebPartZone4_3x3x3x3_1 WebPartZone4_3x3x3x3_2 WebPartZone4_3x3x3x3_3 WebPartZone4_3x3x3x3_4 Zone 4 - (4|4|4) WebPartZone4_4x4x4_1 WebPartZone4_4x4x4_2 WebPartZone4_4x4x4_3 Zone 4 - (8|4) WebPartZone4_8x4_1 WebPartZone4_8x4_2 Zone 4 - (6|6) WebPartZone4_6x6_1 WebPartZone4_6x6_2 Zone 4 - (4|8) WebPartZone4_4x8_1 WebPartZone4_4x8_2 Zone 5 WebPart Area Zone 5 - (12) WebPartZone5_12 Zone 5 - (3|3|3|3) WebPartZone5_3x3x3x3_1 WebPartZone5_3x3x3x3_2 WebPartZone5_3x3x3x3_3 WebPartZone5_3x3x3x3_4 Zone 5 - (4|4|4) WebPartZone5_4x4x4_1 WebPartZone5_4x4x4_2 WebPartZone5_4x4x4_3 Zone 5 - (8|4) WebPartZone5_8x4_1 WebPartZone5_8x4_2 Zone 5 - (6|6) WebPartZone5_6x6_1 WebPartZone5_6x6_2 Zone 5 - (4|8) WebPartZone5_4x8_1 WebPartZone5_4x8_2 Zone 6 WebPart Area Zone 6 - (12) WebPartZone6_12 Zone 6 - (3|3|3|3) WebPartZone6_3x3x3x3_1 WebPartZone6_3x3x3x3_2 WebPartZone6_3x3x3x3_3 WebPartZone6_3x3x3x3_4 Zone 6 - (4|4|4) WebPartZone6_4x4x4_1 WebPartZone6_4x4x4_2 WebPartZone6_4x4x4_3 Zone 6 - (8|4) WebPartZone6_8x4_1 WebPartZone6_8x4_2 Zone 6 - (6|6) WebPartZone6_6x6_1 WebPartZone6_6x6_2 Zone 6 - (4|8) WebPartZone6_4x8_1 WebPartZone6_4x8_2 Zone 7 WebPart Area Zone 7 - (12) WebPartZone7_12 Zone 7 - (3|3|3|3) WebPartZone7_3x3x3x3_1 WebPartZone7_3x3x3x3_2 WebPartZone7_3x3x3x3_3 WebPartZone7_3x3x3x3_4 Zone 7 - (4|4|4) WebPartZone7_4x4x4_1 WebPartZone7_4x4x4_2 WebPartZone7_4x4x4_3 Zone 7 - (8|4) WebPartZone7_8x4_1 WebPartZone7_8x4_2 Zone 7 - (6|6) WebPartZone7_6x6_1 WebPartZone7_6x6_2 Zone 7 - (4|8) WebPartZone7_4x8_1 WebPartZone7_4x8_2 Zone 8 WebPart Area Zone 8 - (12) WebPartZone8_12 Zone 8 - (3|3|3|3) WebPartZone8_3x3x3x3_1 WebPartZone8_3x3x3x3_2 WebPartZone8_3x3x3x3_3 WebPartZone8_3x3x3x3_4 Zone 8 - (4|4|4) WebPartZone8_4x4x4_1 WebPartZone8_4x4x4_2 WebPartZone8_4x4x4_3 Zone 8 - (8|4) WebPartZone8_8x4_1 WebPartZone8_8x4_2 Zone 8 - (6|6) WebPartZone8_6x6_1 WebPartZone8_6x6_2 Zone 8 - (4|8) WebPartZone8_4x8_1 WebPartZone8_4x8_2

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Frequently asked questions

When does the term 3 end in Queensland in 2026?: Pupils break up on Friday 18 September 2026.
When is the term 3 break 2026 in Queensland?: The term 3 break in Queensland runs from Monday 21 September 2026 to Monday 5 October 2026 inclusive.
When do Queensland schools go back for the term 4 in October 2026?: The term 4 in Queensland starts on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
When does the term 4 end in Queensland in 2026?: Pupils break up on Friday 11 December 2026.
When is the summer holiday 2026 in Queensland?: The summer holiday in Queensland runs from Monday 14 December 2026 to Tuesday 26 January 2027 inclusive.

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