Tasmania school holidays 2026

Next term date

Schools break up in 26 days — Fri 2 Oct 2026

Next holiday: Term 3 break, Mon 5 Oct 2026 – Fri 16 Oct 2026

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

2026

Terms 2026

Tasmania terms 2026
TermStartsEndsSchool days
Term 1
state published late week start
Thu 5 Feb 2026 Fri 17 Apr 2026 50
Term 2 Mon 4 May 2026 Fri 10 Jul 2026 49
Term 3 Mon 27 Jul 2026 Fri 2 Oct 2026 50
Term 4 Mon 19 Oct 2026 Fri 18 Dec 2026 45

Holidays 2026

Tasmania holidays 2026
HolidayFirst day offLast day off
Term 1 break Mon 20 Apr 2026 Fri 1 May 2026
Term 2 break Mon 13 Jul 2026 Fri 24 Jul 2026
Term 3 break Mon 5 Oct 2026 Fri 16 Oct 2026
Summer holiday computed Mon 21 Dec 2026 Wed 3 Feb 2027

INSET and closure days 2026

Tasmania pupil-free days 2026, as listed by the source
DayDateUntil
Statewide student-free day per school
statewide staff development
Fri 5 Jun 2026 Fri 5 Jun 2026

2027 — next year, already published

Terms 2027

Tasmania terms 2027
TermStartsEndsSchool days
Term 1
state published late week start
Thu 4 Feb 2027 Fri 9 Apr 2027 45
Term 2 Mon 26 Apr 2027 Fri 2 Jul 2027 49
Term 3 Mon 19 Jul 2027 Fri 24 Sep 2027 50
Term 4 Mon 11 Oct 2027 Thu 16 Dec 2027 49

Holidays 2027

Tasmania holidays 2027
HolidayFirst day offLast day off
Term 1 break Mon 12 Apr 2027 Fri 23 Apr 2027
Term 2 break Mon 5 Jul 2027 Fri 16 Jul 2027
Term 3 break Mon 27 Sep 2027 Fri 8 Oct 2027
Summer holiday computed tbc
return date not yet published (usually published in September)
Fri 17 Dec 2027

What's different about Tasmania

  • The term 1 in Tasmania is 50 school days (Thu 5 Feb 2026 – Fri 17 Apr 2026), 3.5 days longer than the median across the 8 Australia jurisdictions we cover.
  • Tasmania schools break up for summer on Fri 18 Dec 2026, the latest of the 9 Australia jurisdictions we cover (Northern Territory is first, on Thu 10 Dec 2026).
  • The source lists 1 pupil-free day (Statewide student-free day): Fri 5 Jun 2026.
  • The 2026 dates were first published in September 2026.

Where these dates come from

Source: Tasmanian Department for Education, Children and Young People, term dates. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. www.decyp.tas.gov.au

Verified from www.decyp.tas.gov.au on Sat 5 Sep 2026. Cross-checked against an independent dataset

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Frequently asked questions

When does the term 3 end in Tasmania in 2026?
Pupils break up on Friday 2 October 2026.
When is the term 3 break 2026 in Tasmania?
The term 3 break in Tasmania runs from Monday 5 October 2026 to Friday 16 October 2026 inclusive.
When do Tasmania schools go back for the term 4 in October 2026?
The term 4 in Tasmania starts on Monday 19 October 2026.
When does the term 4 end in Tasmania in 2026?
Pupils break up on Friday 18 December 2026.
When is the summer holiday 2026 in Tasmania?
The summer holiday in Tasmania runs from Monday 21 December 2026 to Wednesday 3 February 2027 inclusive.

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