The Department of Education sets the term and school holiday dates for all Queensland state schools.
2026 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 | Monday 6 October to Friday 11 December
| 10 weeks
|
2027 Queensland term dates
| Term 1 | Wednesday 27 January to Thursday 25 March
| 9 weeks |
| Term 2 | Monday 12 April to Friday 25 June
| 11 weeks |
Term 3
| Monday 12 July to Friday 17 September
| 10 weeks |
| Term 4 | Tuesday 5 October to Friday 10 December
| 10 weeks |
2028 Queensland term dates
| Term 1 | Monday 24 January to Friday 31 March
| 10 weeks |
| Term 2 | Tuesday 18 April to Friday 23 June
| 10 weeks |
Term 3
| Monday 10 July to Friday 15 September
| 10 weeks |
| Term 4 | Tuesday 3 October to Friday 8 December
| 10 weeks
|
Staff professional development days, school holidays and final dates for student attendance are
provided on the department’s website.