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School holidays and term dates for Queensland state schools

The Department of Education and Training sets the term and school holiday dates for all Queensland state schools.

Independent schools External Link and Catholic schools External Link base their holidays on the state school dates but these can vary from school to school – check with your independent or Catholic school for details.

Queensland term dates – 2017

Term Dates Length
Term 1 Monday 23 January – Friday 31 March 10 weeks
Term 2 Tuesday 18 April – Friday 23 June 10 weeks
Term 3 Monday 10 July – Friday 15 September 10 weeks
Term 4 Tuesday 3 October – Friday 8 December 10 weeks
Staff professional development days (SPDDs) for 2017

19, 20 January
3, 4, 5 April
16 October
Year 10 and 12 finishing dates for 2017

Year 12 – Friday 17 November
Year 10 and 11 – Friday 24 November