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NSW Western division school calendar 2026

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NSW public schools following the standard Western division calendar. Four published student term windows, school vacations, development days and the reviewed common NSW public holidays.

Date lookup: 2026-01-01–2026-12-31.

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NSW Western division school calendar 2026 · 26 published periods and dated entries
CategoryPublished periodInclusive startInclusive endSource note
Published vacationSummer 2025–20262025-12-222026-02-02
Public holidayNew Year’s Day2026-01-012026-01-01
Public holidayAustralia Day2026-01-262026-01-26
School development daysTerm 1 school development days2026-02-032026-02-06Students do not attend these published development days; check the individual school for changes.
Term windowTerm 1 student window2026-02-092026-04-02First to last days for students in the standard division calendar; this window also contains weekends and any listed public holidays.
Public holidayGood Friday2026-04-032026-04-03
Public holidayEaster Saturday2026-04-042026-04-04
Public holidayEaster Sunday2026-04-052026-04-05
Public holidayEaster Monday2026-04-062026-04-06
Published vacationAutumn school holidays2026-04-072026-04-17
School development daysTerm 2 school development days2026-04-202026-04-21Students do not attend these published development days; check the individual school for changes.
Term windowTerm 2 student window2026-04-222026-07-03First to last days for students in the standard division calendar; this window also contains weekends and any listed public holidays.
Public holidayAnzac Day2026-04-252026-04-25
Public holidayAdditional public holiday for Anzac Day2026-04-272026-04-27The source lists this as an additional holiday alongside 25 April, not a replacement of it.
Public holidayKing’s Birthday2026-06-082026-06-08
Published vacationWinter school holidays2026-07-062026-07-17
School development daysTerm 3 school development days2026-07-202026-07-20Students do not attend these published development days; check the individual school for changes.
Term windowTerm 3 student window2026-07-212026-09-25First to last days for students in the standard division calendar; this window also contains weekends and any listed public holidays.
Published vacationSpring school holidays2026-09-282026-10-09
Public holidayLabour Day2026-10-052026-10-05
School development daysTerm 4 school development days2026-10-122026-10-12Students do not attend these published development days; check the individual school for changes.
Term windowTerm 4 student window2026-10-132026-12-17First to last days for students in the standard division calendar; this window also contains weekends and any listed public holidays.
Published vacationSummer 2026–20272026-12-182027-02-03
Public holidayChristmas Day2026-12-252026-12-25
Public holidayBoxing Day2026-12-262026-12-26
Public holidayAdditional public holiday for Boxing Day2026-12-282026-12-28Additional to the source-listed 26 December date.

Sources and interpretation

NSW Department of Education: 2026 term dates · checked . Current HTML, updated 12 August 2026; division-specific student starts, development days, vacations and border-school exception

Fair Work Ombudsman: 2026 public holidays by state and territory · checked . Complete 2026 state/territory list, including regional and part-day qualifiers; page last updated 25 September 2026

  • Date lookup is bounded to 2026; an exported source vacation retains its complete published 2025–2026 or 2026–2027 boundary if it overlaps the selected range.
  • The education CSV has erroneous 2025 end-years for New Year and Australia Day and lacks the later additional Anzac holiday. Current HTML governs school windows; the separately reviewed Fair Work list governs public-holiday overlays.
  • Harmony Day, NAIDOC Week, Teachers’ Day commemorations and the source CSV public-service holiday are not made universal student closure dates.

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