Victorian School Calendar 2015
2016 Victoria School Holidays and Term Dates
Period | Start | Finish | Length |
Term 1 | Wednesday 27 January, 2016 | Thursday 24 March, 2016 | 8 weeks |
School Holidays | Friday 25 March, 2016 | Sunday 10 April, 2016 | – |
Term 2 | Monday 11 April, 2016 | Friday 24 June, 2016 | 11 weeks |
School Holidays | Saturday 25 June, 2016 | Sunday 10 July, 2016 | – |
Term 3 | Monday 11 July, 2016 | Friday 16 September, 2016 | 10 weeks |
School Holidays | Saturday 17 September, 2016 | Sunday 2 October, 2016 | – |
Term 4* | Monday 3 October, 2016 | Tuesday 20 December, 2016 | 11 weeks |
2016/2017 Summer School Holidays | Wednesday 21 December, 2016 | Monday 30 January, 2017 | – |
Victorian Term Dates 2015
Term 1: 28 January (school teachers start) to 27 March *
Term 2: 13 April to 26 June
Term 3: 13 July to 18 September
Term 4: 5 October to 18 December
* The first day of Term 1 is a student-free day in all government schools to allow for appropriate planning to take place for the arrival of students. Each year government schools are provided with four student-free days for professional development, school planning and administration, curriculum development, and student assessment and reporting purposes. The remaining three student-free days are determined by each individual school, so
contact your school for details.
Victorian Public Holidays 2015
- New Years Day … Thursday, 01 January 2015
- Australia Day … Monday 26 January 2015
- Labour Day … Monday, 09 March 2015
- Good Friday … Friday, 03 April 2015
- Easter Saturday … Saturday, 04 April 2015
- Easter Monday … Monday, 06 April 2015
- Anzac Day … Saturday, 25 April 2015
- Queen’s Birthday … Monday, 08 June 2015
- Melbourne Cup … Tuesday, 03 November 2015 (Metro area only)
- Christmas Day … Friday, 25 December 2015
- Boxing Day1 … Saturday, 26 December 2015
- 1Additional Day … Monday, 28 December 2015
VCE Exams
General Achievement Test (GAT)
Wednesday 10 June 2015, 10.00 am – 1.15 pm
Performance and Languages Oral examinations and the Extended Investigation: Oral presentation
Monday 5 October 2015 – Sunday 1 November 2015
October/November written examinations
Wednesday 28 October 2015 – Friday 20 November 2015