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Northern Territory School Holidays & Term Dates
The next NT school holidays are the summer school holidays, from Friday 11 December 2026 to Tuesday 26 January 2027. The last day of term is Thursday 10 December 2026. Dates last checked Saturday 10 October 2026.
NT school terms & holidays 2026
| Period | Starts | Ends | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Thu 29 Jan 2026 | Thu 2 Apr 2026 | 9 weeks |
| Autumn school holidaysBetween Term 1 and Term 2 | Fri 3 Apr 2026 | Mon 13 Apr 2026 | 11 days |
| Term 2 | Tue 14 Apr 2026 | Fri 19 June 2026 | 10 weeks |
| Winter school holidaysBetween Term 2 and Term 3 | Mon 22 June 2026 | Mon 13 July 2026 | 22 days |
| Term 3 | Tue 14 July 2026 | Fri 18 Sept 2026 | 10 weeks |
| Spring school holidaysBetween Term 3 and Term 4 | Mon 21 Sept 2026 | Mon 5 Oct 2026 | 15 days |
| Term 4 | Tue 6 Oct 2026 | Thu 10 Dec 2026 | 9 weeks |
| Summer school holidaysEnd of 2026 → start of 2027 | Fri 11 Dec 2026 | Tue 26 Jan 2027 | 47 days |
- Dates shown are students' first and last days. Teachers start a day or two earlier: Tuesday 27 January, Monday 13 April, Monday 13 July and Monday 5 October.
- Teachers finish Term 4 on Friday 11 December, the day after students.
- Applies to
- NT government schools (except Gunbalanya School, which runs a flexible school year)
- Source
- NT Government – school term and holiday dates in NT
- Status
- Confirmed by official source
- Last checked
- Saturday 10 October 2026
- Updated
- Saturday 10 October 2026
NT school terms & holidays 2027
| Period | Starts | Ends | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Wed 27 Jan 2027 | Fri 2 Apr 2027 | 9 weeks |
| Autumn school holidaysBetween Term 1 and Term 2 | Mon 5 Apr 2027 | Mon 12 Apr 2027 | 8 days |
| Term 2 | Tue 13 Apr 2027 | Fri 18 June 2027 | 10 weeks |
| Winter school holidaysBetween Term 2 and Term 3 | Mon 21 June 2027 | Mon 12 July 2027 | 22 days |
| Term 3 | Tue 13 July 2027 | Fri 17 Sept 2027 | 10 weeks |
| Spring school holidaysBetween Term 3 and Term 4 | Mon 20 Sept 2027 | Mon 4 Oct 2027 | 15 days |
| Term 4 | Tue 5 Oct 2027 | Thu 9 Dec 2027 | 9 weeks |
| Summer school holidaysEnd of 2027 → start of 2028 | Fri 10 Dec 2027 | Mon 24 Jan 2028 | 46 days |
- Dates shown are students' first and last days. Teachers start a day or two earlier: Monday 25 January, Monday 12 April, Monday 12 July and Monday 4 October.
- Teachers finish Term 4 on Friday 10 December, the day after students.
- Applies to
- NT government schools (except Gunbalanya School, which runs a flexible school year)
- Source
- NT Government – school term and holiday dates in NT
- Status
- Confirmed by official source
- Last checked
- Saturday 10 October 2026
- Updated
- Saturday 10 October 2026
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Explore School Holiday ProgramsGood to know about NT school holidays
- NT government schools follow a territory-wide calendar set in multi-year blocks.
- Some remote schools run flexible school years with different dates; check with your school.
- Public holidays that fall during term (such as Anzac Day or a King's Birthday holiday) are days off school but are not counted as school holidays.
Official source: NT Department of Education
School holidays in NT cities
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NT school holidays: common questions
Do Catholic and independent schools in NT have the same holidays?
Not always. The dates on this page are for Northern Territory government schools. Many Catholic and independent schools follow similar dates but can start or finish a few days earlier or later, so check your school's own calendar.
What are student-free or staff development days?
These are days when teachers work but students stay home, often at the start of a term. They are set statewide or by individual schools. Where the NT Department of Education publishes them, we list them in the notes under each calendar.
How do I add NT school holidays to my phone calendar?
Use the “Add to my calendar” button under a year's table. It downloads a standard .ics file that works with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook.
How do you make sure the dates are right?
Every date is checked by a person against the official NT Department of Education page before it appears here, and we show the source and the date it was last checked. Read how we check dates.