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South Australia School Holidays & Term Dates

SA students are on spring school holidays until Sunday 11 October 2026, returning Monday 12 October 2026. Dates last checked Saturday 10 October 2026.

SA school terms & holidays 2026

South Australia 2026
PeriodStartsEndsLength
Term 1Tue 27 Jan 2026Fri 10 Apr 202611 weeks
Autumn school holidaysBetween Term 1 and Term 2Sat 11 Apr 2026Sun 26 Apr 202616 days
Term 2Mon 27 Apr 2026Fri 3 July 202610 weeks
Winter school holidaysBetween Term 2 and Term 3Sat 4 July 2026Sun 19 July 202616 days
Term 3Mon 20 July 2026Fri 25 Sept 202610 weeks
Spring school holidaysBetween Term 3 and Term 4Sat 26 Sept 2026Sun 11 Oct 202616 days
Term 4Mon 12 Oct 2026Fri 11 Dec 20269 weeks
Summer school holidaysEnd of 2026 → start of 2027Sat 12 Dec 2026Tue 26 Jan 202746 days
  • Schools can have up to four student-free days a year, set locally; check your school's newsletter.
Add 2026 to my calendar (.ics)
Applies to
South Australian government schools
Source
SA Department for Education – term dates for South Australian state schools
Status
Confirmed by official source
Last checked
Saturday 10 October 2026
Updated
Saturday 10 October 2026

SA school terms & holidays 2027

South Australia 2027
PeriodStartsEndsLength
Term 1Wed 27 Jan 2027Fri 9 Apr 202710 weeks
Autumn school holidaysBetween Term 1 and Term 2Mon 12 Apr 2027Fri 23 Apr 202712 days
Term 2Mon 26 Apr 2027Fri 2 July 202710 weeks
Winter school holidaysBetween Term 2 and Term 3Mon 5 July 2027Fri 16 July 202712 days
Term 3Mon 19 July 2027Fri 24 Sept 202710 weeks
Spring school holidaysBetween Term 3 and Term 4Mon 27 Sept 2027Fri 8 Oct 202712 days
Term 4Mon 11 Oct 2027Fri 10 Dec 20279 weeks
Summer school holidaysEnd of 2027 → start of 2028Mon 13 Dec 2027Fri 28 Jan 202847 days
  • Schools can have up to four student-free days a year, set locally; check your school's newsletter.
Add 2027 to my calendar (.ics)
Applies to
South Australian government schools
Source
SA Department for Education – term dates for South Australian state schools
Status
Confirmed by official source
Last checked
Saturday 10 October 2026
Updated
Saturday 10 October 2026

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Good to know about SA school holidays

  • South Australian government schools follow a single statewide calendar.
  • Schools can have up to four student-free days a year, set locally, so check your school's newsletter.
  • 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: SA Department for Education

School holidays in SA cities

Adelaide

Free things to do these school holidays

Keep Adelaide kids busy, happy and learning with free activities you can start today — no bookings needed.

Maths Treasure Hunt

Hide clues around the house that can only be unlocked by solving a maths problem. Each answer points to the next hiding spot.

Ages 5–10 30 minMaths

Holiday Reading Bingo

A printable bingo card of reading challenges — read in a cubby, read to a pet, read a comic — to keep books fun all holidays.

Ages 5–12 20 minEnglish

Paper Bridge Engineering Challenge

Using only paper and tape, design a bridge between two books that holds as many coins as possible.

Ages 8–14 30 minScience & STEM · Maths

See all free activities

SA school holidays: common questions

Do Catholic and independent schools in SA have the same holidays?

Not always. The dates on this page are for South Australia 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 SA Department for Education publishes them, we list them in the notes under each calendar.

How do I add SA 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 SA Department for Education page before it appears here, and we show the source and the date it was last checked. Read how we check dates.