Most Australian schools have 4 terms, other than Tasmania which only has three terms, and these term dates may be different for each state.
The 2010 Term dates for State Schools in Australia are:.
ACT
Australian Capital Territory – Australian School Term Dates 2010
- 28 January 2010 – 9 April 2010
- 27 April 2010 – 2 July 2010
- 19 July 2010 – 24 September 2010
- 11 October 2010 – 17 December 2010
NSW
New South Wales – Australian School Term Dates 2010
- 27 January 2010 – 01 April 2010
- 19 April 2010 – 02 July 2010
- 19 July 2010 – 24 September 2010
- 11 October 2010 – 17 December 2010
NT
Northern Territory – Australian School Term Dates 2010
- 25 January 2010 – 1 April 2010
- 12 April 2010 – 18 June 2010
- 20 July 2010 – 24 September 2010
- 4 October 2010 – 10 December 2010
QLD:
Queensland – Australian School Term Dates 2010
- 27 January 2010 – 1 April 2010
- 12 April 2010 – 25 June 2010
- 12 July 2010 – 17 September 2010
- 4 October 2010 – 10 December 2010
SA:
South Australia – Australian School Term Dates 2010
- 27 January 2010 – 1 April 2010
- 19 April 2010 – 2 July 2010
- 19 July 2010 – 24 September 2010
- 11 October 2010 – 10 December 2010
TAS:
Tasmania – Australian School Term Dates 2010
- 9 or 10 February 2010 – 28 May 2010
- 15 June 2010 – 3 September 2010
- 20 September 2010 – 16 December 2010
VIC:
Victoria -Australian School Term Dates 2010
- 1 February 2010 – to 26 March 2010
- 12 April 2010 to 25 June 2010
- 12 July 2010 to 17 September 2010
- 4 October 2010 to 17 December 2010
WA:
Western Australia – Australian School Term Dates
- 1 February 2010 – 1 April 2010
- 19 April 2010 – 2 July 2010
- 19 July 2010 – 24 September 2010
- 11 October 2010 – 16 December 2010
Information sources, please check these for any changes:
- ACT: www.det.act.gov.au/school_education/term_dates_and_public_holidays
- NSW: www.schools.nsw.edu.au/calendar/main
- NT: www.det.nt.gov.au/students/at-school/term-dates
- QLD: http://education.qld.gov.au/public_media/calendar/holidays.html
- SA: www.decs.sa.gov.au/calend/a8_publish/modules/calendar_32
- TAS: www.education.tas.gov.au/school/termdates
- VIC: www.education.vic.gov.au/about/keydates/termdates.htm
- WA: www.det.wa.edu.au/education/termdates