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2014

Dates gazetted for primary and secondary students in public schools in Western Australia (all dates are inclusive).
Easter occurs during the Term 1 and Term 2 holiday.
Please contact your school directly for more information about its specific dates, including school development ('pupil free') days.

The dates below do not include school development ('pupil free') days.

Note: A Department term dates calendar for 2014 can not be provided as each public school develops its own calendar.
Please contact your school directly for more information about its specific dates, including school development ('pupil free') days.

1. All students start the school year on Monday 3 February and end the school year on Thursday 18 December.
2. There are seven school development days decided by the school where students do not attend:
• Two of these days are before the school year starts for students and one day is after the school year ends for students.
• Each school schedules another four days throughout the year in consultation with its school council/board and school community.
3. Each school can trade off the school development day at the end of the year (Friday 19 December). Teachers should confirm arrangements for this school development day with the school.
4. Labour Relations intranet should be consulted for details of staff start and end year dates by occupational group.

	Students	Teachers
Semester 1
Term 1	Monday 3 February – Friday 11 April	Thursday 30 January – Friday 11 April
Break	Saturday 12 April – Sunday 27 April	Saturday 12 April – Sunday 27 April
Term 2	Monday 28 April – Friday 4 July	Monday 28 April – Friday 4 July
Break	Saturday 5 July – Sunday 20 July	Saturday 5 July – Sunday 20 July
Semester 2
Term 3	Monday 21 July - Friday 26 September	Monday 21 July - Friday 26 September
Break	Saturday 27 September - Sunday 12 October	Saturday 27 September - Sunday 12 October
Term 4	Monday 13 October - Thursday 18 December	Monday 13 October - Friday 19 December

2015_{* Preliminary dates only: to be confirmed}

Dates for primary and secondary students in public schools in Western Australia (all dates are inclusive).
Schools should be contacted directly for advice on school development days and term dates.

back to topSemester 1
Students Primary & Secondary	Term 1 Commences Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April Break Friday 3 April - Sunday 19 April Term 2 Commences Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July Break Saturday 4 July - Sunday 19 July

back to topSemester 2
Students Primary & Secondary	Term 3 Commences Monday 20 July - Friday 25 September Break Saturday 26 September - Sunday 11 October Term 4 Commences Monday 12 October - Thursday 17 December

2016_{* Preliminary dates only: to be confirmed}

Dates for primary and secondary students in public schools in Western Australia (all dates are inclusive).
Schools should be contacted directly for advice on school development days and term dates.

back to topSemester 1
Students Primary & Secondary	Term 1 Commences Monday 1 February - Friday 8 April Break Saturday 9 April - Monday 25 April Term 2 Commences Tuesday 26 April - Friday 1 July Break Saturday 2 July - Sunday 17 July

back to topSemester 2
Students Primary & Secondary	Term 3 Commences Monday 18 July - Friday 23 September Break Saturday 24 September - Sunday 9 October Term 4 Commences Monday 10 October - Thursday 15 December

2017_{* Preliminary dates only: to be confirmed}

Dates for primary and secondary students in public schools in Western Australia (all dates are inclusive).
Schools should be contacted directly for advice on school development days and term dates.

back to topSemester 1
Students Primary & Secondary	Term 1 Commences Wednesday 1 February - Friday 7 April Break Saturday 8 April - Sunday 23 April Term 2 Commences Monday 24 April - Friday 30 June Break Saturday 1 July - Sunday 16 July

back to topSemester 2
Students Primary & Secondary	Term 3 Commences Monday 17 July - Friday 22 September Break Saturday 23 September - Sunday 8 October Term 4 Commences Monday 9 October - Thursday 14 December

2018_{* Preliminary dates only: to be confirmed}

Dates for primary and secondary students in public schools in Western Australia (all dates are inclusive).
Schools should be contacted directly for advice on school development days and term dates.

back to topSemester 1
Students Primary & Secondary	Term 1 Commences Wednesday 31 January - Friday 13 April Break Saturday 14 April - Sunday 29 April Term 2 Commences Monday 30 April - Friday 29 June Break Saturday 30 June - Sunday 15 July

back to topSemester 2
Students Primary & Secondary	Term 3 Commences Monday 16 July - Friday 21 September Break Saturday 22 September - Sunday 7 October Term 4 Commences Monday 8 October - Thursday 13 December