How many School Days in a Year in Australia?
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How many School Days in a Year in Australia?

How many School Days in a Year in Australia?

Do you know some of the best education systems in the world require students to be in school between 175 and 220 days! So where does Australia sit in the chart? If you don’t know the answer yet we have done some research and calculations for you!

Given that the school education system is pretty similar across all the states in Australia, we will be looking at one particular state (NSW) and from here we will find out exactly how many days students have in a school year!

How many School Days in a Year in Australia?

Based on our research, there are a total of 198 School Days in a Year in Australia. Term 1, 2 and 3 have 49 School Days each and Term 4 has 51 School Days.

School TermTerm Date (NSW)School Days (Exclude Weekends)School Weeks
Term 1Friday 27 January – Thursday 6 April 202349 days9.5 weeks
Term 2Monday 24 April – Friday 30 June49 days9.5 weeks
Term 3Monday 17 July – Friday 22 September49 days9.5 weeks
Term 4Monday 9 October – Tuesday 19 December51 days10 weeks
Total School Days198 days

Term date data from official website

How many School Weeks in a Year in Australia?

There are 38.5 School Weeks in a Year in Australia. Term 1, 2 and 3 have 9.5 School Weeks each and Term 4 has 10 School Weeks.

School TermTerm Date (NSW)School Weeks
Term 1Friday 27 January – Thursday 6 April 20239.5 weeks
Term 2Monday 24 April – Friday 30 June9.5 weeks
Term 3Monday 17 July – Friday 22 September9.5 weeks
Term 4Monday 9 October – Tuesday 19 December10 weeks
Total School Weeks38.5 weeks

Term date data from official website

How many Weeks in a School Term?

There are approximately 10 Weeks in a School Term in Australia.

FAQs

How many days a week do Australian students go to school?

Students attend school from Monday to Friday. In some occasions, some schools might have additional events or classed on Saturday.

How long are Australian schools?

School education in Australia is for 13 years, students will spend 7 or 8 years in primary school, 3 to 4 years in high school and 2 years in senior secondary education (Year 11 and Year 12). Read more
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