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2026 Mid-Term Start Dates for Schools Implementing Cohort Entry Policy

Publication Date
26 Jun 2024

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2024-go3030
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Under section 66(1) of the Education and Training Act 2020, I prescribe the mid-term start dates for the 2026 school years as:

2026 Cohort Entry Dates

Term

Start of term date

Mid-term start date

End of term date

1

9 February 2026

9 March 2026

2 April 2026

2

20 April 2026

1 June 2026

3 July 2026

3

20 July 2026

24 August 2026

25 September 2026

4

12 October 2026

16 November 2026

18 December 2026


The mid-term start dates have been prescribed to determine when new entrants can start school under a cohort entry policy.

This notice takes effect on the date of publication.

Hon ERICA STANFORD, Minister of Education.