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DHARRA SCHOOL
School Hours & Term Dates
Our School Office is open from 8.15am – 3.15pm
School Hours
School gates open at 8:30am
- 8:45am – 9:45am Session 1 (60 minutes)
- 9:45am -10:45am Session 2 (60 minutes)
- 10:45am -11:00am Recess (15 minutes)
- 11:00am -12:00pm Session 3 (60 minutes)
- 12:00pm -1:00pm Session 4 (60 minutes)
- 1:00pm -1:15pm Eating Time (15 minutes)
- 1:15pm -1:45pm Play Break (30 minutes)
- 1:45pm – 2:45pm Session 5 (60 minutes)
School gates close at 3:00pm
Important Dates 2026
January 27th Student Free Day 28th Students First day | February 16th Meet the Teacher | March 9th Public Holiday 30th Open Afternoon |
April 2nd SSG Day 20th Student Free day 21st Term 2 Starts | May
| June 8th King’s Birthday-Public Holiday 22nd Open Afternoon 26th SSG Day |
July 13th Term 3 Starts | August 10th Student Free day | September 14th Open Afternoon 18th SSG Day |
October 5th Term 4 Starts 30th Student Free day | November 2nd Student Free day 3rd Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
| December 14th End of Year Assemblies 18th SSG Day
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Term Dates 2025-2028
2025 Term Dates
Term One: 29 January (*28 January is a student free day, teachers commence only) to 4 April
Term Two: 22 April to 4 July
Term Three: 21 July to 19 September
Term Four: 6 October to 19 December
2026 Term Dates
Term One: Tuesday 27 January (students start Wednesday 28 January in government schools) Thursday 2 April
Term Two: Monday 20 April – Friday 26 June
Term Three: Monday 13 July – Friday 18 September
Term Four: Monday 5 October- Friday 18 December
2027 Term Dates
Term One: 28 January (*27 January is a student free day, teachers commence only) to 25 March
Term Two: 12 April to 25 June
Term Three: 12 July to 17 September
Term Four: 4 October to 17 December
2028 Term Dates
Term One: 28 January (*27 January is a student free day, teachers commence only) to 31 March
Term Two: 18 April to 30 June
Term Three: 17 July to 22 September
Term Four: 9 October to 21 December
From 2025 onwards, the first day of Term 1 will be a student-free day in all government schools to allow for appropriate planning to take place for the arrival of students. Each year government schools are provided with four student-free days for professional development, school planning and administration, curriculum development, and student assessment and reporting purposes. The remaining three student-free days are determined by each individual school, so contact your school for details.