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2026 teacher calendar
Plan activities, find craft-spiration, grab resources. Year sorted. Let’s go!

Busy teachers assemble! Welcome to the ultimate inspiration station, a handy events calendar to give you the heads-up on all the dates that you need this year (apart from when you’ve booked a massage or when the next big thing drops on Netflix). We’ve included national and global celebrations, themed events and of course, school term dates. We’ve linked key dates to MTA’s famous craft activities, resources and inspiration. From Easter to Earth Day, planning lessons and classroom fun has never looked so easy. Bookmark this tab, stat!

You teacher calendar, full of important key dates in the school year
January
Date
Day
View event resources
1
New Year's Day
22
QLD: Term 1 begins – teachers return
24
International Day of Education
26
Australia Day 
27
QLD/SA: Term 1 begins – students return
NSW (Eastern)/VIC/NT: Term 1 begins – teachers return
28
VIC/NT: Term 1 begins – students return
International LEGO® Day 
February
Date
Day
View event resources
2
World Wetlands Day
ACT/NSW (Eastern)/WA Term 1 begins – students return
TAS: Term 1 begins – teachers return
3
NSW (Western): Term 1 begins – teachers return
5
TAS: Term 1 begins – students return
9 9-15
NSW (Western): Term 1 begins – students return
Healthy Lunch Box Week
10
Safer Internet Day
11
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
17
Lunar New Year
27
School’s Clean Up Australia Day
March
Date
Day
View event resources
1 1-31
First day of autumn
Australian Women’s History Month
Clean Up Australia Day (official)
8
UN International Women’s Day
14
International Day of Mathematics
International Pi Day
16-22
Harmony Week
17
Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday)
20
World Storytelling Day
National Ride2School Day
22
World Water Day
25
World Math Day
27
Earth Hour Schools Day
April
Date
Day
View event resources
1 1-30
April Fool’s Day
National Autism Acceptance Month
2
NSW/VIC/QLD/ACT/NT/WA: Term 1 ends 
International Children’s Book Day
2
World Autism Awareness Day
5
Easter Sunday
6
Easter Monday
10
SA: Term 1 ends
13
NT: Term 2 begins - teachers return
14
NT: Term 2 begins - students return
20
World Creativity & Innovation Week
16
QLD: Term 2 begins – teachers return
17
TAS: Term 1 ends
20
QLD/VIC/WA: Term 2 begins – students return
NSW: Term 2 begins - teachers return
21
 ACT: Term 2 begins
22
NSW:Term 2 begins- students return
Earth Day
23
World Book Day
International Girls in ICT Day
27
SA: Term 2 begins
29
International Dance Day
May
Date
Day
View event resources
1-30
National Family Reading Month
3-9
International Compost Awareness Week
4
TAS: Term 2 begins
Star Wars Day 
5
World Hand Hygiene Day 
15
Walk Safely to School Day
Endangered Species Day
17-24
National Road Safety Week
27 27-3 Jun
National Simultaneous Storytime
National Reconciliation Week
31
Last day of autumn
July
Date
Day
View event resources
1
International Joke Day
3
NSW/ACT/SA/WA: Term 2 ends
13
VIC/QLD: Term 3 begins
NT: Term 3 begins - teachers return
14
NT: Term 3 begins - students return
20
NSW: Term 3 begins – teachers return
SA/WA: Term 3 begins
21
NSW/ACT: Term 3 begins – students return
27
TAS: Term 3 begins
30
International Friendship Day
August
Date
Day
View event resources
3
Keep Australia Beautiful Week
4
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day
7
Australian Primary Principals Day
19
World Humanitarian Day
21
Daffodil Day
22-28
Children’s Book Council Book Week
26
National Dog Day
30
International Whale Shark Day
September
Date
Day
View event resources
1 1-30
First day of spring
National Wattle Day
Save the Koala Month
Foster Care Month
Biodiversity Month
12
Mindfulness Day
18
VIC/QLD/NT: Term 3 ends 
21
World Gratitude Day
International Day of Peace
24

World Maritime Day
25
NSW/ACT/SA/WA: Term 3 ends
World Dream Day
29
World Heart Day
October
Date
Day
View event resources
2
World Smile Day
TAS: Term 3 ends
4-10
World Space Week
5
World Teachers' Day
World Habitat Day
VIC: Term 4 begins
NT: Term 4 begins - teachers return  
6
QLD: Term 4 begins
NT: Term 4 begins - students return
11-17
Earth Science Week
12 12-28
NSW: Term 4 begins – teachers return
SA/WA: Term 4 begins
National Nutrition Week  
13
NSW/ACT: Term 4 begins – students return
15
Global Handwashing Day
16
World Food Day   
19 19-25
TAS: Term 4 begins
National Bird Week
23
Loud Shirt Day
21
Diwali
22
Children's Day
Wombat Day
24 24-1 Nov
World Kangaroo Day
National Children's Week
25
National Grandparents' Day
World Pasta Day
30
World Teachers' Day (Australian celebration)
November
Date
Day
View event resources
1 1-30
World Vegan Day
Movember (Men's Health Month)
3
Melbourne Cup Day
7-14
Australian Food Safety Week
9-15
National Recycling Week
11
Remembrance Day
17
International Students' Day
19
International Men's Day
20
Universal Children's Day
21
World Hello Day
December
Date
Day
View event resources
3
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5
International Volunteer Day
10
Human Rights Day
International Animal Rights Day
NT: Term 4 ends - students
11
QLD/SA/NT: Term 4 ends
17
NSW/WA: Term 4 ends
18
VIC/ACT: Term 4 ends
TAS: Term 4 ends – students 
21
TAS: Term 4 ends – teachers 
26
Boxing Day
Plan lessons, feel inspired, stay organised. We’ve got you. The MTA 2026 digital school calendar has been tailor-made for you and your fellow teachers across Australia. We cover every state and territory’s public school term start and end dates but please check with your state’s school body for more detailed information. For private and independent school term dates, please check with your governing body. Enjoy links to step-by-step art and craft activities, video inspiration, blog articles and quality resources to help you nail 2026.
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