Australia · Ages 6 to 18 · Holidays, planned

School holiday coding course in Australia

School holidays are the most-loved weeks of the year and, for many children, the only time long enough to finish a real coding project. They are also different in every state: a Brisbane family and a Hobart family can be weeks apart in January and a few days apart in April. This page sets out the 2026 to 2027 school holiday dates for five states, read from each state's education department, shows the weeks when all five are on holiday together, and explains how a child can plan a holiday coding project with a Gantt chart, the same tool used to plan real software.

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In short

A school holiday coding course gives an Australian student focused time to finish a project when school is out. Holiday dates differ by state: in winter 2027, NSW, Victoria, Queensland, WA and Tasmania all share only Monday 5 July to Sunday 11 July. Modern Age Coders teaches live online lessons that can continue through any state's holidays, and students can plan a holiday project with a Gantt chart.

Good holiday projects

Three courses that suit a holiday push

Each has a clear end product that fits a two-week break. The free first lesson picks the right one.

Game Development for Kids course thumbnail

SHAU / 01

A holiday game, start to finish

Ages 8 to 12. A Scratch, Roblox or Minecraft game finished before school goes back.

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HTML & CSS for Beginners course thumbnail

SHAU / 02

A website of your own

Teens. A responsive site about a hobby, published by the end of the break.

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Hackathon for Teens course thumbnail

SHAU / 03

A hackathon-style build

Ages 13 to 17. An idea, a team-style sprint and a demo.

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Holiday dates

School holidays by state, summer 2026 to spring 2027

These are the government school holiday windows as each state publishes them, or, where a state publishes term dates only, the days between the end of one term and the start of the next. Independent and Catholic schools can differ, so check your own school.

Government school holidays, 2026 to 2027 (read from each education department, 7 October 2026)
StateSummer 2026 to 2027Autumn 2027Winter 2027Spring 2027
NSW (Eastern division)Friday 18 December to Wednesday 27 JanuaryMonday 12 April to Friday 23 AprilMonday 5 July to Friday 16 JulyMonday 27 September to Friday 8 October
VictoriaMonday 21 December to Wednesday 27 JanuaryFriday 26 March to Sunday 11 April (between terms)Saturday 26 June to Sunday 11 July (between terms)Saturday 18 September to Sunday 3 October (between terms)
QueenslandSaturday 12 December to Tuesday 26 January 2027, 46 daysFriday 26 March to Sunday 11 AprilSaturday 26 June to Sunday 11 JulySaturday 18 September to Monday 4 October
Western AustraliaFriday 18 December to Sunday 31 January (between terms)Saturday 10 April to Sunday 25 AprilSaturday 3 July to Sunday 18 JulySaturday 25 September to Sunday 10 October
TasmaniaSaturday 19 December to Wednesday 3 February (between terms)Saturday 10 April to Sunday 25 AprilSaturday 3 July to Sunday 18 JulySaturday 25 September to Sunday 10 October

How to read the table

NSW publishes its holidays as weekday spans; the other states mostly include the weekends at either end. Where we wrote "between terms", the state publishes term dates and we counted the days in between ourselves.

Western Australia notes that its dates are "Term dates published in the Western Australian Government Gazette" and are inclusive. NSW's Western division schools start the school year later, with extra days at the start of summer.

States not shown

South Australia, the ACT and the Northern Territory did not allow our automated reading of their term-date pages, and we do not get around such blocks. Families there should check their own department's dates.

Lesson times and pauses are always set around your own state's calendar, wherever you live.

Sources, read 7 October 2026: NSW 2027 term dates; Victorian school term dates; Queensland term dates and future dates; WA future term dates; Tasmanian term dates. Dates can change; always confirm with the department.

Shared weeks

When are all five states on holiday at once?

We put the five states' windows side by side and found the days they all share. The answer is surprisingly short outside summer.

Days when NSW, Victoria, Queensland, WA and Tasmania are all on holiday (our calculation)
BreakShared by all fiveDaysWeekdays
Summer 2026 to 2027Monday 21 December 2026 to Tuesday 26 January 20273727
Autumn 2027No shared day: Victoria and Queensland finish on Sunday 11 April, the day before NSW starts00
Winter 2027Monday 5 July to Sunday 11 July75
Spring 2027Monday 27 September to Sunday 3 October75

Why it matters

For a family, the shared weeks matter when cousins in different states want to code together, or when a national event runs in the holidays.

For us, the differences matter more: a holiday in Brisbane is a school week in Sydney, so we plan holiday lessons around each family's own state, not a national calendar.

The autumn gap

In autumn 2027, Victoria and Queensland finish their break on Sunday 11 April, and NSW begins on Monday 12 April. Not a single day is shared by all five.

Children enjoy discovering this with code, because it looks impossible until the dates are drawn side by side.

Summer is the exception. From Monday 21 December 2026 to Tuesday 26 January 2027, all five states are on holiday together for 37 days, which includes 27 weekdays. That long shared stretch is the natural time for a larger project: a game with several levels, a first app, or a website with a small database behind it. A learner who plans it in the first week, using the method further down this page, usually finishes with time left to share it before school returns.

Gantt chart

Draw it as a Gantt chart

A Gantt chart draws each task, or here each state's holiday, as a horizontal bar against a timeline. Overlaps appear where the bars line up. It is how software teams plan releases, and it is a perfect first data-visualisation project.

Winter 2027 as a text Gantt chart, one character per day from Saturday 26 June to Sunday 18 July
StateBar
NSW.........############..
Victoria################.......
Queensland################.......
Western Australia.......################
Tasmania.......################
All five.........#######.......

Building it in Python

Store each state's start and end as dates, loop over every day in the season, and print a hash where that state is on holiday and a dot where it is not. A final row prints a hash only where every state has one.

Older students draw the same thing with a plotting library, one coloured bar per state, which makes a lovely holiday poster.

What it teaches

Dates as data, loops over ranges, the logical AND that finds the overlap, and the habit of checking a computed answer against the source table.

It is also honest about its inputs: the chart is only as good as the dates read from each department, which is why we list every source.

Holiday plan

A two-week holiday project, planned like software

The same Gantt idea turns a holiday into a finished project rather than a half-built one. Here is a plan we use for a ten-weekday break.

A ten-weekday holiday project plan
DaysTaskFinished when
1 and 2Design: what the game or site does, sketched on paperA one-page plan exists
3 to 6Build: the core working versionIt runs from start to end
7 and 8Test: friends and family try it; bugs are listedThe bug list is empty or accepted
9Polish: sound, colours, instructionsA newcomer can use it without help
10Show: present it to family or share itSomeone else has played it

Lessons through the break

Weekly lessons can continue in the holidays for families who want them, giving a check-in at the start and end of the plan.

Or a pause

Families can pause for the break and pick up again in the new term. You pay month by month, so pausing is simple.

Short holidays

Some families use the holidays for a few extra lessons on a project, then return to the usual weekly slot when term starts.

Planning around the long summer break? Our online coding camp page shows current camp dates, and our guide to online classes for Australian kids covers year levels and time zones.

Stages

From a holiday idea to a finished project

How holiday learners typically progress across a break.

Four stages of a holiday project
StageWhat happens
1. ChoosePick one project small enough to finish in the break
2. PlanDraw a Gantt chart of the days available
3. BuildWork in short, daily sessions, checking the plan
4. ShareShow the finished project before school returns

For younger children

Short daily sessions of thirty to forty-five minutes work well, with a parent seeing progress each evening.

A finished Scratch game is a proud way to start the new term.

For teenagers

A website, an app or a small AI project fits a two-week break.

Planning it as a Gantt chart is itself a skill employers and senior courses value.

The catalogue

Nine courses that fit the holidays

Grouped by age. Each produces something finished. The free first lesson places the learner.

I

Children

Ages 6 to 12
II

Teenagers

Ages 13 to 18
III

Projects with AI

Ages 8 to 18

SHAU / AI / 01

Vibe coding for kids

AI-assisted games, understood.

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SHAU / AI / 02

Vibe coding for teens

Python, web and AI projects.

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How lessons run

Holiday lessons built around a finish line

In the holidays, every lesson points at a finished project by the first day of term.

Mornings

Popular in the holidays, in your state's time.

Afternoons

The usual after-school slot still works.

Weekends

Saturday and Sunday options.

A clear goal

One project, defined in the first holiday lesson.

A plan

A Gantt chart of the days available.

Check-ins

A teacher reviews progress against the plan.

Your state's dates

Planned around your own holiday window.

Groups

Fifteen to twenty learners, or one to one.

Pause if you prefer

Taking the holidays off is fine too.

Student work

Projects finished in the holidays

Games, sites and tools our students completed over breaks. More are on the student labs page.

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Fees

Fees

We bill monthly in US dollars outside India, one rate for every country. Nothing is charged to join and no term commitment applies, which makes it easy to keep going through a holiday or pause for one.

Free first class

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  • A free first lesson
  • Help choosing a holiday project
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Group batch

USD 100

a month, billed in US dollars

  • Fifteen to twenty learners
  • One regular teacher
  • Similar age and level
  • Monthly, pause any time
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One to one

USD 150

a month, billed in US dollars

  • A teacher to yourself
  • Holiday times that suit you
  • Your own project pace
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What families say

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Families' Google reviews, reproduced as written.

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Questions from families

Common questions about school holiday coding

Do you run coding lessons in the Australian school holidays?

Yes. Weekly online lessons can continue through school holidays for families who want them, and families can also pause for a break and return in the new term.

What is a Gantt chart?

A Gantt chart is a planning chart that shows each task, or each period, as a horizontal bar along a timeline, so overlaps and gaps are easy to see. Software teams use it to plan work.

When are the 2027 winter school holidays?

They differ by state. In 2027, NSW Eastern division schools break from Monday 5 July to Friday 16 July, while Victoria and Queensland break from Saturday 26 June to Sunday 11 July, and WA and Tasmania from Saturday 3 July to Sunday 18 July.

Is there a week when all states are on holiday together?

Among the five states we checked, all share Monday 5 July to Sunday 11 July in winter 2027 and Monday 27 September to Sunday 3 October in spring 2027, but no single day in autumn 2027.

Why are SA, the ACT and the NT not listed?

Their term-date pages did not allow our automated reading, and we do not work around such blocks. Families in those places should check their education department's dates.

What can my child build in a two-week holiday?

A small game, a website, an app or a simple AI project, planned so it is finished and shared before school returns.

Do lesson times change in the holidays?

They can. Many families move to a morning slot in the holidays, set in their own state's time, then return to the usual time when term starts.

Do independent schools have the same holidays?

Not always. The dates on this page are for government schools; independent and Catholic schools can set different dates.

Are holiday lessons live?

Yes. Every lesson is live online with a teacher, in a small group or one to one.

How much do holiday lessons cost?

The first lesson is free. After that, fees are monthly with no joining fee and no term lock-in, so you can continue or pause around the holidays.

Elsewhere on this site

Related pages

More for Australian families planning coding around the school year.

Coding classes in Australia

Our main page for Australian families.

Online classes for kids

Year levels and time zones.

Coding and AI in NSW

The NSW school system.

Competitions calendar

Events to aim a holiday project at.

Game development for kids

A good holiday project path.

Free coding options

Clubs and self-guided projects.

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