Diary Dates
2026 Term 4 Dates
| 12th October | Staff Development Day |
| 13th October | Student's First Day for Term 4 |
| 16th October | Fete Donation Day - Plants & Cakes |
| 16th October | Mass Year 6 |
| 17th October | School Fete 10-2pm |
| 21st October | Yr 3 & 4 Attending TAS Musical |
| 23rd October | Mass Year 5 |
| 26th October | Transition Program commences for Term 4 |
| 26th October | Wii Gaay Program 26-30th Oct |
| 26th October | Reconciliation Yr 6 |
| 27th October | Real Talk Parent Night Presentation |
| 28th October | P & F |
| 29th October | New England Sings |
| 30th October | Mass Year 4 |
| 30th October | St Joseph's Cup Final |
| 30th October | Tranisition |
| 1st November | All Saints |
| 2nd November | All Soul's Day |
| 2nd November | Transition Program |
| 2nd-6th November | Year 6 Canberra Excursion |
| 6th November | Mass Year 3 |
| 6th November | Transition |
| 9th November | Transition |
| 9th November | Reconciliation Year 5 |
| 11th November | Remembrance Day |
| 13th November | Transition |
| 13th November | Year 2 Mass |
| 16th November | Transition |
| 16th November | Beach to Bush |
| 19th November | P & F DISCO? |
| 20th November | Transition |
| 20th November | Year 1 Mass |
| 23rd November | Transition |
| 23rd November | Reconciliation Year 3 |
| 23rd November | SAC Meeting 5:30pm |
| 25th November | P & F Meeting 5:30pm |
| 27th November | Transition |
| 27th November | Colour Run |
| 27th November | Transition |
| 29th November | ADVENT |
| 3rd December | Year 5 & 6 Operetta |
| 4th December | ACS Summer Trials at Tamworth |
| 4th December | Mass Kindergarten |
| 7th December | Reconciliation Year 4 |
| 10th December | ?Yr 6 Dinner TBC |
| 11th December | End of Year Mass |
| 14th December | End of Year Whole School Assembly |
| 15th December | Christmas Assemblies K-4 |
| 16th December | Going Up Morning , Movies K-Yr 5 & Pool Yr 6 |
| 16th December | Last Day for students / End of year |
| 17th December | Staff Development Day |
2026 Term Dates
Term 1
Year 1 - 6 students start 29 January - 2 April
Kindergarten start Friday 4 February - 2 April
Term 2
21 April - 2 July 2026
Term 3
21 July -24 September
Term 4
13 October - 16 December
Staff Development Days /Pupil Free
27 & 28 January 2026
20 April 2026
25 May 2026
3 July 2026
20 July 2026
25 September 2026
12 October 2026
17 December 2026
P & F Fete Date 17th October 2026
2027 School Dates (TBC)
In 2027, Armidale Catholic Schools start and finish dates will be as follows:
Please note: These dates will differ from those of NSW DET. Armidale Catholic Schools will start a day earlier than NSW DET schools. By working on Wednesday 27th Jan/3rd Feb.
Term 1
Eastern Schools
Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th January - Staff Development Days
Friday 29th January - Students start (Schools could choose to make this one of their staff development days)
Please note Easter 2027 is Sunday 28th March. Public Holidays: Good Friday 26th March - Easter Monday 29th March.
Term 1 finishes Friday 9th April
Term 2
Tuesday 27 April to Friday 2 July
Term 3
Monday 19 July - Staff Development Day - Curriculum
Monday 19 July to Friday 24 September
Term 4
Monday 11th October - Staff Development Day - Curriculum
Monday 11th October to Friday 17th December
The last day for all Students is Thursday, 16th December
Friday 17th December - Staff Development Day
Last Day for Staff Friday 17th December
Staff Professional Development Days
8 days in total
- 2 mandated at the start of the year
- 2 Curriculum Days mandated - Day 1 Terms 3 and 4
- 1 day at the end of the year, Friday 17th December
- 3 other days are to be set by the school