Choose a country, then check the local authority or school for the final dates that apply to you.
School calendars are rarely one universal national timetable. Australia publishes different calendars by state and territory. In the United Kingdom, term dates can differ between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and can vary further by council or school. In the United States, districts set their own calendars. New Zealand has national term frameworks, but individual schools can still have teacher-only days or other local changes.
Use these pages for the first pass of family planning: working out which weeks are likely to be in term, comparing a proposed holiday with a school break, arranging shared-care calendars, checking when childcare may be needed, or estimating how much of a project falls inside a school term. They are also useful when relatives live in different regions and you need to see whether school breaks overlap.
A travel booking, compulsory attendance decision or childcare arrangement should not rest on a general calendar page alone. Schools can have pupil-free days, local holidays, emergency closures and institution-specific calendars. Follow the relevant country page to understand the structure, then confirm the exact dates with the education department, local authority, district or school that actually governs the student.
A term-date page answers when teaching terms begin and end. A School Holidays page is more useful when you are specifically looking for the break between terms. Public holidays can also sit inside a term, so use the Public Holiday tool separately where relevant.
If one child attends school in Queensland and cousins are in New Zealand, the useful question may be whether their April or September breaks overlap enough for a visit. Start with the country pages, note the likely term boundaries, then verify both schools before paying for travel. That is more reliable than assuming “school holidays” mean the same weeks everywhere.