School Holiday Programs in Newcastle

Summer 2026-27 holiday dates for NSW, and real holiday programs with dates, ages and prices, each checked on the provider's own site.

NSW summer school holidays 2026-27

Friday 18 December 2026 to Tuesday 2 February 2027

Government schools finish Term 4 on Thursday 17 December 2026 and students go back on Wednesday 3 February 2027. Eastern division. Staff development days Thu 28 Jan to Tue 2 Feb 2027. Western division students return Wed 10 Feb 2027. Independent and Catholic schools can differ, so check your school's calendar.

Source: NSW Department of Education, checked October 2026.

Holiday programs in Newcastle

Every program here has published dates and was checked on the provider's own page. Where a provider has not published a price or age range, the entry says so rather than guessing.

Summer programs for Newcastle have not been published yet. Councils, libraries and camp providers usually post their summer dates in late November. We only list a program once its dates are on the provider's site.

Questions parents ask

When are the NSW summer school holidays in 2026-27?

NSW government schools finish Term 4 on Thursday 17 December 2026 and students return on Wednesday 3 February 2027, so the holidays run 18 December 2026 to 2 February 2027. Eastern division. Staff development days Thu 28 Jan to Tue 2 Feb 2027. Western division students return Wed 10 Feb 2027. Independent and Catholic schools set their own dates.

How do we choose what goes on this page?

Only programs with published dates for the holidays, read on the provider's own website. Each entry shows the dates, ages and price the provider published, and links to that page. If a provider has not published its summer dates yet, it is not listed.

Do school holiday programs in Newcastle need to be booked?

Day camps, workshops and zoo or museum sessions almost always do, and popular weeks sell out. Library and council drop-in sessions often do not. The link on each entry goes to the provider's own page where the current availability is shown.