School info

This page will help make sense of the blogs school references.

 I thought this would be useful if your not currently familiar or involved with the Victorian school system at the moment, in particular high schools. I will add relevant information when its needed to explain something I'm posting about. (If you have any questions about the school system, please comment and I will do my best to answer or point you in the right direction.) 

Well school term dates are useful, to note, as basically my life revolves around schooling! 

My teenagers are in two different schools at the moment. Both private. One is a local church school in Donvale and the other is at a school in Kew which is one of the leading co-educational schools which  regularly places amongst the top schools in Victoria. In 2015 both my kids will be at the same school in Kew.

As you can see from the term dates there are slight differences, that make my life a little bit of a juggle.

Term Dates my kids schools 2014

Term 1 SUMMER

Kew : Wednesday 29 January – Friday 4 April

Donvale : Thurs 6 Feb - Fri 4 April 

Public Holidays Term 1

Australia Day: Monday 27 January

Labour Day: Monday 10 March

Term 2 AUTUMN

Kew: Monday 28 April – Friday 27 June

Donvale:Mon 28 April - Fri 27 June  

Public Holidays Term 2

Good Friday: 18 April

Easter Monday: 21 April

Anzac Day Holiday: Thursday 25 April

Queen’s Birthday: Monday 10 June

Term 3 WINTER

Kew: Tuesday 15 July – Friday 12 September

Donvale: Wed 16 Jul - Thur 18 Sept 

Term 4 SPRING

Kew: Monday 6 October – Tuesday 9 December

Donvale: Tues 7 Oct - Tues 9 Dec

Public Holidays Term 4

Mid-term break: Monday 3 November
Cup Day: Tuesday 4 November

10th Dec - 28th Jan is the long break Summer School holidays