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College Times

Both campuses have a common start time and finishing time. It is normal practice for school bus routes to be reviewed by CDC Bus Darwin and changed as student numbers and needs change each year and throughout the year. Bus timetables can be found here: Timetable for Palmerston College 7-9 Campus and Timetable for Palmerston College 10-12 Campus

Start Times
 8:15am
Recess
 10:30am – 11:00am
Lunch
 1:00pm – 1:35pm
Finish Time
 2:35pm

 

Term Dates for 2025

Semester One
Term 1 Tuesday 28 January to Friday 4 April
*Teachers commence Tuesday 28 January		 10 weeks
Term Break Monday 7 April to Friday 11 April 1 week
Term 2 Monday 14 April to Friday 20 June
* Teachers commence Monday 14 April		 10 weeks
Semester Break Monday 23 June to Thursday 10 July 3 weeks
Semester Two
Term 3 Monday 14 July to Friday 19 September
*Teachers commence Monday 14 July
*Students return Tuesday 15 July		 10 weeks
Term Break Monday 22 September to Friday 3 October 2 weeks
Term 4 Monday 6 October to Friday 12 December

* Teachers commence Monday 6 October
*Students return Tuesday 7 October
*Students finish the school year on Thursday 11 December

 10 weeks
Semester Break Friday 12 December to Wednesday 27 January ’26
* Teachers commence Tuesday 27 January ’26
*Students return Wednesday 28 January ’26		 6 weeks

To find out more about changes to Term dates go to the Department of Education website.