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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 |
9:45am – 10:15am |
Lunch |
12:35pm – 1:05pm |
Finish Time |
2:35pm |
Term Dates for 2023
Semester One | ||
Term 1 |
Monday 31 January to Thursday 6 April |
10 weeks |
Term Break |
Thursday 6 April to Friday 14 April |
1 week |
Term 2 |
Monday 17 April to Friday 23 June | 10 weeks |
Semester Break |
Monday 26 June to Monday 17 July | 3 weeks |
Semester Two | ||
Term 3 |
Tuesday 18 July to Friday 22 September *Teachers commence 17 July 2022 |
10 weeks |
Term Break |
Monday 25 September to Friday 6 October | 2 weeks |
Term 4 | Monday 9 October to Friday 15 December | 10 weeks |
Semester Break |
Monday 18 December to Tuesday 30 January 2024 | 6 weeks |
To find out more about changes to Term dates go to the Department of Education website.