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What's New

Education Act 2004

The main legislation for the operation of non-government schools in the ACT is the Education Act 2004 which commenced on 1 January 2005.

The department is developing a series of policies to assist non-government schools with the implementation of the Act.

School Locations

To locate each non-government school, type the school's name or key words in the feature box for the ACT Government website, ACT Locate

Term Dates

Each school system and independent non-government school develops term dates relevant to their own circumstances. These may vary from the standard term dates used in ACT government schools. 

It is necessary to contact individual schools to find out the dates they have adopted.