As BJE teaches in NSW government schools, the term dates given below are for government schools. If you are looking for the term dates of a school which is not a NSW government school, please contact the school directly for information. Most schools list their term dates on their school website.
Please note that Jewish holydays begin the evening before the date listed below.
Term 1, 2018 – Monday 29 January 2018 to Friday 13 April 2018
| Monday | 29 January | Pupil-free Day | No BJE classes |
| Wednesday | 31 January | Tu BiSh’vat | |
| Monday | 12 February | BJE classes start for 2018 | |
| Wednesday | 28 February | Fast of Esther | |
| Thursday | 1 March | Purim | |
| Friday | 2 March | Shushan Purim | |
| Friday | 30 March | Fast of the First Born, 1st Night Seder, Good Friday (public holiday) | No BJE classes |
| Saturday | 31 March | 1st Day Pesach | |
| Sunday | 1 April | 2nd Day Pesach, Easter Sunday | |
| Thursday | 5 April | Last Day Chol HaMo’ed Pesach | No BJE classes after 3pm |
| Friday | 6 April | 7th Day Pesach | No BJE classes |
| Saturday | 7 April | 8th (Final) Day Pesach | |
| Thursday | 12 April | Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) | |
| In school holidays after Term 1: | |||
| Wednesday 18 April | Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day) | ||
| Thursday 19 April | Yom HaAtzma’ut (Israel’s Independence Day) | ||
| Wednesday 25 April | Anzac Day (public holiday) | ||
Term 2, 2018 – Monday 30 April 2018 to Friday 6 July 2018
| Monday | 30 April | Pupil-free day | No BJE classes |
| Thursday | 3 May | Lag baOmer | |
| Sunday | 13 May | Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) | |
| Sunday | 20 May | 1st Day Shavuot (Festival of Weeks) | |
| Monday | 21 May | 2nd Day Shavuot (Festival of Weeks) | No BJE classes |
| Monday | 11 June | Queen’s Birthday | Public Holiday |
| Sunday | 1 July | Fast of 17 Tammuz | |
| In school holidays after Term 2: | |||
| Sunday 22 July | Fast of Tisha b’Av (9th of Av) | ||
Term 3, 2018 – Monday 23 July 2018 to Friday 28 September 2018
| Monday | 23 July | Pupil-free day | No BJE classes |
| Mon & Tues | 10 & 11 September | Rosh HaShanah (1st & 2nd Days) | No BJE classes |
| Wednesday | 12 September | Fast of Gedaliah | |
| Tuesday | 18 September | Yom Kippur Eve | No BJE classes after 3pm |
| Wednesday | 19 September | Yom Kippur | No BJE classes |
| Mon & Tues | 24 & 25 September | 1st & 2nd Days Sukkot | No BJE classes |
| In school holidays after Term 3: | |||
| Monday 1 October | Shemini Atzeret, Labour Day (Public Holiday) | ||
| Tuesday 2 October | Simchat Torah | ||
Term 4, 2018 – Monday 15 October 2018 to Friday 21 December 2018
| Monday | 15 October | School resumes | |
| Sunday | 2 December | 1st Night Chanukah | |
| Wednesday | 13 December | Last day of BJE classes for 2018 | |
| Thu & Fri | 20 & 21 December | Pupil-free days |