School Term Dates
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. Days marked with an asterisk (*) are days on which ‘work’ (writing, using electric or electronic devices, travelling in vehicles, etc) is not permitted according to halachah (Jewish law).
Lesson Start and Finish Dates will be confirmed once BJE is advised by the school (note that dates will vary from school to school)
Term 1, 2023
Friday 27 January to Thursday 6 April 2023Friday |
27 January |
Pupil free Day - NO BJE CLASSES |
Monday |
30 January |
Pupil-free Day - NO BJE CLASSES |
Monday |
6 February |
Tu BiShvat (Jewish New Year for Trees) -
BJE Classes Start for 2023 |
Monday |
6 March |
Fast of Esther |
Tuesday |
7 March |
Purim |
Wednesday |
8 March |
Shushan Purim |
Wednesday |
5 April |
Fast of the First Born, 1st
Night Seder -
NO BJE CLASSES |
Thursday |
6 April |
Pesach (Passover), Day 1* NO BJE CLASSES |
In
school holidays: |
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Friday |
7 April |
Pesach (Passover), Day 2* , Good Friday (Public Holiday) |
Wednesday & Thursday |
12 & 13 April | Pesach (Passover), Days 7* & 8* |
Tuesday | 18 April |
Yom HaSho'ah (Holocaust
Remembrance Day) |
Term 2, 2023
Monday 24 April to Friday 30 June 2023
Monday |
24 April |
Pupil-free Day - NO BJE CLASSES |
Tuesday |
25 April |
Yom HaZikaron (Israel's
Remembrance Day), ANZAC Day Public Holiday -
NO BJE CLASSES |
Wednesday |
26 April |
Yom HaAtzma'ut (Israel's
Independence Day) |
Tuesday |
9 May |
Lag BaOmer (33rd Day of the Omer) |
Friday |
19 May |
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) |
Friday & Saturday |
26 & 27 May |
Shavuot* - NO
BJE CLASSES |
Monday |
12 June |
Public Holiday (Queen's Birthday) |
In
school holidays: |
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Thursday |
6 July |
Fast of Tammuz - start of 'The 3
Weeks' |
TERM 3, 2023
Monday 17 July to Friday 22 September 2023Monday |
17 July |
Pupil-free Day - NO BJE CLASSES |
Thursday |
27 July |
Fast of 9 Av - end of 'The 3 Weeks' |
Saturday & Sunday |
16 & 17 September |
Rosh HaShanah* (Jewish New Year) |
Monday |
18 September |
Fast of Gedaliah |
In
school holidays: |
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Monday |
25 September |
Yom Kippur* (Day of Atonement) |
Monday |
2 October |
Public Holiday |
Saturday & Sunday | 30 September & 1 October |
Days 1* & 2* of Sukkot (Tabernacles) |
Saturday |
7 October |
Shemini Atzeret* |
Sunday |
8 October |
Simchat Torah* (Rejoicing of the Law) |