Tasmanian families, businesses and the wider community can better plan for the future with the release today of public school term dates through to the end of 2018.

Continuing with the four-term model, the term dates provide for an evenly structured school year, which the Liberal Government believes is in the best interest of students' learning and wellbeing.

Knowing the term dates well in advance can help families with school age children plan for holidays and other activities without impacting on their education.

The 2015-2018 term dates for public schools and colleges, which are available on the Department of Education's website at www.education.tas.gov.au, are:

2015

Term 1                        4 February – 2 April

Term 2                        20 April – 3 July

Term 3                        20 July – 25 September

Term 4                        12 October – 17 December

2016

Term 1                        3 February – 8 April

Term 2                        26 April – 1 July

Term 3                        18 July – 23 September

Term 4                        10 October – 21 December

2017

Term 1                        8 February – 13 April

Term 2                        1 May – 7 July

Term 3                        24 July – 29 September

Term 4                        16 October – 21 December

2018

Term 1                        7 February – 13 April

Term 2                        30 April – 6 July

Term 3                        23 July – 28 September

Term 4                        15 October – 20 December