2025 School Term & Holiday Dates

We've compiled this comprehensive list of the 2025 school term and holiday dates throughout Australia, ensuring you're all set to blend learning with unforgettable experiences.

We have an exciting new French language tour - South of France, Monaco & Paris!

South of France, Monaco & Paris

Schools looking to inspire and challenge students with a CLIL experience will be drawn to this comprehensive 13 day French Cultural and Language Tour. 

The first five days of the tour are spent at the Center Mediterraneen D'etudes Francaise (CMEF), a French foreign language school in Monaco, with formal language classes by day followed by activities and excursions in and around Monaco (full board). The language school is located in a beautiful private wooded park nestled on the hillside overlooking the Mediterranean. It houses an amphitheater designed by French Poet and Playwright Jean Cocteau, which is used for cultural events and the venue for the Graduation Ceremony. Since its inception the CMEF courses have been attended by more than 280,000 students from all over the world - 4,000 students and 200 teachers each year!

The rest of the tour is spent seeing the amazing world famous sites in and around Paris, including the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe, Versailles and Monet's House & Gardens...just to name a few.

Contact us now to start planning this amazing French language tour for your school group!

Where will you stay on a G.E.T Canberra Tour?

Our popular Canberra tours highlight Civics and History, Civics and Snow, Science Quest, and STEM.  Our tours focus on balancing educational programs and fun activities to stimulate your students. Teacher and student comfort is our priority, with our preferred accommodation partners always willing to cater for special needs and support where possible.

Check out our Canberra accommodation partners and get in touch as we’re offering a range of specials for groups travelling in 2025!

Travel to China without a Visa!

From 1 July 2024 to 31 December 2025 ordinary Australian Passport holders will not be required to obtain a Visa to enter China for trips up to 15 days long.

Ask us about our China tours for 2025 now! 

The world is our classroom…Sovereign Hill with Daniela

Senior Operations Specialist, Daniela Pervan, recently enjoyed all there is on offer at Sovereign Hill, Ballarat. Read on for all her adventures.

Call G.E.T Educational Tours if you would like us to put together an amazing trip to Sovereign Hill for your school.

The Importance of Travel Insurance

Travel insurance is an important component of traveling. G.E.T Educational Tours strongly recommends that all school groups traveling domestically or internationally be covered.

Schools can opt to use their own insurance or choose the G.E.T recommended travel insurance group travel policy provided by Go Insurance.

UPDATE: Australian artist awarded at La Biennale di Venezia

In April we reported on the 2024 La Biennale di Venezia and the showcasing of Australian First Nations artist, Archie Moore. We are thrilled to let you know that Archie was awarded the prestigious Golden Lion for Best National Participation at this year's event! Congratulations Archie.

Kieran and Mari travel to Japan for The Hope Tourism Hamadori Inbound Project Guided Tour

G.E.T's Japan travel specialists Kieran and Mari recently travelled to Japan to take part in The Hope Tourism Hamadori Inbound Project Guided Tour.

In March 2011 the disastrous Great East Japan Earthquake hit the Hamadori area of Fukushima Prefecture, creating a massive earthquake, huge tsunami and a nuclear explosion. This special tour followed the fast paced effort of decontaminating the area and infrastructure development. Click on the button to read Kieran's tour report.

Call G.E.T to speak with Kieran or Mari about adding this fascinating region to your next Japan tour!

Venice Access Fee

The Municipality of Venice has introduced an Access Fee to be paid by occasional visitors on certain dates in April, May, June and July in 2024 and costs EUR 5 per day per person. This is said to have been introduced to reduce the high volume of tourists on the island during the day leaving behind lots of waste.

An exemption can be arranged for secondary school students on an educational trip.

​La Biennale di Venezia, 20 April to 24 November 2024

One of the most prestigious cultural events in the world, La Biennale di Venezia, has been running in Venice for the past 130 years, covering Art, Architecture, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theatre, and Historical Archives. For the last 25 years La Biennale has included an Australian national pavilion. This year's Australian pavilion will showcase a First Nations artist for only the second time, Archie Moore (click here to learn more about Archie Moore and his exhibit at this year's event).

The event also includes Biennale Educational promoting learning activities with a strong commitment to all audiences - universities, young children and students from all school levels. You may wish to include a visit to a future Biennale with your school group!