NAIDOC Week 2026 Teaching Resources

Are you looking for a selection of curated NAIDOC Week 2026 ideas and activities for the classroom? This teaching resource collection is jam-packed with NAIDOC Week activities and crafts to help your students understand the significance of NAIDOC Week and celebrate Australian First Nations culture.

Created by teachers on the Teach Starter team, each printable worksheet and digital activity in this collection was created with primary students — and you, the teacher, in mind. You'll find resources to create an Acknowledgment of Country, classroom display decorations, and more.

Teaching NAIDOC Week for the first time? Read on for a primer from our teacher team!

What Is National NAIDOC Week?

NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee, so it's probably no surprise that NAIDOC Week is also known as National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee Week.

Held each year across Australia, this observance is designed to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It dates back to 1991 when the committee formerly known as the National Aborigines Day Observance Committee (NADOC) became known as the National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) and the public holiday then celebrated as National Aborigines Day was expanded to an entire week. Part of the change was respectfully acknowledging the now defunct and inaccurate term 'Aborigines.'

When Is NAIDOC Week 2026?

NAIDOC Week is held annually in the first week of July, and it is designed to include the second Friday of the month.

This year, the National NAIDOC Committee has announced it will be observed from 5 – 12 July 2026.

What Is the NAIDOC Week 2026 Theme?

The National NAIDOC Theme for 2026 has not been released yet. We will update this page as soon as it has been released.