More than 70,000 children will be pulling on their uniforms, shouldering backpacks and waving goodbye to summer holidays across the ACT.
At the new Margaret Hendry School in the northern Canberra suburb Taylor, staff and students will mark the first lessons by creating a mosaic to liven up the foyer.
There are more than 49,000 students and 3800 teachers returning to Canberra's 88 public schools on Monday.
ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry said the start of a new year was always an exciting time.
"For some it's the start of a big education adventure. For others, it's the next step in that adventure as they return from holidays to catch up with their friends and teachers to get back to their education," she told AAP.
