What are the Australian school holidays for 2024?

The Australian school holidays for 2024 vary by state. In Queensland, the holidays are as follows: Summer Holidays (2023-2024) from 9 December 2023 to 21 January 2024, Term 1 School Holidays (Easter Holidays) from 29 March 2024 to 14 April 2024, Term 2 School Holidays (Winter Holidays) from 22 June 2024 to 7 July 2024, and Term 3 School Holidays (Spring Holidays) from 14 September 2024 to 29 September 2024.

What date does QLD school start in 2024?

In Queensland, the school year for 2024 starts on Monday, 22 January 2024.

What date are QLD school holidays?

The Queensland school holidays in 2024 are as follows: Summer Holidays (2023-2024) from 9 December 2023 to 21 January 2024, Term 1 School Holidays (Easter Holidays) from 29 March 2024 to 14 April 2024, Term 2 School Holidays (Winter Holidays) from 22 June 2024 to 7 July 2024, and Term 3 School Holidays (Spring Holidays) from 14 September 2024 to 29 September 2024. The end-of-year holidays begin on 14 December 2024.

What day does school start in 2024 in NSW?

In New South Wales, the school year for 2024 starts on Thursday, 1 February 2024, for Eastern Division and Tuesday, 6 February 2024, for Western Division.

Are there differences in school holiday dates between states in Australia?

Yes, school holiday dates differ between Australian states and territories. Each state has its own education department that sets term dates and holidays. It is essential to check with the respective state or territory for the exact dates, as there can be variations, especially around Easter and the end-of-year holidays.

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School Holidays 2024, Public Holidays & School Term Dates

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2024-01-01

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Prepare for 2024 with key school term, school holiday and public holiday dates.

⬇️ Download your free 2024 school term and holiday calendar online.

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Important Notice

There may be minor variations in dates between schools, particularly with regard to end-of-year and pupil-free days. We recommend checking and confirming with your school directly about specific dates and holidays.

ACT School Term Dates & Public Holidays 2024

Download 2024-2025 ACT School Calendar

2024 ACT School Calendar	Start Date	End Date
2023-2024 Christmas Holidays (Summer Holidays)	Saturday, 16 December 2023	Sunday, 28 January 2024
Term 1 2024	Student-Free Day on Monday, 29 January 2024 Tuesday, 30 January 2024 (Term 1 Start for New Students) Wednesday, 31 January 2024 (Term 1 Start for Returning Students)	Friday, 12 April 2024
Term 1 School Holidays 2024 (Easter Holidays / Autumn School Holidays)	Saturday, 13 April 2024	Sunday, 28 April 2024
Term 2 2024	Student-Free Day on Monday, 29 April 2024 Tuesday, 30 April 2024 (Term 2 Start)	Friday, 5 July 2024
Term 2 School Holidays 2024 (Winter School Holidays)	Saturday, 6 July 2024	Sunday, 21 July 2024
Term 3 2024	Student-Free Day on Monday, 22 July 2024 Tuesday, 23 July 2024 (Term 3 Start)	Friday, 27 September 2024
Term 3 School Holidays 2024 (Spring School Holidays)	Saturday, 28 September 2024	Sunday, 13 October 2024
Term 4 2024	Student-Free Day on Monday, 14 October 2024 Tuesday, 15 October 2024 (Term 4 Start)	Tuesday, 17 December 2024
2024-2025 Christmas Holidays (Summer Holidays)	Wednesday, 18 December 2024	Sunday, 2 February 2025

NSW School Term Dates & Public Holidays 2024

Download 2024 NSW School Calendar

2024 NSW School Calendar	Start Date	End Date
2023-2024 Christmas Holidays (Summer Holidays)	Wednesday, 20 December 2023 (EASTERN NSW) Wednesday, 20 December 2023 (WESTERN NSW)	Sunday, 28 January 2024 (EASTERN NSW) Monday, 5 February 2024 (WESTERN NSW)
Term 1 2024	School Development Days (Student-Free) on Tuesday, 30 January & Wednesday, 31 January 2024 Thursday, 1 February 2024 (Term 1 Start for EASTERN NSW) Tuesday, 6 February 2024	Friday, 12 April 2024 (EASTERN NSW) Friday 12 April 2024 (WESTERN NSW)
Term 1 School Holidays 2024 (Easter Holidays / Autumn School Holidays)	Monday, 15 April 2024	Friday, 26 April 2024
Term 2 2024	School Development Day (Student-Free) on Monday, 29 April 2024 Tuesday, 30 April 2024	Friday, 5 July 2024
Term 2 School Holidays 2024 (Winter School Holidays)	Monday, 8 July 2024	Friday, 19 July 2024
Term 3 2024	School Development Day (Student-Free) on Monday, 22 July 2024 Tuesday, 23 July 2024	Friday, 27 September 2024
Term 3 School Holidays 2024 (Spring School Holidays)	Monday, 30 September 2024	Friday, 11 October 2024
Term 4 2024	Monday, 14 October 2024	School Development Days on Thursday, 19 December & Friday, 20 December 2024 Wednesday, 18 December 2024
2024-2025 Christmas Holidays (Summer Holidays)	Monday, 23 December 2024 (EASTERN NSW) Monday, 23 December 2024 (WESTERN NSW)	Thursday, 30 January 2025 (EASTERN NSW) Thursday, 6 February 2025 (WESTERN NSW)

NT School Term Dates & Public Holidays 2024

Download 2024 NT School Calendar

2024 NT School Calendar	Start Date	End Date
2023-2024 Christmas Holidays (Summer Holidays)	Saturday, 16 December 2023	Sunday, 28 January 2024
Term 1 2024	Student-Free Day on Monday, 29 January 2024 Tuesday, 30 January 2024	Friday, 5 April 2024
Term 1 School Holidays 2024 (Easter Holidays / Autumn School Holidays)	Saturday, 6 April 2024	Sunday, 14 April 2024
Term 2 2024	Student-Free Day on Monday, 15 April 2024 Tuesday, 16 April 2024	Friday, 21 June 2024
Term 2 School Holidays 2024 (Winter School Holidays)	Saturday, 22 June 2024	Monday, 15 July 2024
Term 3 2024	Student-Free Day on Monday, 15 July 2024 Tuesday, 16 July 2024	Friday, 20 September 2024
Term 3 School Holidays 2024 (Spring School Holidays)	Saturday, 21 September 2024	Sunday, 6 October 2024
Term 4 2024	Student-Free Day on Monday, 7 October 2024 Tuesday, 8 October 2024	Thursday, 12 December 2024
2024-2025 Christmas Holidays (Summer Holidays)	Saturday, 14 December 2024	Tuesday, 29 January 2025

For students attending Gunbalanya School, please refer to the flexible school calendar below to determine the correct school term and holiday dates.

See 2024 Gunbalanya School Calendar

QLD School Term Dates & Public Holidays 2024

Download 2024 QLD School Calendar

2024 QLD School Calendar	Start Date	End Date
2023-2024 Christmas Holidays (Summer Holidays)	Saturday, 9 December 2023	Sunday, 21 January 2024
Term 1 2024	Monday, 22 January 2024	Thursday, 28 March 2024
Term 1 School Holidays 2024 (Easter Holidays / Autumn School Holidays)	Friday, 29 March 2024	Sunday, 14 April 2024
Term 2 2024	Monday, 15 April 2024	Friday, 21 June 2024
Term 2 School Holidays 2024 (Winter School Holidays)	Saturday, 22 June 2024	Sunday, 7 July 2024
Term 3 2024	Monday, 8 July 2024	Student-Free Day on Friday, 30 August 2024 Friday, 13 September 2024
Term 3 School Holidays 2024 (Spring School Holidays)	Saturday, 14 September 2024	Sunday, 29 September 2024
Term 4 2024	Monday, 30 September 2024	Friday, 13 December 2024
2024-2025 Christmas Holidays (Summer Holidays)	Saturday, 14 December 2024	Monday, 27 January 2025

SA School Term Dates & Public Holidays 2024

Download 2024 SA School Calendar

2024 SA School Calendar	Start Date	End Date
2023-2024 Christmas Holidays (Summer Holidays)	Saturday, 16 December 2023	Sunday, 28 January 2024
Term 1 2024	Monday, 29 January 2024	Friday, 12 April 2024
Term 1 School Holidays 2024 (Easter Holidays / Autumn School Holidays)	Saturday, 13 April 2024	Sunday, 28 April 2024
Term 2 2024	Monday, 29 April 2024	Friday, 5 July 2024
Term 2 School Holidays 2024 (Winter School Holidays)	Saturday, 6 July 2024	Sunday, 21 July 2024
Term 3 2024	Monday, 22 July 2024	Friday, 27 September 2024
Term 3 School Holidays 2024 (Spring School Holidays)	Saturday, 28 September 2024	Sunday, 13 October 2024
Term 4 2024	Monday, 14 October 2024	Friday, 13 December 2024
2024-2025 Christmas Holidays (Summer Holidays)	Saturday, 14 December 2024	Monday, 27 January 2025

TAS School Term Dates & Public Holidays 2024

Download 2024 TAS School Calendar

2024 TAS School Calendar	Start Date	End Date
2023-2024 Christmas Holidays (Summer Holidays)	Friday, 22 December 2023	Wednesday, 7 February 2024
Term 1 2024	Thursday, 8 February 2024	Friday, 12 April 2024
Term 1 School Holidays 2024 (Easter Holidays / Autumn School Holidays)	Saturday, 14 April 2024	Sunday, 28 April 2024
Term 2 2024	Monday, 29 April 2024	Friday, 5 July 2024
Term 2 School Holidays 2024 (Winter School Holidays)	Saturday, 6 July 2024	Sunday, 21 July 2024
Term 3 2024	Monday, 22 July 2024	Friday, 27 September 2024
Term 3 School Holidays 2024 (Spring School Holidays)	Saturday, 28 September 2024	Sunday, 13 October 2024
Term 4 2024	Monday, 14 October 2024	Thursday, 19 December 2024
2024-2025 Christmas Holidays (Summer Holidays)	Friday, 20 December 2024	Tuesday, 4 February 2025

VIC School Term Dates & Public Holidays 2024

Download 2024 VIC School Calendar

2024 VIC School Calendar	Start Date	End Date
2023-2024 Christmas Holidays (Summer Holidays)	Thursday, 21 December 2023	Sunday, 28 January 2024
Term 1 2024	Monday, 29 January 2024 (for public schools) Tuesday, 30 January 2024 (for government schools)	Thursday, 28 March 2024
Term 1 School Holidays 2024 (Easter Holidays / Autumn School Holidays)	Friday, 29 March 2024	Sunday, 14 April 2024
Term 2 2024	Monday, 15 April 2024	Friday, 28 June 2024
Term 2 School Holidays 2024 (Winter School Holidays)	Saturday, 29 June 2024	Sunday, 14 July 2024
Term 3 2024	Monday, 15 July 2024	Friday, 20 September 2024
Term 3 School Holidays 2024 (Spring School Holidays)	Saturday, 21 September 2024	Sunday, 6 October 2024
Term 4 2024	Monday, 7 October 2024	Friday, 20 December 2024
2024-2025 Christmas Holidays (Summer Holidays)	Saturday, 21 December 2024	Monday, 28 January 2025 (for public schools) Tuesday, 29 January 2025 (for government schools)

WA School Term Dates & Public Holidays 2024

Download 2024 WA School Calendar

2024 WA School Calendar	Start Date	End Date
2023-2024 Christmas Holidays (Summer Holidays)	Friday, 15 December 2023	Tuesday, 30 January 2024
Term 1 2024	Wednesday, 31 January 2024	Thursday, 28 March 2024
Term 1 School Holidays 2024 (Easter Holidays / Autumn School Holidays)	Friday, 29 March 2024	Sunday, 14 April 2024
Term 2 2024	Monday, 15 April 2024	Friday, 28 June 2024
Term 2 School Holidays 2024 (Winter School Holidays)	Sunday, 29 June 2024	Sunday, 14 July 2024
Term 3 2024	Monday, 15 July 2024	Friday, 20 September 2024
Term 3 School Holidays 2024 (Spring School Holidays)	Saturday, 21 September 2024	Sunday, 6 October 2024
Term 4 2024	Monday, 7 October 2024	Monday, 7 October 2024
2024-2025 Christmas Holidays (Summer Holidays)	Friday, 13 December 2024	Tuesday, 4 February 2025

Overview of Australian National Public Holidays 2024

We've compiled a list of the recognised public holidays in Australia including New Year's Day, Australia Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Please note that Australian state and territory governments individually announce other public holidays such as the King's Birthday and Labour Day.

National Public Holidays for ALL STATES

2024 National Public Holidays	Date
New Year's Day	Monday, 1 January 2024
Australia Day	Friday, 26 January 2024
Good Friday	Friday, 29 March 2024
Easter Monday	Monday, 1 April 2024
Anzac Day	Thursday, 25 April 2024
Christmas Day	Wednesday 25 December 2024
Boxing Day	Thursday, 26 December 2024
New Year's Eve	Tuesday, 31 December 2024

ACT Public Holidays 2024

2024 ACT Public Holidays	Date
New Year's Day	Monday, 1 January 2024
Australia Day	Friday, 26 January 2024
Canberra Day	Monday, 11 March 2024
Good Friday	Friday, 29 March 2024
Easter Saturday	Saturday, 30 March 2024
Easter Sunday	Sunday, 31 March 2024
Easter Monday	Monday, 1 April 2024
Anzac Day	Thursday, 25 April 2024
Reconciliation Day	Monday, 27 May 2024
King’s Birthday	Monday, 10 June 2024
Labour Day	Monday, 7 October 2024
Christmas Day	Wednesday, 25 December 2024
Boxing Day	Thursday, 26 December 2024

NSW Public Holidays 2024

2024 NSW Public Holidays	Date
New Year's Day	Monday, 1 January 2024
Australia Day	Friday, 26 January 2024
Good Friday	Friday, 29 March 2024
Easter Saturday	Saturday, 30 March 2024
Easter Sunday	Sunday, 31 March 2024
Easter Monday	Monday, 1 April 2024
Anzac Day	Thursday, 25 April 2024
King's Birthday	Monday, 10 June 2024
Labour Day	Monday, 7 October 2024
Christmas Day	Wednesday, 25 December 2024
Boxing Day	Thursday, 26 December 2024

NT Public Holidays 2024

2024 NT Public Holidays	Date
New Year's Day	Monday, 1 January 2024
Australia Day	Friday, 26 January 2024
Good Friday	Friday, 29 March 2024
Easter Saturday	Saturday, 30 March 2024
Easter Sunday	Sunday, 31 March 2024
Easter Monday	Monday, 1 April 2024
Anzac Day	Thursday, 25 April 2024
May Day	Monday, 6 May 2024
King's Birthday	Monday, 10 June 2024
Picnic Day	Monday, 5 August 2024
Christmas Eve (from 7pm to midnight)	Tuesday, 24 December 2024
Christmas Day	Wednesday, 25 December 2024
Boxing Day	Thursday, 26 December 2024
New Year's Eve (from 7pm to midnight)	Tuesday, 31 December 2024

QLD Public Holidays 2024

2024 QLD Public Holidays	Date
New Year's Day	Monday, 1 January 2024
Australia Day	Friday, 26 January 2024
Good Friday	Friday, 29 March 2024
Easter Saturday	Saturday, 30 March 2024
Easter Sunday	Sunday, 31 March 2024
Easter Monday	Monday, 1 April 2024
Anzac Day	Thursday, 25 April 2024
Labour Day	Monday, 6 May 2024
Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)	Wednesday, 14 August 2024
King’s Birthday	Monday, 7 October 2024
Christmas Eve (from 6pm to midnight)	Tuesday, 24 December 2024
Christmas Day	Wednesday, 25 December 2024
Boxing Day	Thursday, 26 December 2024

SA Public Holidays 2024

2024 SA Public Holidays	Date
New Year's Day	Monday, 1 January 2024
Australia Day	Friday, 26 January 2024
Adelaide Cup Day	Monday, 11 March 2024
Good Friday	Friday, 29 March 2024
Easter Saturday	Saturday, 30 March 2024
Easter Sunday	Sunday, 31 March 2024
Easter Monday	Monday, 1 April 2024
Anzac Day	Thursday, 25 April 2024
King's Birthday	Monday, 10 June 2024
Labour Day	Monday, 7 October 2024
Christmas Eve (from 7pm to midnight)	Tuesday, 24 December 2024
Christmas Day	Wednesday, 25 December 2024
Proclamation Day public holiday / Boxing Day	Thursday, 26 December 2024
New Year's Eve (from 7pm to midnight)	Tuesday, 31 December 2024

TAS Public Holidays 2024

2024 TAS Public Holidays	Date
New Year's Day	Monday, 1 January 2024
Australia Day	Friday, 26 January 2024
Royal Hobart Regatta (only observed in certain areas of the state)	Monday, 12 February 2024
Eight Hours Day	Monday, 11 March 2024
Good Friday	Friday, 29 March 2024
Easter Monday	Monday, 1 April 2024
Easter Tuesday (generally Tasmanian Public Service only)	Tuesday, 2 April 2024
Anzac Day	Thursday, 25 April 2024
King's Birthday	Monday, 10 June 2024
Recreation Day (areas of the state that don’t observe Royal Hobart Regatta)	Monday, 4 November 2024
Christmas Day	Wednesday, 25 December 2024
Boxing Day	Thursday, 26 December 2024

VIC Public Holidays 2024

2024 VIC Public Holidays	Date
New Year's Day	Monday, 1 January 2024
Australia Day	Friday, 26 January 2024
Labour Day	Monday, 11 March 2024
Good Friday	Friday, 29 March 2024
Easter Saturday	Saturday, 30 March 2024
Easter Sunday	Sunday, 31 March 2024
Easter Monday	Monday, 1 April 2024
Anzac Day	Thursday, 25 April 2024
King's Birthday	Monday, 10 June 2024
Friday before AFL Grand Final	Subject to AFL schedule (date TBC)
Melbourne Cup	Tuesday, 5 November 2024
Christmas Day	Wednesday, 25 December 2024
Boxing Day	Thursday, 26 December 2024

WA Public Holidays 2024

2024 WA Public Holidays	Date
New Year's Day	Monday, 1 January 2024
Australia Day	Friday, 26 January 2024
Labour Day	Monday, 4 March 2024
Good Friday	Friday, 29 March 2024
Easter Sunday	Sunday, 31 March 2024
Easter Monday	Monday, 1 April 2024
Anzac Day	Thursday, 25 April 2024
Western Australia Day	Monday, 3 June 2024
King's Birthday (date may be different in some regional areas of WA)	Monday, 23 September 2024
Christmas Day	Wednesday, 25 December 2024
Boxing Day	Thursday, 26 December 2024

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