Public & school holidays
Public holidays
There are 11 full day and 2 partial day public holidays in South Australia each year. Every Sunday is treated as a public holiday.
Public holiday | 2024 | 2025 |
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* Denotes an additional holiday as the original holiday falls during a weekend or on another holiday | ||
New Year's Day | Monday 1st January | Wednesday 1st January |
Australia Day | Friday 26th January | Sunday 26th January Monday 27th January * |
Adelaide Cup | Monday 11th March | Monday 10th March |
Good Friday | Friday 29th March | Friday 18th April |
Easter Saturday | Saturday 30th March | Saturday 19th April |
Easter Sunday | Sunday 31st March | Sunday 20th April |
Easter Monday | Monday 1st April | Monday 21st April |
ANZAC Day | Thursday 25th April | Friday 25th April |
King's Birthday | Monday 10th June | Monday 9th June |
Labour Day | Monday 7th October | Monday 6th October |
Christmas Eve (from 7pm) |
Tuesday 24th December | Wednesday 24th December |
Christmas Day | Wednesday 25th December | Thursday 25th December |
Boxing Day and Proclamation Day |
Thursday 26th December | Friday 26th December |
New Year's Eve (from 7pm) |
Tuesday 31st December | Wednesday 31st December |
School holidays
These holiday dates are for state schools. Some private or independent schools may observe different holiday dates. Individual schools may also have additional pupil-free days.
Holiday period | 2024 | 2025 |
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Summer | 16 December 2023 to 28 January 2024 |
14 December 2024 to 27 January 2025 |
Autumn | 13 April 2024 to 28 April 2024 |
12 April 2025 to 27 April 2025 |
Winter | 6 July 2024 to 21 July 2024 |
5 July 2025 to 20 July 2025 |
Spring | 28 September 2024 to 13 October 2024 |
27 September 2025 to 12 October 2025 |