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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| * Denotes an additional holiday as the original holiday falls during a weekend or on another holiday | |||
| New Year's Day | Wednesday 1st January | Friday 1st January | Saturday 1st January Monday 3rd January * |
| Australia Day | Sunday 26th January Monday 27th January * |
Tuesday 26th January | Wednesday 26th January |
| Adelaide Cup | Monday 9th March | Monday 10th March | Monday 14th March |
| Good Friday | Friday 10th April | Friday 2nd April | Friday 15th April |
| Easter Saturday | Saturday 11th April | Saturday 3rd April | Saturday 16th April |
| Easter Monday | Monday 13th April | Monday 5th April | Monday 18th April |
| ANZAC Day | Saturday 25th April | Sunday 25th April Monday 26th April * |
Monday 25th April |
| Queen's Birthday | Monday 8th June | Monday 14th June | Monday 13th June |
| Labour Day | Monday 5th October | Monday 4th October | Monday 3rd October |
| Christmas Eve (from 7pm) |
Thursday 24th December | Friday 24th December | Saturday 24th December |
| Christmas Day | Friday 25th December | Saturday 25th December Monday 27th December * |
Sunday 25th December Monday 26th December * |
| Proclamation Day | Saturday 26th December Monday 28th December * |
Sunday 26th December Tuesday 28th December * |
Monday 26th December Tuesday 27th December * |
| New Year's Eve (from 7pm) |
Thursday 31st December | Friday 31st December | Saturday 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | 14 December 2019 to 27 January 2020 |
12 December 2020 to 26 January 2021 |
11 December 2021 to 30 January 2022 |
| Autumn | 10 April 2020 to 26 April 2020 |
10 April 2021 to 26 April 2021 |
15 April 2022 to 1 May 2022 |
| Winter | 4 July 2020 to 19 July 2020 |
3 July 2021 to 18 July 2021 |
9 July 2022 to 24 July 2022 |
| Spring | 26 September 2020 to 11 October 2020 |
25 September 2021 to 10 October 2021 |
1 October 2022 to 16 October 2022 |