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Public Holidays 2012

  School Terms 2012
             

National

  ACT

New Years Day
Australia Day
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Anzac Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day

Monday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Wednesday

2 January
26 January
6 April
9 April
25 April
25 December
26 December
 

  1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
3 February
30 April
23 July
15 October
13 April
6 July
28 September
21 December
 

ACT

  New South Wales

Canberra Day
Queens Birthday
Labour Day

Monday
Monday
Monday

12 March
11 June
1 October

  1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
27 January
23 April
16 July
8 October
5 April
29 June
21 September
21 December
 

New South Wales

  Victoria

Queens Birthday
Bank Holiday
Labour Day

Monday
Monday
Monday

11 June*
6 August
1 October*

  1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
1 February
16 April
16 July
8 October
30 March
29 June
21 September
21 December
 

Victoria

  Tasmania

Labour Day
Queens Birthday
Melbourne Cup

Monday
Monday
Tuesday

12 March
11 June
6 November

  1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
14 February**
18 June
24 September
1 June
7 September
20 December
        **Schools in Nth & Nth West start on the 14th.
  Schools in the South on the 15th

Tasmania

  South Australia

8 Hours day
Queens Birthday
Royal Hobart Show

Monday
Monday
Thursday

12 March
11 June
25 October

  1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
30 January
23 April
16 July
8 October
5 April
29 June
21 September
14 December
 

South Australia

  Western Australia

Adelaide Cup Day
Queens Birthday
Labour Day
Proclamation Day

Monday
Monday
Monday
Wednesday

12 March*
11 June
1 October
26 December

  1st Term
2dn Term
3rd Term
4th Term
1 February
23 April
23 July
15 October
5 April
6 July
28 September
18 December
   New Years Eve and Christmas Eve
 are now public holidays in SA. Legislation to be passed.
 

Western Australia

  Northern Territory
 

Labour Day
Foundation Day
Queens Birthday

Monday
Monday
Monday

5 March
4 June
1 October

 

1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term

30 January
16 April
23 July
8 October
5 April
22 June
28 September
14 December
   
 

Northern Territory

  Queensland
 

May Day
Queens Birthday
Picnic Day
Darwin Show Day

Monday
Monday
Monday
Friday

7 May
11 June
6 August
27 July

  1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
23 January
16 April
9 July
8 October
30 March
22 June
21 September
14 December
   
 

Queensland

       
 

New Years Day
Labour Day
Queens Birthday
Queens Birthday
RNA Show Day

Monday
Monday
Monday
Monday
Wednesday

2 January +
7 May
11 June
1 October ''
15 August

       
               
 

+ Government approved date
'' Two Queens birthdays for QLD for 2012

Note for QLD:
The Holidays Act 1983 was amended to provide for the observance of two public holidays for Christmas Day on 25 and 28 December 2010 and for two public holidays for New Year's Day on 1 and 3 January 2011.

From 2012, further proposed amends to the Holiday Act provides for an extra public holiday to be added when Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day falls on a weekend.

# Royal National Agricultural (RNA) Show Day (Brisbane only) usually held on second Wednesday in August except when there are five Wednesdays in August it is held on third Wednesday.

*** From 2012, it is proposed that the Queen’s Birthday holiday move to the first weekend in October. In 2012, a special Queen’s Diamond Jubilee holiday will be celebrated on the current day – second Monday in June.

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Public Holidays 2013

  School Terms 2013
             

National

  ACT

New Years Day
Australia Day
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Anzac Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day

Tuesday
Monday
Friday
Monday
Thursday
Wednesday
Thursday
1 January
28 January
29 March
1 April
25 April
25 December
26 December
  1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
1 February
29 April
22 July
14 October
12 April
5 July
27 September
20 December
 

ACT

      New South Wales

Canberra Day
Queens Birthday
Labour Day
Family & Community Day
 

Monday
Monday
Monday
Monday
11 March
10 June
7 October
30 September
  1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
29 January
29 April
15 July
8 October
12 April
28 June
20 September
20 December
   
 

New South Wales

  Victoria
 

Queens Birthday
Bank Holiday
Labour Day

Monday
Monday
Wednesday
10 June
5 August
7 October
  1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term

15 April
15 July
7 October
28 March
28 June
20 September
20 December
               
 

Victoria

      Tasmania    
 

Labour Day
Queens Birthday
Melbourne Cup

Monday
Monday
Tuesday
11 March
10 June
5 November
  1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
4 February
6 May
22 July
14 October
19 April
5 July
27 September
19 December
               
 

Tasmania

      South Australia
 

8 Hours day
Queens Birthday
Royal Hobart Regatta

Monday
Monday
Monday
11 March
10 June
11 February
  1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
29 January
29 April
22 July
14 October
12 April
5 July
27 September
13 December
               
 

South Australia

  Western Australia
 

Adelaide Cup Day
Queens Birthday
Labour Day
Proclamation Day

Monday
Monday
Monday
Thursday
11 March
10 June
7 October
26 December
  1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
4 February
6 May
22 July
14 October
19 April
5 July
27 September
19 December
               
 

Western Australia

  Northern Territory
 

Labour Day
Foundation Day
Queens Birthday

Monday
Monday
Monday
4 March
3 June
30 September
  1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
25 January*
15 April
22 July
7 October
5 April
21 June
27 September
12 December
 

 

        *Students return 26th
 

Northern Territory

  Queensland
 

May Day
Queens Birthday
Darwin Show
Picnic Day

Monday
Monday
Friday
Monday
6 May
10 June
26 July
5 August
  1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
29 January
15 April
8 July
8 October
28 March
21 June
20 September
13 December
 

 

           
 

Queensland

       
 

Labour Day
Queens Birthday
RNA Show Day

Monday
Monday
Wednesday
6 May
10 June
14 August
       
                 
                 
                 
                 

 



                 
   
 

Public Holidays 2014

  School Terms 2014
               
 

National

  ACT
New Years Day
Australia Day
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Anzac Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Wednesday

Friday
Monday
Friday
Thursday
Friday
1 January

18 April
21 April
25 April
25 December
26 December
  1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
31 January
28 April
21 July
13 October
11 April
4 July
26 September
17 December
 

ACT

      New South Wales
Canberra Day
Queens Birthday
Labour Day
Family & Community Day
      1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
28 January
28 April
14 July
7 October
11 April
27 June
19 September
19 December
 

New South Wales

  Victoria
Queens Birthday
Bank Holiday
Labour Day
      1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
   
               
 

Victoria

      Tasmania    
  Labour Day
Queens Birthday
Melbourne Cup
      1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
   
               
 

Tasmania

      South Australia
  8 Hours day
Queens Birthday
Royal Hobart Show
      1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
   
               
 

South Australia

  Western Australia
  Adelaide Cup Day
Queens Birthday
Labour Day
Proclamation Day
      1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
   
               
 

Western Australia

  Northern Territory
  Labour Day
Foundation Day
Queens Birthday
           
 

 

           
 

Northern Territory

  Queensland
  May Day
Queens Birthday
Darwin Show
Picnic Day
      1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
4th Term
   
 

 

             
 

Queensland