Trying to plan school holidays, an extended long holiday or just a weekend away in the future? We hear you and want to help you plan your school year from 2025 to 2027.
If you live in South Australia, here’s a list of South Australian school terms dates for public schools as well as public holidays in South Australia. (Handy also if you’re planning holidays to South Australia from interstate as their school holidays differ sometimes from other states).
These dates don’t include pupil-free days or school development days so check with your individual school. The first day of term 1 is a student-free day in government schools in Victoria. There’s a student free day each term. Your school will decide when the remaining student-free days are, so contact them for details. Although independent and Catholic schools run along the same general dates, they do differ in terms of school holidays.
Note: All public holiday dates are accurate at the time of publishing, but may be subject to change.
If you want more days off this year, check our our article How to Hack Public Holidays to Maximise Your Annual Leave for More Time Off in 2025.
2025 South Australian Public Holidays
- Wednesday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Monday 27 January – Australia Day*
- Monday 10 March – Adelaide Cup Day – (observed as second Monday in March if proclamation)
- Friday 18 April – Good Friday
- Sunday 20 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 21 April – Easter Monday
- Friday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 9 June – King’s Birthday
- Monday 6 October – Labour Day (observed as first Monday in October)
- Wednesday 24 December – Christmas Eve (part-day public holiday 7pm – midnight)
- Thursday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Friday 26 December – Boxing Day
- Wednesday 31 December – New Years Eve (part-day public holiday 7pm – midnight)
2025 South Australian School Term & School Holiday Dates
Term 1
- Tuesday 28 January to Friday 11 April 2025
Autumn school holidays – Saturday 12 April to Sunday 27 April
Term 2
- Monday 28 April to Friday 4 July 2025
Winter school holidays – Saturday 5 July to Sunday 20 July
Term 3
- Monday 21 July to Friday 26 September 2025
Spring school holidays – Saturday 27 September to Sunday 12 October
Term 4
- Monday 13 October to Friday 12 December 2025
Summer school holidays – Saturday 13 December – 26 January 2026
2026 South Australian Public Holidays
- Thursday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Monday 26 January – Australia Day
- Monday 9 March – Adelaide Cup Day – (observed as second Monday in March if proclamation)
- Friday 3 April – Good Friday
- Sunday 5 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 6 April – Easter Monday
- Saturday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 9 June – King’s Birthday
- Monday 5 October – Labour Day (observed as first Monday in October)
- Wednesday 24 December – Christmas Eve (part-day public holiday 7pm – midnight)
- Thursday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Friday 26 December – Boxing Day
- Wednesday 31 December – New Years Eve (part-day public holiday 7pm – midnight)
2026 South Australian School Term & School Holiday Dates
Term 1
- 27 January to 10 April 2026
Autumn school holidays – 11 April to 26 April
Term 2
- 27 April to 3 July 2026
Winter school holidays – 4 July to 19 July
Term 3
- 20 July to 25 September 2026
Spring school holidays – 26 September to 11 October
Term 4
- 12 October to 11 December 2026
Summer school holidays – 12 December to 26 January 2027
2027 South Australian Public Holidays
- Friday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Tuesday 26 January – Australia Day
- Monday 8 March – Adelaide Cup Day – (observed as second Monday in March if proclamation)
- Friday 26 March – Good Friday
- Sunday 28 March – Easter Sunday
- Monday 29 March – Easter Monday
- Sunday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 14 June – King’s Birthday
- Monday 4 October – Labour Day (observed as first Monday in October)
- Friday 24 December – Christmas Eve (part-day public holiday 7pm – midnight)
- Saturday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Sunday 26 December – Boxing Day
- Friday 31 December – New Years Eve (part-day public holiday 7pm – midnight)
2027 South Australian School Term & School Holiday Dates
Term 1
- 27 January to 9 April 2027
Autumn school holidays – 10 April to 25 April
Term 2
- 26 April to 2 July 2027
Winter school holidays – 3 July to 18 July
Term 3
- 19 July to 24 September 2027
Spring school holidays – 25 September to 10 October
Term 4
- 11 October to 10 December 2027
Summer school holidays – 11 December to 30 January
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