South Australia School Term Dates & Public Holidays {2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030}

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 2026 to 2030.

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 2026.

South Australia 2026 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)

South Australia 2026 School Terms & Holidays

Term 1: Mon 27 Jan – Fri 10 Apr
Autumn Holidays: Sat 11 Apr – Sun 26 Apr

Term 2: Mon 27 Apr – Fri 3 Jul
Winter Holidays: Sat 4 Jul – Sun 19 Jul

Term 3: Mon 20 Jul – Fri 25 Sep
Spring Holidays: Sat 26 Sep – Sun 11 Oct

Term 4: Mon 12 Oct – Fri 11 Dec
Summer Holidays: Sat 12 Dec – Mon 26 Jan 2027

South Australia 2027 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)

South Australia 2027 School Terms & Holidays

Term 1: Tue 27 Jan – Fri 9 Apr
Autumn Holidays: Sat 10 Apr – Sun 25 Apr

Term 2: Mon 26 Apr – Thu 2 Jul
Winter Holidays: Fri 3 Jul – Sun 18 Jul

Term 3: Mon 19 Jul – Fri 24 Sep
Spring Holidays: Sat 25 Sep – Sun 10 Oct

Term 4: Mon 11 Oct – Fri 10 Dec
Summer Holidays: Sat 11 Dec – Sun 30 Jan 2028

South Australia 2028 Public Holidays

Saturday 1 January – New Year’s Day
Wednesday 26 January – Australia Day
Monday 13 March – Adelaide Cup Day – (observed as second Monday in March if proclamation)
Friday 14 April – Good Friday
Sunday 16 April – Easter Sunday
Monday 17 April – Easter Monday
Tuesday 25 April – Anzac Day
Monday 12 June – King’s Birthday
Monday 2 October – Labour Day (observed as first Monday in October)
Sunday 24 December – Christmas Eve (part-day public holiday 7pm – midnight)
Monday 25 December – Christmas Day
Tuesday 26 December – Boxing Day
Sunday 31 December – New Years Eve (part-day public holiday 7pm – midnight)

South Australia 2028 School Terms & Holidays

Term 1: Tue 31 Jan – Thu 13 Apr
Autumn Holidays: Fri 14 Apr – Sun 30 Apr

Term 2: Mon 1 May – Fri 7 Jul
Winter Holidays: Sat 8 Jul – Sun 23 Jul

Term 3: Mon 24 Jul – Fri 29 Sep
Spring Holidays: Sat 30 Sep – Sun 15 Oct

Term 4: Mon 16 Oct – Fri 15 Dec
Summer Holidays: Sat 16 Dec – Mon 28 Jan 2029

South Australia 2029 Public Holidays

Monday 1 January – New Year’s Day
Friday 26 January – Australia Day
Monday 12 March – Adelaide Cup Day – (observed as second Monday in March if proclamation)
Friday 30 March – Good Friday
Sunday 1 April – Easter Sunday
Monday 2 April – Easter Monday
Wednesday 25 April – Anzac Day
Monday 11 June – King’s Birthday
Monday 1 October – Labour Day (observed as first Monday in October)
Monday 24 December – Christmas Eve (part-day public holiday 7pm – midnight)
Tuesday 25 December – Christmas Day
Wednesday 26 December – Boxing Day
Monday 31 December – New Years Eve (part-day public holiday 7pm – midnight)

South Australia 2029 School Terms & Holidays

Term 1: Mon 29 Jan – Fri 13 Apr
Autumn Holidays: Sat 14 Apr – Sun 29 Apr

Term 2: Mon 30 Apr – Fri 6 Jul
Winter Holidays: Sat 7 Jul – Sun 22 Jul

Term 3: Mon 23 Jul – Fri 28 Sep
Spring Holidays: Sat 29 Sep – Sun 14 Oct

Term 4: Mon 15 Oct – Fri 14 Dec
Summer Holidays: Sat 15 Dec – Mon 28 Jan 2030

South Australia 2030 Public Holidays

Tuesday 1 January – New Year’s Day
Saturday 26 January – Australia Day
Monday 11 March – Adelaide Cup Day – (observed as second Monday in March if proclamation)
Friday 19 April – Good Friday
Sunday 21 April – Easter Sunday
Monday 22 April – Easter Monday
Thursday 25 April – Anzac Day
Monday 10 June – King’s Birthday
Monday 7 October – Labour Day (observed as first Monday in October)
Tuesday 24 December – Christmas Eve (part-day public holiday 7pm – midnight)
Wednesday 25 December – Christmas Day
Thursday 26 December – Boxing Day
Tuesday 31 December – New Years Eve (part-day public holiday 7pm – midnight)