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Public and School Holidays

To make planning your holiday just that bit easier, we've got all of the school and public holidays here in this calendar. And for those of you travelling interstate, we've even got your holidays here too. So now there's no excuse for you to start planning!

Public Holiday	2013
New Year's Day	Tues 1 Jan
Australia Day (26 Jan)	Mon 28 Jan
Labour Day (WA)	Mon 4 Mar
Labour Day (VIC), Adelaide Cup (SA), Eight Hours Day (TAS), Canberra Day (ACT)	Mon 11 Mar
Good Friday	Fri 29 Mar
Easter Monday	Mon 1 Apr
Anzac Day	Thur 25 Apr
May Day (NT	Mon 6 May
Foundation Day (WA)	Mon 3 Jun
Queen's Birthday (ex WA)	Mon 10 Jun
Bank Holiday (NSW), Picnic Day (NT)	Mon 5 Aug
Exhibition Holiday (Brisbane, QLD)	Wed 14 Aug
Family & Community Day (ACT), Queen's Birthday (WA)	Mon 30 Sep
Labour Day (QLD,NSW, ACT, SA)	Mon 7 Oct
Melbourne Cup (Melb, VIC)	Tue 5 Nov
Christmas Day	Wed 25 Dec
Boxing Day	Thur 26 Dec

School Holidays

States in Australia have different school holiday periods. The following list is a guide only (dates are inclusive). Confirm dates with your State's education department (see links below).

2013	Autumn	Winter	Spring	Summer
Queensland	1 - 14 Apr	22 Jun - 7 Jul	21 Sep - 7 Oct	14 Dec - 27 Jan 2014
New South Wales	15 - 26 Apr	1 - 12 Jul	23 Sep - 7 Oct	23 Dec - 27 Jan 2014
Victoria	29 Mar - 14 Apr	29 Jun - 14 Jul	21 Sep - 6 Oct	21 Dec - 27 Jan 2014
South Australia	13 - 28 Apr	6 - 21 Jul	28 Sep - 13 Oct	14 Dec - 27 Jan 2014
Tasmania	20 Apr - 5 May	6 - 21 Jul	28 - 13 Oct	20 Dec - TBC Feb 2014
Western Australia	20 Apr - 5 May	6 - 21 Jul	28 Sep - 13 Oct	20 Dec - 3 Feb 2014
Northern Territory	8 - 12 Apr	24 Jun - 19 Jul	30 Sep - 4 Oct	13 Dec - 28 Jan 2014
Australian Capital Territory	13 - 28 Apr	6 - 21 Jul	28 Sep - 13 Oct	21 Dec - 30 Jan 2014

Links to State Education Term dates

Queensland:
http://education.qld.gov.au/public_media/calendar/holidays.html

New South Wales:
http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/calendar/viewvacationdates.php

Victoria:
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/keydates/default.htm

Western Australia:
http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/Termdates/future.html

Australian Capital Territory:
http://www.det.act.gov.au/school_education/term_dates_and_public_holidays

Tasmania:
http://www.education.tas.gov.au/About_us/Pages/Term-Dates.aspx

South Australia:
http://www.decs.sa.gov.au/custserve/

Northern Territory:
http://www.det.nt.gov.au/students/at-school/term-dates

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