Public holidays in Australia are different in each state and territory. Below are the ACT’s public holidays. The information on this page comes from the Holidays Act 1958 (ACT).
Monday 1 January
Friday 26 January
Monday 11 March
Friday 29 March
Easter Saturday – the day after Good Friday
Saturday 30 March
Sunday 31 March
Thursday 25 April
Monday 7 October
Thursday 26 December
Public holiday
Date
Wednesday 1 January
Monday 27 January
Monday 10 March
Friday 18 April
Easter Saturday – the day after Good Friday
Saturday 19 April
Sunday 20 April
Monday 21 April
Friday 25 April
Monday 6 October
Thursday 25 December
Friday 26 December
Public holiday
Date
Thursday 1 January
Monday 26 January
Easter Saturday – the day after Good Friday
Saturday 4 April
Saturday, 25 April
Monday 5 October
Friday 25 December
Saturday 26 and Monday 28 December
Public holiday
Date
Friday 1 January
Tuesday 26 January
Friday 26 March
Easter Saturday – the day after Good Friday
Saturday 27 March
Sunday 28 March
Monday 29 March
Monday 26 April
Monday 4 October
Saturday 25 and Monday
27 December
Sunday 26 and Tuesday
28 December
The Holidays Act 1958 includes bank holidays. In the ACT there is a bank holiday on the first Monday in August.
Bank holidays do not apply to everyone. We recommend you refer to your Enterprise Agreement or Award for more information.
View public holidays in the ACT in previous years.
Student start date
New students: Tuesday 30 January
Continuing students: Wednesday 31 January
Friday 12 April
Tuesday 30 April
Tuesday 23 July
Friday 27 September
Tuesday 15 October
Tuesday 17 December
Student start date
New students: Monday 3 February
Continuing students: Tuesday 4 February
Friday 11 April
Tuesday 29 April
Tuesday 22 July
Friday 26 September
Tuesday 14 October
Thursday 18 December
Teachers have different term dates. Education Directorate publishes the teacher term dates for all teachers in the ACT.
Download a document version of the school term dates.
Daylight saving in the ACT is the same as in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
Daylight saving begins at 2am Eastern Standard Time on the first Sunday in October each year. This is when you need to put your clocks forward one hour.
Daylight saving ends at 3am, Eastern Daylight Saving Time on the first Sunday in April. This is when you need to put your clocks back one hour.
The next daylight saving: