It’s time to start thinking about the holidays! Start planning now.
Here is a comprehensive guide to the South Australia school holidays, Terms and public holidays for 2024.
We will also help you plan your long weekends by showing you when to take leave.
Looking for 2025 holidays? Visit here.
1. 2024 SA School Holidays
Here is the List of South Australia 2024 school holidays.
First day in the school: 29 January 2024 (Mon)
Autumn Holidays: 13 Apr(Sat) – 28 Apr(Sun)
Winter Holidays: 6 Jul(Sat) – 21 Jul(Sun)
Spring Holidays: 28 Sep(Sat) – 13 Oct(Sat)
Summer Holidays: 14 Dec(Sat) – 27 Jan 2025(Mon)
2. SA 2024 School Terms
Term 1: 29 Jan (Mon) – 12 Apr (Fri)
Term 2: 29 Apr (Mon) – 05 Jul (Fri)
Term 3: 22 Jul (Mon) – 27 Sep (Fri)
Term 4: 14 Oct (Mon) – 13 Dec (Fri)
3. SA Public Holidays Chart 2024
| Public Holiday | 2024 |
|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | 1 January(Monday) |
| Australia Day | 26 January(Friday) |
| Adelaide Cup Day | 11 March(Monday) |
| Good Friday | 29 March(Friday) |
| Saturday before Easter Sunday | 30 March(Saturday) |
| Easter Sunday | 31 March(Sunday) |
| Easter Monday | 1 April(Monday) |
| Anzac Day | 25 April(Thursday) |
| Labour Day | 7 October(Monday) |
| King’s Birthday | 10 June(Monday) |
| Christmas Day | 25 December(Wednesday) |
| Boxing Day | 26 December(Thursday) |
*Please note that all public holiday dates are accurate at the time of publishing, but may be subject to change.
4. Long Weekends and When to Take Leave
There are Five 3-day long weekends in 2024 in SA:
- New Year Day: 30 Dec 2023 – 1 Jan 2024 (Sat – Mon)
- Australia Day: 26 Jan – 28 Jan(Fri– Sun)
- Adelaide Cup Day: 9 Mar – 11 Mar(Sat – Mon)
- King’s Birthday: 8 Jun– 10 Jun(Sat– Mon)
- Labour Day: 5 Oct– 7 Oct(Sat– Mon)
Here’s where you can take leave for that extra long 4 or 5 day weekend:
- Apr – ANZAC Day
- Dec – Christmas Day * Boxing Day
