[Updated for 2024] SA School Holidays, Terms, Public Holidays, and Long Weekends for Families

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.

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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

Australia Other States School Holidays & Terms Dates in 2024

Here you can check the 2024 Australia school holidays and schools terms dates for all states.