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2026 Important Dates

2026 Semester 1

Monday 2 February to Friday 3 July

Term 1 2 February - 2 April
Term 2 20 April - 3 July

 

2026 Semester 2

Monday 20 July to Thursday 17 December

Term 3 20 July - 25 September
Term 4 12 October - 17 December 
Holiday Date
New Year's Day Thursday, 1 January 2026
Australia Day Monday, 26 January 2026
Labour Day Monday, 2 March 2026
Good Friday Friday, 3 April 2026
Easter Sunday Sunday, 5 April 2026
Easter Monday Monday, 6 April 2026
Anzac Day Saturday, 25 April 2026
Additional Anzac Day Monday, 27 April 2026
Western Australia Day Monday, 1 June 2026
King's Birthday Monday, 28 September 2026
Christmas Day Friday, 25 December 2026
Boxing Day Friday, 26 December 2026
Additional Boxing Day Monday, 28 December 2026
Semester Term/Break Dates
Semester 1 Term 1 Monday, 2 February – Thursday, 2 April
  Break Friday, 3 April – Sunday, 19 April
  Term 2 Monday, 20 April – Friday, 3 July
  Break Saturday, 4 July – Sunday, 19 July
Semester 2 Term 3 Monday, 20 July – Friday, 25 September
  Break Saturday, 26 September – Sunday, 11 October
  Term 4 Monday, 12 October – Thursday, 17 December
DATE SIGNIFICANT DAY
24 January International Day of Education
26 January Australia Day/Survival Day
13 February Anniversary of the National Apology
03 March World Wildlife Day
08 March International Women's Day
14 March International Day of Mathematics 
20 March National Close the Gap Day
21 March Harmony Day
21 March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 March World Poetry Day
21 March International Day of Forests
22 March World Water Day
April – August Warnka-mageny, cold weather (Miriwoong calendar)
02 April World Autism Awareness Day
07 April World Health Day
15 April World Art Day 
21 April World Creativity and Innovation Day
28 April World Day for Safety and Health at Work
May Wirralburu, Dry season (Yawuru calendar)
21 May World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
26 May  Sorry Day
27 May – 3 June  National Reconciliation Week
27 May 1967 Referendum
June – August Barrgana, Cold season (Yawruru calendar)
03 June Mabo Day
05 June World Environment Day
07 June World Food Safety Day
08 June World Oceans Day
14 June World Blood Donor Day
20 June World Refugee Day
3 July  First Day of NAIDOC week
15 July World Youth Skills Day
26 July International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
30 July International Day of Friendship
04 August National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day
09 August International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
12 August International Youth Day
19 August  World photography day
29 August Wear It Purple Day
September Wirlburu, Warming season (Yawuru calendar)
September - November Barndenyiriny, Hot weather (Miriwoong calendar)
03 September  Indigenous Literacy Day
07 September International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
08 September International Literacy Day
11 September R U OK? Day
13 September Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
27 September World Tourism Day
30 September World Maritime Day
October – November Laja, Hot Season (Yawuru calendar)
01 October International Day of Older Persons
05 October World Teachers’ Day
10 October World Mental Health Day
15 October International Day of Rural Women
16 October World Food Day
December – March Man-gala, Wet Season (Yawuru calendar)
December – March Nyinggiyi-mageny, wet weather (Miriwoong calendar)
03 December International Day of Persons with Disabilities