Adelaide School Holiday Dates | School Terms in South Australia
School Holiday Dates for South Australia
Adelaide School Holiday Dates, School Term Dates and Public Holidays in South Australia.
To help you plan ahead when making travel plans and booking accommodation for your next family trip, here’s where you’ll find the current year’s school term dates, school holiday dates and South Australia’s public holidays.
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2026 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
SUMMER HOLIDAYS 2025/26
Saturday 13 December 2025 – Monday 26 January 2026
TERM 1 APRIL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2026 – AUTUMN
Saturday 11 April 2026 – Sunday 26 April 2026
TERM 2 JULY SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2026 – WINTER
Saturday 4 July 2026 – Sunday 19 July 2026
TERM 3 OCTOBER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2026 – SPRING
Saturday 26 September 2026 – Sunday 11 October 2026
TERM 4 DECEMBER/JANUARY SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2026/27 – SUMMER
Saturday 12 December 2026 – Tuesday 26 January 2027
2026 SCHOOL TERM DATES
TERM 1: Tuesday 27 January – Friday 10 April 2026 (11 weeks)
TERM 2: Monday 27 April – Friday 3 July 2026 (10 weeks)
TERM 3: Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September 2026 (10 weeks)
TERM 4: Monday 12 October – Friday 11 December 2026 (9 weeks)
These dates refer to South Australia’s state schools (Independent and Catholic school holiday dates may be different)
South Australia’s Public Holidays in 2026
Thursday 1 January 2026: New Year’s Day
Monday 26 January 2026: Australia Day
Monday 9 March 2026: Adelaide Cup Day
Friday 3 April 2026: Good Friday
Saturday 4 April 2026: Easter Saturday
Monday 6 April 2026: Easter Monday
Saturday 25 April 2026: Anzac Day
Monday 8 June 2026: King’s Birthday
Monday 5 October 2026: Labour Day
Thursday 24 December 2026: Christmas Eve*
Friday 25 December 2026: Christmas Day
Saturday 26 December 2026: Proclamation Day public holiday and Boxing Day
Monday 28 December 2026: additional public holiday
Thursday 31 December 2026: New Year’s Eve*
(*part-day public holiday – 7pm-midnight)
2027 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
SUMMER HOLIDAYS 2026/27
Saturday 12 December 2026 – Tuesday 26 January 2027
TERM 1 HOLIDAYS 2027 – AUTUMN
Saturday 10 April 2027 – Sunday 25 April 2027
TERM 2 HOLIDAYS 2027 – WINTER
Saturday 3 July 2027 – Sunday 18 July 2027
TERM 3 HOLIDAYS 2027 – SPRING
Saturday 25 September 2027 – Sunday 10 October 2027
TERM 4 HOLIDAYS 2027/28 – SUMMER
Saturday 11 December 2027 – Sunday 30 January 2028
2027 SCHOOL TERM DATES
TERM 1: Wednesday 27 January – Friday 9 April 2027 (11 weeks)
TERM 2: Monday 26 April – Friday 2 July 2027 (10 weeks)
TERM 3: Monday 19 July – Friday 24 September 2027 (10 weeks)
TERM 4: Monday 11 October – Friday 10 December 2027 (9 weeks)
These dates refer to South Australia’s state schools (Independent and Catholic school holiday dates may be different)
South Australia’s Public Holidays in 2027
Friday 1 January 2027: New Year’s Day
Tuesday 26 January 2027: Australia Day
Monday 8 March 2027: Adelaide Cup Day
Friday 26 March 2027: Good Friday
Saturday 27 March 2027: Easter Saturday
Monday 28 March 2027: Easter Monday
Sunday 25 April 2027: Anzac Day
Monday 14 June 2027: King’s Birthday
Monday 4 October 2027: Labour Day
Friday 24 December 2027: Christmas Eve*
Saturday 25 December 2027: Christmas Day
Sunday 26 December 2027: Proclamation Day/Boxing Day
Monday 27 December 2027: additional public holiday
Monday 28 December 2027: additional public holiday
Friday 31 December 2027: New Year’s Eve*
(*part-day public holiday – 7pm-midnight)
At Play & Go Adelaide we make every effort to provide accurate information to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication.
Reference: Safework SA and Dept of Education SA (download pdf)
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