Australia Holidays 2023

It’s that time of the year kids look forward to, and so do adults. With the New Year comes holidays where everyone can plan their next vacation. This guide pertains to the Australia Holidays 2023 and their relevant dates.

School Holidays in Australia 2023

The table below shows the school holidays in Australia 2023.

State	Autumn	Winter	Spring	Summer
Australian Capital Territory	April 7 - April 23	July 1- July 16	September 23 - October 8	December 16 - January 30, 2024,
New South Wales	10th  April - April 21	July 3 - July 14	September 25 - October 6	December 20 - January 29, 2024,
Northern Territory	7th  April - 16th  April	24th June - July 17	September 23 - October 8	16th Dec - January 29, 2024,
Queensland	1st  April - 16th  April	24th June - July 19	September 16 - October 2	9th Dec - January 21, 2024,
S,outh Australia	April 15 - 30th  April	8th July - 23rd July	30th Sept - October 15	16th Dec - January 28, 2024,
Tasmania	6th  April -25th  April	8th July - 24th July	30th Sept - October 15	22nd December 2023
Victoria	7th  April - April 23	June 24 - July 9	September 16 - October 1	21st Dec - January 29, 2024,
Western Australia	7th  April - April 23	July 1 - July 16	September 23 - October 8	December 15 - January 30, 2024,

Public Holidays in Australia 2023

The table below pertains to the public holidays in Australia 2023.

Date	Day	Holiday	States
January 1	Sun	New Year's Day	National
January 2	Mon	New Year Holiday	National
January 11	Wed	Devonport Cup	TAS
January 26	Thu	Australia Day	National
February 13	Mon	Royal Hobart Regatta	TAS
February 22	Wed	Launceston Cup	TAS
March 6	Mon	Labour Day	WA
March 7	Tue	King Island Show	TAS
March 13	Mon	Canberra Day	ACT
March 13	Mon	Eight Hours Day	TAS
March 13	Mon	Labour Day	VIC
March 13	Mon	Adelaide Cup Day	SA
April 7	Fri	Good Friday	National
April 8	Sat	Day following Good Friday	National except for TAS & WA
April 9	Sun	Easter Sunday	National except for NT, SA & TAS
April 10	Mon	Easter Monday	National
September 25	Tue	Easter Tuesday	TAS
April 25	Tue	Anzac Day	National
May 1	Mon	Labour Day	QLD
May 1	Mon	May Day	NT
May 5	Fri	AGFEST	TAS
May 29	Mon	Reconciliation Day	ACT
5 Jun	Mon	Western Australia Day	WA
June 12	Mon	King's Birthday	National except for QLD & WA
July 7	Fri	Alice Springs Show Day	NT
July 14	Fri	Tennant Creek Show Day	NT
July 21	Fri	Katherine Show Day	NT
July 28	Fri	Darwin Show Day	NT
August 7	Mon	Picnic Day	NT
August 16	Wed	Ekka Wednesday	QLD
August 18	Fri	Borroloola Show Day	NT
September 25	Mon	King's Birthday	WA
October 2	Mon	Labour Day	ACT, NSW & SA
October 2	Mon	King's Birthday	QLD
October 6	Fri	Burnie Show	TAS
October 12	Thu	Royal Launceston Show	TAS
October 20	Fri	Flinders Island Show	TAS
October 26	Thu	Royal Hobart Show	TAS
November 6	Mon	Recreation Day	TAS
November 7	Tue	Melbourne Cup Day	VIC
December 1	Fri	Devonport Show	TAS
December 24	Sun	Christmas Eve	NT, QLD & SA
December 25	Mon	Christmas Day	National
December 26	Tue	Boxing Day	National except SA
December 26	Tue	Proclamation Day	SA
December 31	Sun	New Year's Eve	NT & SA

Queensland Public Holidays 2023 

This table below showcases all the Queensland public holidays 2023 along with their scheduled dates.

Date - 2023	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sun	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Mon	New Year Holiday
26 Jan	Thu	Australia Day
7 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
8 Apr	Sat	Day following Good Friday
9 Apr	Sun	Easter Sunday
10 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
25 Apr	Tue	Anzac Day
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
16 Aug	Wed	Ekka Wednesday
2 Oct	Mon	King's Birthday
24 Dec	Sun	Christmas Eve
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day

Public Holidays in Victoria, Australia 2023 

The table below showcases the public holidays in Victoria 2023.

Holiday	Date and Month- 2023
New Year's Day	Sunday, January 1 Monday, January 2
Australia Day	Wednesday, January 26
Labour Day	Sunday, March 13
Good Friday	Thursday, April 7
Saturday before Easter Sunday	Friday, April 8
Easter Sunday	Saturday, April 9
Easter Monday	Sunday, April 10
ANZAC Day1	Monday, April 25
King's Birthday	Sunday, June 12
Friday before the AFL Grand Final	Subject to AFL schedule3
Melbourne Cup	Monday, November 7
Christmas Day1	Sunday, December 25
Boxing Day	Monday, December 26

Western Australia School Holidays 2023 

The table below pertains to Western Australia School Holidays for the calendar year 2023.

School Holiday	Start Date	End Date
First Day of School	February 1, 2023	-
Term 1 Holidays (Autumn)	April 7, 2023,	April 23, 2023
Term 2 Holidays (Winter)	July 1, 2023,	July 16, 2023
Term 4 Holiday (Summer)	December 15, 2023,	January 30, 2024,