School holidays and long weekends created by public holidays can be popular times to travel. It is a good idea to plan and book accommodation and tours in advance if you are travelling on these dates. Western Australia’s School Holidays and a number of Public Holidays can fall on different dates to the rest of Australia.
2015 Public Holidays
- Queen’s Birthday* Monday 28 September
- Christmas Day Friday 25 December
- Boxing Day Official Holiday Saturday 26 December; Public Holiday Monday 28 December
2015 School Holidays
- Saturday 4 July – Sunday 19 July
- Saturday 26 September – Sunday 11 October
- Friday 18 December – Sunday 31 January 2016
2016 Public Holidays
- New Year’s Day, Friday 1 January
- Australia Day, Tuesday26 January
- Labour Day, Monday 7 March
- Good Friday, Friday 25 March
- Easter Monday, Monday 28 March
- ANZAC Day, Monday 25 April
- Western Australia Day, Monday 6 June
- Queen’s Birthday, Monday 26 September
- Christmas Day, Official Holiday, Sunday 25 December; Public Holiday, Monday 26 December
Boxing Day, Official Holiday, Monday 26 December; Public Holiday, Tuesday 27 December
2016 School Holidays
(Preliminary dates only)
- Friday 18 December 2015 – Sunday 31 January
- Saturday 9 April – Monday 25 April
- Saturday 2 July – Sunday 17 July
- Saturday 24 September – Sunday 9 October
- Friday 16 December – Tuesday 31 January 2017