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AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL TERM DATES

 

    2015 2016 2017 2018
ACT Term 1 30/01 - 10/04 01/02 - 08/04 27/01 - 07/04 02/02 - 13/04
  Term 2 27/04 - 03/07 26/04 - 01/07 26/04 - 06/07 30/04 - 06/07
  Term 3 20/07 - 25/09 18/07 - 23/09 17/07 - 22/09 23/07 - 28/09
  Term 4 12/10 - 18/12 10/10 - 16/12 09/10 - 15/12 15/10 - 21/12
NSW Term 1 27/01 - 02/04 27/01 - 08/04 30/01 - 07/04 30/01 - 13/04
  Term 2 20/04 - 26/06 26/04 - 01/07 26/04 - 30/06 30/04 - 06/07
  Term 3 13/07 - 18/09 18/07 - 23/09 18/07 - 22/09 23/07 - 28/09
  Term 4 06/10 - 18/12 10/10 - 20/12 09/10 - 15/12 15/10 - 19/12
NT Term 1 23/01 - 02/04 22/01 - 01/04 27/01 - 07/04
  Term 2 13/04 - 19/06 11/04 - 24/06 18/04 - 23/06
  Term 3 20/07 - 25/09 25/07 - 30/09 24/07 - 29/09
  Term 4 05/10 - 10/12 10/10 - 15/12 09/10 - 15/12
QLD Term 1 27/01 - 02/04 25/01 - 24/03 23/01 - 31/03 22/01 - 29/03
  Term 2 20/04 - 26/06 11/04 - 24/06 18/04 - 23/06 16/04 - 29/06
  Term 3 13/07 - 18/09 11/07 - 16/09 10/07 - 1/09 16/07 - 21/09
  Term 4 06/10 - 11/12 04/10 - 09/12 03/10 - 08/12 08/10 - 14/12
SA Term 1 27/01 - 10/06 01/02 - 15/04 30/01 - 13/04 29/01 - 13/04
  Term 2 27/04 - 03/07 02/05 - 08/07 02/05 - 07/07 30/04 - 06/07
  Term 3 20/07 - 25/09 25/07 - 30/09 24/07 - 29/09 23/07 - 28/09
  Term 4 12/10 - 11/12 17/10 - 16/12 16/10 - 15/12 15/10 - 14/12
TAS Term 1 03/02 - 02/04 27/01 - 08/04 08/02 - 13/04 08/02 - 13/04
  Term 2 20/04 - 03/07 26/04 - 01/07 01/05 - 07/07 01/05 - 07/07
  Term 3 20/07 - 25/09 18/07 - 23/09 24/07 - 29/09 24/07 - 29/09
  Term 4 12/10 - 17/12 10/10 - 21/12 16/10 - 21/12 16/10 - 17/14
VIC Term 1 01/02 - 27/03 27/01 - 24/03 30/01 - 31/03 30/01 - 29/03
  Term 2 13/04 - 26/06 11/04 - 24/06 18/04 - 30/06 16/04 - 29/06
  Term 3 13/07 - 18/09 11/07 - 16/09 17/07 - 22/09 16/07 - 21/09
  Term 4 05/10 - 18/12 03/10 - 20/12 09/10 - 22/12 08/10 - 21/12
WA Term 1 02/02 - 02/04 01/02 - 08/04 01/02 - 07/04 31/01 - 13/04
  Term 2 20/04 - 03/07 26/04 - 01/07 24/04 - 30/06 30/04 - 29/06
  Term 3 20/07 - 25/09 18/07 - 23/09 17/07 - 22/09 16/07 - 21/09
  Term 4 12/10 - 17/12 10/10 - 15/12 09/10 - 14/12 08/10 - 13/12





AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

2015

DateDayHolidayState
1 JanuaryThursdayNew Year's DayNational
26 JanuaryMondayAustralia Day National
2 MarchMondayLabour DayWestern Australia
9 MarchMondayAdelaide Cup DaySouth Australia
9 MarchMondayLabour DayVictoria
9 MarchMondayEight Hour DayTasmania
9 MarchMondayCanberra DayAustralian Capital Territory
3 AprilFridayEaster - Good FridayNational
5 AprilMondayEaster MondayNational
25 AprilSaturdayANZAC DayNational
4 MayMondayMay DayNorthern Territory
1 JuneMondayWestern Australia DayWestern Australia
8 JuneMondayQueen's BirthdayAll states except Western Australia
12 AugustWednesdayRoyal Queensland Show Queensland (Brisbane area only)
28 SeptemberMondayQueen's BirthdayWestern Australia
28 September MondayFamily and Community DayAustralian Capital Territory
2 October(TBC)FridayAFL Grand FinalVictoria
5 OctoberMondayLabour DayQueensland, New South Wales, Australia Capital Territory & South Australia
3 NovemberTuesdayMelbourne Cup DayVictoria
25 DecemberFridayChristmas DayNational
26 DecemberSaturdayBoxing DayNational
28 DecemberMondayBoxing Day ReplacementNational


United Nations Years

2013 - International Year of Water Cooperation
2013 - International Year of Quinoa
2014 - International Year of Crystallography
2014 - International Year of Family Farming
2014 - International Year of Small Island Developing States
2015 - International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies
2015 - International Year of Soils
2016 - International Year of Pulses
2016 - International Year of Camelids

Website: www.un.org/en/events/observances/years.shtml




United Nations Decades

2005-2014 - Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous Pople
2005-2014 - United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
2005-2015 - International Decade for Action, "Water for Life"
2006-2016 - Decade of Recovery and Sustainable Development of the Affected Regions (third decade after the Chernobyl disaster)
2008-2017 - Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty
2010-2020 - United Nations Decade for Deserts and the fight against Desertification
2011-2020 - Decade of Action for Road Safety
2011-2020 - United Nations Decade on Biodiversity
2011-2020 - Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism
2014-2024 - United Nationas Decade of Sustainabe Energy for All
2015-2024 - International Decade for People of African Descent

Website: www.un.org/en/events/observances/decades.shtml





State and Federal Election Dates

Next Election
Federal The House of Representatives expires three years after its first meeting but can be dissolved earlier. The latest possible date for the next House of Representatives election is 14 January 2017. The terms of senators elected for six years in 2010 expire on 30 June 2017. The earliest possible date for the next half-Senate election is 6 August 2016 and the latest possible date is 13 May 2017. The earliest possible date for the next simultaneous House of Representatives and half-Senate election is 6 August 2016 and the latest possible date is 14 January 2017.

Australian Capital Territory Fixed Date: 15 October 2016 unless this conflicts with a Federal election in which case it would be held on the first Saturday of December i.e. 3 December 2016. If an extraordinary election has been held in the 6 months before the day the ordinary election is scheduled for, the ordinary election is not held.
New South Wales Fixed Date: 28 March 2015.
Northern Territory Fixed Date: 27 August 2016

Queensland

Fixed date: 31 January 2015

The Queensland election can be called anytime. The writ is usually, but not always announced on a Tuesday. The Government of the day determines the period for the election which ranges from a minimum 26 days to a maximum of 56 days..
South Australia Fixed Date: 17 March 2018
Tasmania

The next State Election is expected in March 2018.
Victoria 2018
Western Australia Fixed Date: 11 March 2017

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