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Australia (ACT) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Dollar (AUD)
  • Internet extension: .au - Telephone code: +61 - International dialing code: 0011 - GMT offset: see respective States (DST: yes)
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Tuesday december 17, 2024Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Wednesday december 25, 2024Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Thursday december 26, 2024Boxing DaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday january 1, 2025School holidaysSchool holidays
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    Wednesday january 1, 2025New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Monday january 27, 2025Australia DayNational Day
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    Monday february 3, 2025Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Tuesday december 17, 2024
    School holidays :

    Christmas Day

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    Wednesday december 25, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.

    Boxing Day

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    Thursday december 26, 2024
    Secular holiday : Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated on the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradesmen would traditionally receive gifts known as a Christmas box from their masters, employers or customers. Due to historical reasons, depending on the year, Boxing Day can be celebrated BEFORE Christmas

    School holidays

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    Wednesday january 1, 2025
    School holidays : Www.det.act.gov.au
    calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
    study programs are not yet aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
    PISA ranking (average 493): 510 (among the 15 best WW)
    School day duration: 6:30 hours
    Schooling is mandatory till age 16
    Number of yearly instructional days: 200
    No school on Saturday
    School uniforms are required
    Computer to student ratio: 1:3
    Number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 821
    The Australian National University ranking: Times Higher Education #61/QS ranking #20/Shanghai #77

    We carry confirmed dates till Dec 2025

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    New Year's Day

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    Wednesday january 1, 2025
    Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Australia Day

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    Monday january 27, 2025
    Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Monday february 3, 2025
    School holidays :