Easter school holidays 2028
The Easter long weekend in 2028 runs from Good Friday, Friday 14 April, to Easter Monday, Monday 17 April 2028. The school holidays include Easter in NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, ACT and NT.
Tasmania has not published 2028 term dates yet, so it is not shown. TAS dates
The Easter-time school break in each state
| State | School holidays | Length | Includes Easter? |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | Sat 8 Apr to Sun 23 Aprfrom term dates; students' days not yet published | 2 weeks and 2 days | Yes |
| VIC | Sat 1 Apr to Mon 17 Apr | 2 weeks and 3 days | Yes |
| QLD | Sat 1 Apr to Mon 17 Apr | 2 weeks and 3 days | Yes |
| WA | Sat 8 Apr to Sun 23 Apr | 2 weeks and 2 days | Yes |
| SA | Fri 14 Apr to Sun 30 Apr | 2 weeks and 3 days | Yes |
| ACT | Sat 8 Apr to Tue 25 Apr | 2 weeks and 4 days | Yes |
| NT | Sat 8 Apr to Tue 18 Apr | 1 week and 4 days | Yes |
Easter public holidays by state
Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays everywhere; the Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday differ.
Anzac Day 2028
Anzac Day, Tuesday 25 April 2028, often falls close to the Easter-time break.
- VIC: Tue 25 Apr, in term time
- QLD: Tue 25 Apr, in term time
- SA: Tue 25 Apr, in the school holidays
- TAS: Tue 25 Apr, in term time
- ACT: Tue 25 Apr, in the school holidays
- NT: Tue 25 Apr, in term time
Orthodox Easter 2028
Orthodox Easter Sunday is Sunday 16 April 2028, the same day as Easter in the Western churches. Orthodox Good Friday and Easter Monday are not public holidays in Australia.
Easter dates 2028 to 2037
Easter weekend dates for the next ten years. Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays in every state; Orthodox Easter is usually one to five weeks later and sometimes on the same day.
| Year | Good Friday | Easter Sunday | Easter Monday | Orthodox Easter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2028 | Fri 14 Apr | Sun 16 Apr | Mon 17 Apr | Sun 16 Aprsame day |
| 2029 | Fri 30 Mar | Sun 1 Apr | Mon 2 Apr | Sun 8 Apr |
| 2030 | Fri 19 Apr | Sun 21 Apr | Mon 22 Apr | Sun 28 Apr |
| 2031 | Fri 11 Apr | Sun 13 Apr | Mon 14 Apr | Sun 13 Aprsame day |
| 2032 | Fri 26 Mar | Sun 28 Mar | Mon 29 Mar | Sun 2 May |
| 2033 | Fri 15 Apr | Sun 17 Apr | Mon 18 Apr | Sun 24 Apr |
| 2034 | Fri 7 Apr | Sun 9 Apr | Mon 10 Apr | Sun 9 Aprsame day |
| 2035 | Fri 23 Mar | Sun 25 Mar | Mon 26 Mar | Sun 29 Apr |
| 2036 | Fri 11 Apr | Sun 13 Apr | Mon 14 Apr | Sun 20 Apr |
| 2037 | Fri 3 Apr | Sun 5 Apr | Mon 6 Apr | Sun 5 Aprsame day |
Why Easter and the school holidays don't always line up
Easter moves each year, between 22 March and 25 April, while most states fix their Term 1 holidays to a regular point in the school calendar. Some states set the autumn break around Easter each year; others keep fixed term lengths, so in some years Easter falls in term and schools simply close for the long weekend.
Every break compared
School dates link to each state's official source on its own page. Easter dates calculated with the Gregorian method used by the public holiday acts; Orthodox Easter with the Julian method the Orthodox churches use.