Leave planner
Pick your state and year to see which days of annual leave join up with weekends and public holidays to give the longest breaks. Easter and Christmas usually give the best return: a few days of leave can mean ten days off.
Best leave in NSW 2026
| Take off | Leave days | Your break | Days off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19 Jan, Tue 20 Jan, Wed 21 Jan, Thu 22 Jan, Fri 23 Jan | 5 | Sat 17 Jan to Mon 26 JanAustralia Day | 10 |
| Tue 27 Jan, Wed 28 Jan, Thu 29 Jan, Fri 30 Jan | 4 | Sat 24 Jan to Sun 1 FebAustralia Day | 9 |
| Thu 2 Apr | 1 | Thu 2 Apr to Mon 6 AprGood Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday | 5 |
| Tue 7 Apr | 1 | Fri 3 Apr to Tue 7 AprGood Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday | 5 |
| Mon 20 Apr, Tue 21 Apr, Wed 22 Apr, Thu 23 Apr, Fri 24 Apr | 5 | Sat 18 Apr to Mon 27 AprAnzac Day, Anzac Day additional day | 10 |
| Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr, Fri 1 May | 4 | Sat 25 Apr to Sun 3 MayAnzac Day, Anzac Day additional day | 9 |
| Tue 9 Jun, Wed 10 Jun, Thu 11 Jun, Fri 12 Jun | 4 | Sat 6 Jun to Sun 14 JunKing's Birthday | 9 |
| Tue 6 Oct, Wed 7 Oct, Thu 8 Oct, Fri 9 Oct | 4 | Sat 3 Oct to Sun 11 OctLabour Day | 9 |
| Thu 24 Dec | 1 | Thu 24 Dec to Mon 28 DecChristmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day additional day | 5 |
| Tue 29 Dec | 1 | Fri 25 Dec to Tue 29 DecChristmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day additional day | 5 |
How it works
The planner counts Saturdays, Sundays and your state's statewide public holidays as days off, then looks for the stretches where adding a few weekdays of leave gives the most consecutive days off. It ranks them by days off per day of leave. Regional holidays, such as show days, and part-day holidays aren't counted, and it assumes a Monday to Friday working week.