WA school and public holidays mostly commemorate landmark Australian historic events, or religious celebrations, with an average of ten public holidays per year.
Should a State holiday fall on a weekend, the extra day's holiday is taken the first working day following.
New Year's Day - Tuesday 1 January Australia Day - Monday 28 January Labour Day - Monday 4 March Good Friday - Friday 29 March Easter Monday - Monday 1 April ANZAC Day - Thursday 25 April Foundation Day - Monday 3 June Queen's Birthday - Monday 30 September Christmas Day - Wednesday 25 December Boxing Day - Thursday 26 December
The above information has been sourced from Western Australia's Department of Commerce.
Autumn (Term 1) - 6 to 25 April 2012 Winter (Term 2) - 7 to 23 July 2012 Spring (Term 3) - 29 September to 15 October 2012 Summer (Term 4) - 19 December 2012 to 3 February 2013
Autumn (Term 1) - 20 April to 5 May 2013 Winter (Term 2) - 6 to 21 July 2013 Spring (Term 3) - 28 September to 13 October 2013 Summer (Term 4) - 20 December 2013 to 2 February 2014
Autumn (Term 1) - 12 to 27 April 2014 Winter (Term 2) - 5 to 20 July 2014 Spring (Term 3) - 27 September to 12 October 2014 Summer (Term 4) - 19 December 2014 to 1 February 2015
*Preliminary dates only: to be confirmed.
Visitors should be aware that school holiday periods in other states may differ from Western Australia's holiday calendar.
The WA school holiday information has been sourced from Western Australia's Department of Education and Training.