Detail about Australia Public Holidays 2017

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Detail about Australia Public and School Holidays
2017

• By holidayau.com

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• School Holidays 2017
• Since the academic year 2016-2017 is about to
  end, we give here an overview on school holidays
  2017. Barring some differences, all the
  Australian states follow a uniform terms and
  vacations in the schools. This information will
  give you the dates of school vacations 2017.
  School holidays. All the parents and kids are
  searching for the school holidays to plan their
  vacations in advance. The days of school
  vacations are the busiest day in Australia. The
  beaches, national parks, and heritage sites are
  crowded with people holidaying.
• School Holidays 2017 comprises the four school
  vacations followed by each term. The school
  holidays in Australia are also known as autumn
  break, winter break, spring holidays, and summer
  holidays. The school holidays 2017 australia are
  featured with different seasons and some major
  festivals which coincide the vacations.

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• List of School Holidays 2017
• Following are the school vacations in the
  Australian states during which schools in the
  states remain closed. The private schools more or
  less follow the same schedules as of the
  state-run schools.
• Autumn School Holidays The autumn school
  holidays are followed by the first term of the
  new academic session. The autumn school holidays
  begin in the 1st or 2nd week of the April and
  last till the 3rd or 4th week of April. The
  autumn school holidays in Victoria and Queensland
  start from 1sth of April 2017, Saturday and
  finishes on 17th of April 2017, Sunday. In ACT
  and Northern Territory, it begins on 10th of
  April 2017, Monday and ends on 25th April 2017,
  Tuesday.

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• Winter Break The winter ACT School Holidays
  fall in the month of July. The holiday begins in
  the 1st week of the July and ends in the 3rd week
  of the month. In some states like Northern
  Territory and Queensland, the winter school
  holidays start in the last week of June 2017.
• Spring School Holidays The spring holidays in
  Australia span in the months of September and
  October. The spring holidays come after the 3rd
  term of the school is over.
• Summer School Holidays The summer school
  holidays 2017 will mark the end of the academic
  session 2017-2018. This is the longest school
  holiday and featured with festivals of Christmas
  and New Year.

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• Public Holidays 2017
• As the year 2016 will soon bid adieu to us, you
  all must be looking forward to the new list of
  holidays. We have shared information on major
  Public Holiday 2017 for all the Australian
  states. Let us discuss the holidays which are
  common in all the states of Australia. The major
  religious and national holidays are observed
  uniformly in the country. Though, each state
  decides individually when it comes to
  substituting the weekend holidays. The date and
  days of the public holidays 2017 provided here
  will help you to plan out your outings.
• Some holidays are also state and territory based.
  But the major national public holidays are
  celebrated on the same day in all the
  territories. Know the dates of your best
  festivals in the year 2017. When will Christmas
  celebrated in 2017? When will the Easter holidays
  start? You will find all these information with
  us.

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• National Public Holidays 2017
• Following are the major national festivals which
  the top Public Holidays in Australia. The
  additional holidays continuing the major national
  holiday may differ in each state.
• New Year Holidays The New Year is celebrated
  worldwide on the 1st of January. The New Year
  falls on Sunday in the year 2017. Hence, 2nd of
  January, Monday will be a public holiday to
  substitute the holiday of New Year falling on
  Sunday.
• Australia Day Holiday 26th January 2017,
  Thursday is a national public holiday. The day is
  celebrated as Australia day. The day celebrates
  anniversary of the first fleet of British ships
  at New South Wales. It is also known as
  Anniversary Day.

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• Good Friday 14th April 2017 Good Friday is a
  major religious holiday in all the states. The
  holiday of Good Friday is also marked with a
  restricted sale of alcohol in the country. The
  holiday is followed by Easter Saturday and Easter
  Sunday holidays.
• Easter Holidays Easter holiday marks the
  longest weekend in the year. If the state is
  following all Easter holidays, 15th April 2017 to
  17th April 2017 are public holidays in the
  specific state.
• ANZAC Day 25th April 2017, Tuesday will
  celebrate a non-working day for all the states.
  ANZAC day commemorates sacrifices of all martyrs
  who have lost their lives in war, conflicts, and
  peace operations.
• Christmas Day 25th December 2017, Monday is a
  public holidays in australia. The day is the
  prominent religious festival of the Christians
  worldwide.
• Boxing Day 26th December 2017, Tuesday will
  also be an off in all the states. The day is
  known as proclamation day in Australia.

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• Other major australia public holidays for which
  dates may differ state-wise are Queens Birthday
  and Labour Day. The states will also have their
  regional public holidays 2017. Some of the
  state-specific regional holidays are Canberra
  Day, Brisbane Day, Melbourne Cup, and Adelaide
  Day.

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