School term calendarDepartment for Education and Child Development2018

JANUARYNew Year’s Day 1Swimming SA Country Championships 5-8World Tennis Challenge 8-10Tour Down Under 13-21Australia Day 26Premier’s be active Challenge begins 29Premier’s Reading Challenge begins 29SA public school term 1 starts 29

FEBRUARYSafer Internet Day 6Shrove Tuesday 13Ash Wednesday 14Literacy Summit 15Chinese New Year – Year of the Dog 16Leaders’ Day 16Adelaide Fringe 16/2-18/3

MARCHAdelaide 500 1-4Schools Clean Up Day 2Festival of Arts 2-18Adelaide Writers’ Week 3-8Clean Up Australia Day 4International Women’s Day 8WOMADelaide 9-12Adelaide Cup Day 12Brain Awareness Week 12-18Close the Gap Day 15National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence 16South East Field Days 16-17St Patrick’s Day 17SACE Art Show 19/3-24/4World Harmony Day 21National Ride2School Day 23Earth Hour 24Good Friday 30Easter Saturday 31

APRIL Daylight Saving ends 1Autism Awareness Day 2Easter Monday 2Pregnancy, Babies and Children’s Expo 7-8SA public schools term 1 ends 13National Youth Week 13-22ConnectED 17Australian Heritage Festival 18/4-20/5Earth Day 22World Book Day 23ANZAC Day 25Heart Week 29/4-5/5SA public schools term 2 starts 30DECD employee recognition events tbc

MAYDomestic and Family Violence Prevention MonthPublic Education Awards nominations open 1-31 Mothers Day 13National Families Week 14-20International Day of Families 15National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy 15-17International Day against Homophobia (IDAHO) 17National Walk Safely to School Day 18National Volunteers Week 21-27National Sorry Day 26National Reconciliation Week 27/5-3/6

JUNEPublic Education Awards applications open 1-29Mabo Day 3World Environment Day 5Adelaide Cabaret Festival 8-23SA Volunteers Day 11Queen’s Birthday 11Men’s Health Week 11-17Refugee Week 17-23Red Nose Day 29

JULYSA public schools term 2 ends 6NAIDOC Week 8-15Inclusive Education Expo 9-11SA public schools term 3 starts 23Schools Tree Day 27National Tree Day 29DECD employee recognition events tbc

AUGUSTWorld Breastfeeding Week 1-7MS Readathon 1-31National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day 4UN International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 9National Science Week 11-19International Youth Day 12Children’s Book Week – theme ‘Find Your Treasure’ 17-24

SEPTEMBERRoyal Adelaide Show 31/8-9/9Fathers Day 2National Child Protection Week 2-8Indigenous Literacy Day 5Premier’s Reading Challenge ends 7International Literacy Day 8South Australian Foster and Kinship Carer’s Week 9-15R U OK? Day 13Primary Schools Festival of Music 18-28Premier’s be active Challenge ends 28SA public schools term 3 ends 28Nature Play Festival 29/9-14/10

OCTOBER National Mental Health MonthLabour Day 1Daylight Saving starts 7World Mental Health Day 10Anti-Poverty Week 14-20SA public schools term 4 starts 15National Children’s Week 20-28Day for Daniel 26World Teachers Day (Australia) 26Public Education Awards ceremony tbc

NOVEMBERCredit Union Christmas Pageant 10Remembrance Day 11National Recycling Week 12-18Universal Children’s Day 20National Agriculture Day 21 White Ribbon Stop Violence Against Women Day 25

DECEMBERInternational Day of People with Disability 3International Volunteer Day 5Human Rights Day 10SA public schools term 4 ends 14Christmas Day 25Proclamation Day holiday 26New Year’s Eve 31

KEY DATESMONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY1 New Year’s Day 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 Australia Day 27 28

WEEK 1 29 30 31 1 2 3 4

WEEK 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

WEEK 3 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

WEEK 4 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

WEEK 5 26 27 28 1 2 3 4

WEEK 6 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

WEEK 7 12 Adelaide Cup 13 14 15 16 17 18

WEEK 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

WEEK 9 26 27 28 29 30 Good Friday 31 Easter Saturday 1

WEEK 10 2 Easter Monday 3 4 5 6 7 8

WEEK 11 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 ANZAC Day 26 27 28 29

WEEK 1 30 1 2 3 4 5 6

WEEK 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

WEEK 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

WEEK 4 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

WEEK 5 28 29 30 31 1 2 3

WEEK 6 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

WEEK 7 11 Queen’s Birthday 12 13 14 15 16 17

WEEK 8 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

WEEK 9 25 26 27 28 29 30 1

WEEK 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

WEEK 1 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

WEEK 2 30 31 1 2 3 4 5

WEEK 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

WEEK 4 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

WEEK 5 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

WEEK 6 27 28 29 30 31 1 2

WEEK 7 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

WEEK 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

WEEK 9 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

WEEK 10 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

1 Labour Day 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

WEEK 1 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

WEEK 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

WEEK 3 29 30 31 1 2 3 4

WEEK 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

WEEK 5 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

WEEK 6 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

WEEK 7 26 27 28 29 30 1 2

WEEK 8 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

WEEK 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 Christmas Day 26 Proclamation Day 27 28 29 30

31 1 New Year’s Day 2 3 4 5 6

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