School holidays
Spring holidays
28 Sep – 9 Oct
Back to school: 13 October
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Every NSW public holiday, school holiday, and long weekend — sourced from official data, in one place.
Public holiday
Labour Day
Monday 5 Oct
Long weekend
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Long weekend
Labour Day
3 Oct – 5 Oct
2026 at a glance
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public holidays remaining
1
school holiday periods remaining
2
natural long weekends remaining
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