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**Public holidays in Western Australia - 2024 to 2026**
	2024	2025	2026
New Year's Day	Monday 1 January	Wednesday 1 January	Thursday 1 January
Australia Day	Friday 26 January	Monday 27 January	Monday 26 January
Labour Day	Monday 4 March	Monday 3 March	Monday 2 March
Good Friday	Friday 29 March	Friday 18 April	Friday 3 April
Easter Sunday	Sunday 31 March *	Sunday 20 April *	Sunday 5 April *
Easter Monday	Monday 1 April	Monday 21 April	Monday 6 April
Anzac Day	Thursday 25 April	Friday 25 April	Saturday 25 April & Monday 27 April
Western Australia Day	Monday 3 June	Monday 2 June	Monday 1 June
King's Birthday #	Monday 23 September	Monday 29 September	Monday 28 September
Christmas Day	Wednesday 25 December	Thursday 25 December	Friday 25 December
Boxing Day	Thursday 26 December	Friday 26 December	Saturday 26 December & Monday 28 December

When New Year’s Day, Anzac Day, or Christmas Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday the next following Monday is also a public holiday.
When Boxing Day falls on a Saturday the next following Monday is also a public holiday, and when Boxing Day falls on a Sunday or Monday the next following Tuesday is also a public holiday.

* Easter Sunday was established as a public holiday in Western Australia in February 2022. Visit the Easter Sunday public holiday page for more information.

^{# •}This public holiday now known as the King’s Birthday, was previously known as the Queen’s Birthday.

^•Some regional areas in WA hold this public holiday on a different date - the 2024 dates are on the Regional WA public holiday dates page.

School term and school holiday dates for WA are on the Department of Education website.

Earlier dates for public holidays can be found on the Previous years public holiday dates page.

Employment entitlements for public holidays

Employment entitlements for public holidays will vary based on an employee's award coverage and employment arrangements.

Visit the Public holiday pay and entitlements - state system employees page for information on public holiday employment entitlements and pay rates for employees in the WA state industrial relations system.
Visit the Fair Work Ombudsman website www.fairwork.gov.au for information for employees in the national industrial relations system.

Last modified: Thursday, June 6, 2024 - 16:46

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