Here is the list of ACT public holidays, school terms and Daylight Saving Time (DST) dates in 2025.
2025 ACT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
| New Year’s Day | Wednesday 1 January |
| Australia Day | Monday 27 January |
| Canberra Day | Monday 10 March |
| Good Friday | Friday 18 April |
| Easter Saturday – the day after Good Friday | Saturday 19 April |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday 20 April |
| Easter Monday | Monday 21 April |
| ANZAC Day | Friday 25 April |
| Reconciliation Day | Monday 2 June |
| King’s Birthday | Monday 9 June |
| Labour Day | Monday 6 October |
| Christmas Day | Thursday 25 December |
| Boxing Day | Friday 26 December |
2025 ACT SCHOOL TERM DATES
Term 1:
- New students start school on Monday 3 February
- Continuing students return to school on Tuesday 4 February
- Term 1 ends on Friday 11 April
Term 2:
- Starts Tuesday 29 April
- Ends Friday 4 July
Term 3:
- Starts Tuesday 22 July
- Ends Friday 26 September
Term 4:
- Starts Tuesday 14 October
- Ends Thursday 18 December
2025 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
It ends at 3am Eastern Daylight Saving Time on the first Sunday in April, when clocks are set back one hour.
Daylight saving starts at 2am Eastern Standard Time on the first Sunday in October each year, when clocks are set forward one hour.
- Daylight savings ends 3am Sunday 6 April 2025
- Daylight savings begins 2am Sunday 5 October 2025
