🇦🇺 For Australian school families

School holidays
your family will
actually remember.

Every school holiday window comes with free days already inside it , public holidays, weekends, long weekends. Those are yours at no cost. The planner shows you how to cover the remaining days using annual leave and care, so you can plan a proper family trip around what's already free. We find the deals. You make the memories.

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International and Australian, resorts, camping, road trips
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Holiday Windows  ·  July 2026
⛷️ July · NSW
🇦🇺 Whitsunday Island, QLD
★★★★★ July weather
4 nights Whitsunday Island, family of 4
Return flights SYD–PPP · Whitehaven Beach access · Departs Fri 10 July · Kids stay free
$2,890
total for family of 4
vs $4,100+ school holiday peak
📅 2 leave days needed · 16 days off · Peak dry season
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Free planning tool

Plan your whole year
in 10 minutes.

The Leave Planner shows every day of every school holiday window. For each day, assign it as annual leave, holiday care, or a public holiday free day. See your full coverage picture, and the cost, before you've booked anything.

Track your leave days and see care days across the whole year
School care days calculated automatically
5-day buffer for pupil-free and staff development days
Summer window runs through to late January 2027
Saves to your browser, picks up where you left off
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🪟 Your 2026 Windows
NSW
🐣 Easter Window
Good Friday 3 Apr → Anzac Sub 27 Apr
0–3
days annual leave
⛷️ July Window
13 – 24 July 2026
2
days annual leave
🌸 September Window
26 Sep – 9 Oct 2026
3
days annual leave
☀️ Summer Window
18 Dec 2026 – 27 Jan 2027
3
days annual leave
2026 school holiday windows

Four chances to get
away this year.

Every school holiday window is a holiday opportunity. Public holidays and weekends inside each window are already free, no leave needed. The planner shows you the full picture so you can plan the best possible trip.

Up to 25 days
3 Apr – 27 Apr 2026
🐣 Easter Window
25days in window
10free (pub hols + wknds)
QLD Coast · Grampians · Jervis Bay · Bali shoulder season
Peak dry season
13 – 24 Jul 2026
⛷️ July Window
12days in window
2free (weekends)
Snowy Mountains ski · Bali dry season · Fiji · NZ ski fields
Ningaloo season
26 Sep – 9 Oct 2026
🌸 September Window
15days in window
4free (weekends)
Ningaloo reef · NZ spring · Flinders Ranges · Europe shoulder
The big one
18 Dec 2026 – 27 Jan 2027
☀️ Summer Window
40+days in window
5+free (pub hols + wknds)
Kimberley road trip · Thailand · Whitsundays · Tasmania drive
How it works

Simple. Honest.
Actually useful.

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We find the deals
Every Tuesday we scan flights, resorts, campsites and packages timed to your state's school holidays. Only genuinely good deals make the cut.
02
Cover every day
The free planner shows every school holiday day. Assign each one as annual leave, holiday care, or a free day. See your total leave cost and care bill before you commit to anything.
03
Alert me when it drops
Tell us which windows matter. We'll alert you the moment a deal matches, before it sells out. July Bali books out by February.
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Book and go
Click through to book directly. No markups, no hidden fees. We earn a small affiliate commission. that's how we stay free for families.
Why families trust us

Built around how
Australian parents actually plan.

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School holiday dates built in
Every deal tagged to your state's actual window, including public holidays that make it free.
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Leave days on every deal
See exactly how many leave days each deal requires before you click. No surprises.
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Australian options included
Ningaloo in September costs a fraction of Bali. Camping and road trips alongside international.
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No bad-weather deals
We don't send Fiji in cyclone season. Every deal has a weather quality score for that window.
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Flexible leave planning
Assign leave days your way — solo, shared, or split across carers. See care days needed across the whole year.
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