In Australia, Teachers’ Day (celebrated as World Teachers’ Day) is held on the last Friday in October each year.

Key date pattern

  • Internationally, World Teachers’ Day is on 5 October, but that often falls in or near Australian school holidays.
  • To keep it in term time, Australia shifts the celebration to the last Friday of October.

Upcoming examples

  • 2024: Friday 25 October.
  • 2025: Friday 31 October.
  • 2026: Friday 30 October.

So if you are asking generally “when is Teachers’ Day in Australia?”, the answer is: the last Friday of October each year.