April is the tenth month of the financial year that began the previous July, two months out from the 30 June close. April 2027 opens the second calendar quarter of 2027, which runs from April to June, under the standard January-to-December quarter system used on this page for most business and government reporting. Term 1 school holidays overlap with the Easter break across every state during April.
Easter and ANZAC Day both fall within or close to April 2027, and workers commonly bridge the days between them with annual leave when the two observances land close enough together. Term 1 school holidays overlapping the same weeks make April one of the more leave-heavy months on the Australian calendar. ANZAC Day falls on the fixed date of 25 April every year, regardless of which day of the week it lands on.
The shift from April into May brings whale migration season into full swing along much of the coastline and cooler nights becoming the norm across the southern states. April 2027 hands over a month carrying two national observances to one with only a single state-based public holiday, in Queensland and the Northern Territory alone. Term 1 school holidays overlap with the Easter break across every state during April.