School Term 1 assessments concentrate through March in every state, ahead of the Term 1 holidays that begin in April around the Easter break. March 2028 runs to 31 days, with the school year's first reporting period closing out before students move into the second half of the term and the holidays that follow it. The NRL and AFL seasons both open during March, restarting the national winter sporting calendar.
The working-day count for March 2028 depends on which state's calendar applies, since Labour Day falls in Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania but not in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, the Northern Territory or the ACT. The remaining 31 days of the month split between weekdays and weekends in the usual pattern for every state alike. March closes the first calendar quarter of 2028 on 31 March.
March 2028 runs to 31 days and closes the first calendar quarter of 2028, three months into the 366-day year. The financial year that began the previous July moves into its final quarter after March ends, with three months remaining before the 30 June close and the new financial year that follows it. Autumn officially begins on 1 March, bringing shorter days to the southern states through the rest of March.