Kids activities in Leichhardt, New South Wales

School holidays in Leichhardt, when your school is Catholic

For a family at a Catholic school in Leichhardt, the holiday question is really two questions: when do the government schools break, and does our school keep the same dates?

Start with the government calendar. It is the one sports clubs, council programs and holiday camps plan around, so it is the one the rest of your week will follow.

Government school dates — individual schools can vary by a few days. · source

Then check your own school. Sydney Catholic Schools, which runs the systemic Catholic schools across the Archdiocese of Sydney, publishes its own term calendar and tells families to check with their school, because dates vary. The breaks usually fall in the same weeks as the government ones, but the first day back is where the two calendars can part ways — worth confirming against your school newsletter before you book a camp that runs to the last day of the government break.

The Catholic schools close to home

Within 2 km of Leichhardt the directory lists schools in all three sectors, and the Catholic ones are mostly parish primaries such as St Fiacre's.

While the gates are shut

A holiday week in the inner west is mostly parks plus a few weekly classes that keep running. These are the playgrounds nearest the middle of the suburb:

Parks and playgrounds within 2 km

Live from the AroundSchools directory — 4 libraries, 24 parks and 0 community spaces we hold within 2 km of Leichhardt · correct as at 30 Sept 2026

And the classes listed closest in, which lean towards dance, art and tennis — handy when you want a few booked hours rather than a whole-day camp:

Classes within 2 km

Live from the AroundSchools directory — 6 of 10 kids' activity providers we list within 2 km of Leichhardt · correct as at 30 Sept 2026

Next step: see what is on across Sydney these holidays, keep the NSW term and holiday calendar for the rest of the year, or open any class above and register interest before term starts again.