Harmony Day 2025
Harmony Week (Monday 17th - Sunday 23rd March 2025) and The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD) Friday 21st March (Harmony Day) is a time to celebrate Australian multiculturalism, and the successful integration of migrants into our community.
Australia is one of the most successful multicultural countries in the world and we should celebrate this and work to maintain it. The message of Harmony Week is everyone belongs. It is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background, united by a set of core Australian values.
Harmony Day celebrations is an opportunity for all of us to think, talk about and recognise how our differences make Australia a great place to live.
Australia is one of the most successful multicultural countries in the world and we should celebrate this and work to maintain it. The message of Harmony Week is everyone belongs. It is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background, united by a set of core Australian values.
Harmony Day celebrations is an opportunity for all of us to think, talk about and recognise how our differences make Australia a great place to live.
Did you know?
- More than half (51.5 per cent) of Australian residents were born overseas or have at least one parent who was.
- We identify with over 300 ancestries.
- Since 1945, more than 7.6 million people have migrated to Australia.
- Nearly every single country from around the world was represented in Australia's population in 2020.
- More than 150 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander languages are spoken in Australia.
- Apart from English, the most common languages spoken in Australia are Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Punjabi.
- We identify with over 300 ancestries.
Harmony Day is on Friday 21st March and on this day, which is also the free dress day to fundraise for our Easter raffle, students may choose to wear cultural clothing or costumes to represent their cultural background, or something orange (the colour of Harmony Day).