Australian Citizenship Day

Australian Citizenship Day is celebrated each year on 17 September.

The day is used as an opportunity to think about what unites all Australians, to take pride in Australia's democratic values and to celebrate the role citizens play in shaping the nation.

[4] The recommendation came from a proposal of the 1999 National Schools Constitutional Convention that a citizenship day be established to allow all Australians to celebrate their Australian citizenship.

Since 2001, the DIBP[5] has promoted Australian Citizenship Day[6] by holding special citizenship ceremonies, affirmation ceremonies[7] and other events around the country highlighting the day.

Many schools in Australia build on the theory learnt by students in their civics and citizenship education[8] by holding celebrations on Australian Citizenship Day.