Victorians will not get an extra public holiday to mark Anzac Day in 2015, despite it falling on a Saturday, the state government has ruled.

Next year marks the centenary of Anzac Day.

Often, but not always, when a public holiday falls on a weekend, a public holiday is granted on a Monday. Boxing Day in 2015 falls on a Saturday, so Monday, December 28, will be a public holiday. But the Napthine government will not legislate for a public holiday for Anzac Day.

"The purpose of Anzac Day is to respect, commemorate and remember the brave soldiers who sacrificed so much for our freedoms,’’ a spokeswoman for Small Business Minister Russell Northe said.

“It is not about getting a day off and taking for granted the liberties our soldiers fought so bravely to protect.