Term dates and school holidays

2026 School Year

​Term 1: Monday 2 February to Thursday 2 April

• Waitangi Day – Friday 6 February​
• School holidays: Good Friday 3 April to Sunday 19 April 2026
  ​(Easter falls within the school holidays)

See also:

• Ministry of Education: 
  ​School terms and holidays for all state and integrated schools and kura.
• School Calendar

Term 2: Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July

• Anzac Day – Saturday 25 April (Anzac Day observed on Monday 27 April)
• King’s Birthday – Monday 1 June
• Accord Day #1 / Teacher Only Day (school closed) - Tuesday 2 June
  
• School holidays: Saturday 4 July to Sunday 19 (Matariki falls on Friday 10 July)

Term 3: Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September

• ​Accord Day #2 / Teacher Only Day (school closed) - Friday 23 August
• School holidays: Saturday 26 September to Sunday 11 October

Term 4: ​Monday 12 October to Friday 11 December

• ​Labour Day – Monday 26 October

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2027 School Year

Term 1: Starts between Thursday 28 January and Wednesday 3 February and ends Friday 9 April (start date to be confirmed)

• Waitangi Day – Saturday 6 February observed on Monday 8 February,
• Good Friday – 26 March, Easter Monday – 29 March, Easter Tuesday – 30 March (a school holiday).​
• School holidays:  Saturday 10 April to Monday 26 April. (Anzac Day observed on Monday 26 April).
  

Term 2: Tuesday 27 April to Friday 2 July

• King’s Birthday – Monday 7 June
• Matariki – Friday 25 June
• School holidays: Saturday 3 July to Sunday 18 July

Term 3: Monday 19 July to Friday 24 September 

• No public holidays
• School holidays: Saturday 25 September to Sunday 10 October

Term 4: Monday 11 October to no later than Friday 17 December (end date to be confirmed).

• Labour Day – Monday 25 October​

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