Term dates and school holidays

2025 SCHOOL YEAR

Term 1: Wednesday 29 January to Friday 11 April

• Waitangi Day – Thursday 6 February
• School holidays: Saturday 12 April to Sunday 27 April (includes Easter from Good Friday 18 April and ANZAC Day 25 April). 

See also:

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

Term 2: Monday 28 April to Friday 27 June 

• Teacher Only Day - Friday 30 May
• King’s Birthday – Monday 2 June
• ​Matariki Friday – 20 June
• School holidays: Saturday 28 June to Sunday 13 July

Term 3: Monday 14 July to Friday 19 September

• No holidays in term-time
• School holidays: Saturday 20 September to Sunday 5 October

Term 4: Starts Monday 6 October; ends no later than Friday 19 December
Exact end-date to be confirmed by our Board of Trustees.

• Labour Day – Monday 27 October​ 

2026 SCHOOL YEAR

Term 1: Starts between Monday 26 January and Monday 9 February and ends Thursday 2 April
Exact start-date to be confirmed by our Board of Trustees.

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

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
• School holidays: Saturday 4 July to Sunday 19 (Matariki falls on Friday 10 July)
  

Term 3: Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September

• ​No holidays in term-time.
• School holidays: Saturday 26 September to Sunday 11 October

Term 4: ​Monday 12 October to no later than Friday 18 December
Exact end-date to be confirmed by our Board of Trustees.

• Labour Day – Monday 26 October

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