Term Dates

The New Zealand school year is divided into four terms for state and state-integrated schools.

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Each year our school board sets the dates for the following school year based on information from the MOE who set the amount of days each school must be open for instruction. 

We have some flexibility around our start and finish dates and the dates for Terms 2 and 3 are fixed, and set by the Ministry of Education (MOE).  To view the MOE guidelines for each school year, click here. 

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2025 Term Dates  

Term 1 - Wednesday 29 January from 9am-12:45 pm - Friday 11 April      
(new entrant cohort entry days: Wednesday 29 January and Monday 3 March)

 

School closed on:

• Thursday 6 February for Waitangi Day

 

Term 2 - Monday 28 April - Friday 27 June    
(new entrant cohort entry days: Monday 28 April and Tuesday 3 June)

 

School closed on:

• Monday 5 May for parent and teacher interviews

• Monday 2 June for Kings' Birthday (observed)

• Friday 20 June for Matariki

 

Term 3 - Monday 14 July - Friday 19 September
(new entrant cohort entry days: Monday 14 July and Monday 18 August)

 

Term 4 - Monday 6 October - Wednesday 17 December at 12.45pm
(new entrant cohort entry days: Monday 6 October and Monday 10 November)

 

School closed on:

• Monday 20 October for parent and teacher interviews

• Monday 27 October for Labour Day

• Friday 14 November for Canterbury Show Day.

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2026 Term Dates

TERM 1 Number of weeks: 9 (43 days, 86 half days)

Starts Monday 2 February and ends Thursday 2 April 

 

 

Cohort entry days - Monday 2 February & Monday 9 March

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Public holidays:

Waitangi Day - Friday 6 February

 

 

TERM 2 Number of weeks: 11 (53 days, 106 half days)

Starts Monday 20 April and ends Friday 3 July

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Cohort entry days - Monday 20 April & Tuesday 2 June

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Public holidays:

ANZAC Day Saturday 25 April (observed Monday 27 April),

King’s Birthday Monday 1 June

 

 

TERM 3 Number of weeks: 10 (50 days, 100 half days)

Starts Monday 20 July and ends Friday 25 September

 

 

Cohort entry days - Monday 20 July & Monday 24 August

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TERM 4 Number of weeks: 10 (46 days, 92 half days)

Starts on Monday 12 October and ends on Wednesday 16 December

 

 

Cohort entry days - Monday 12 October &  Monday 16 November

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Public holidays:

Labour Day - Monday 26 October

Canterbury Show Day - Friday 13 November