Term Dates

TERM DATES 2026 

Term 1 
Thursday 29 January to Thursday 2 April 2026 

Public holiday: Waitangi Day – Friday 6 February.

Term 2 
Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July 2026 

Teacher Only Day English Medium: Friday 8 May

Public holidays: Anzac Day – Saturday 25 April (Anzac Day observed on Monday 27 April) and King’s Birthday – Monday 1 June.

* Matariki holiday: 10 July (during school holidays)

Term 3 
Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September 2026 

Teacher Only Day English Medium: Friday 31 July

Term 4 
Monday 12 October to Thursday 10 December 2026 (86 half days).

Public holiday: Labour Day – Monday 26 October.

Last day for 2026: Thursday 10 December NB: this may well extend depending on Teacher Only days