Term 1 

Monday 3 February to Friday 11 April

Waitangi Day – Thursday 6 February

Otago Anniversary – Monday 24 March

Term 2

Monday 28 April to Friday 27 June

King’s Birthday – Monday 2 June

Matariki – Friday 20 June

Term 3

Monday 14 July to Friday 19 September

Term 4

Monday 6 October to Wednesday 17 December (half day) 

Labour Day – Monday 27 October 

2026 Term Dates

Term 1 

Monday 9 February to Thursday 2 April

Waitangi Day – Friday 6 February

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

Term 3

Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September

Term 4

Monday 12 October to Friday 18 December 

Labour Day – Monday 26 October