Term dates

2026

Term 1
Number of weeks	9
Term start and end dates	Term 1 starts on Tuesday 3 February 2026 and ends Thursday 2 April
Public holidays	Waitangi Day – Friday 6 February
School holidays	Friday 3 April – Sunday 19 April Includes: Good Friday 1 April, Easter Monday 6 April and school holiday Easter Tuesday 7 April

Term 2

Number of weeks

Term start and end dates

Monday 22 April and ends Friday 3 July

Public holidays

ANZAC Day Monday 27 April

King’s Birthday – Monday 1 June

School holidays

Saturday 4 July - Sunday 19 July

Includes:

Matariki – Friday 10 July

Term 3
Number of weeks	10
Term start and end dates	Monday 20 July and ends Friday 25 September
Public holidays	None
School holidays	Saturday 26 September – Sunday 11 October

Term 4
Number of weeks	10
Term start and end dates	Monday 12 October to no later than Friday 18 December (up to 108 half-days)*
Public holidays	Labour Day – Monday 26 October
School holidays	5 to 6 weeks (from school’s closing day until the opening date the following year) Includes: Christmas Day – Friday 25 December Boxing Day – Saturday 26 December New Year's Day – Friday 1 January 2027 Day after New Year's Day – Saturday 2 January 2027

* For primary, intermediate and special schools: or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for a minimum of 386 half days in 2025.

For secondary and composite schools: or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for 380 half days in 2025.