Term dates

Term 1
Number of weeks	11
Term start and end dates	Starts between Monday 27 January (at the earliest) and Friday 7 February (at the latest), and ends Friday 11 April (92-108 half-days)
Public holidays	Waitangi Day – Tuesday 6 February
School holidays	Saturday 12 April – Sunday 27 April Includes: Good Friday 18 April, Easter Monday 21 April and school holiday Easter Tuesday 22 April, ANZAC Day 25 April

Term 2

Number of weeks

Term start and end dates

Monday 28 April to Friday 27 June (86 half-days)

Public holidays

King’s Birthday – Monday 2 June

Matariki – Friday 22 June

School holidays

Saturday 28 June - Sunday 13 July

Term 3
Number of weeks	10
Term start and end dates	Monday 14 July to Friday 19 September (100 half-days)
Public holidays	None
School holidays	Saturday 20 September – Sunday 5 October

Term 4
Number of weeks	11
Term start and end dates	Monday 6 October to no later than Friday 19 December (up to 108 half-days)*
Public holidays	Labour Day – Monday 27 October
School holidays	5 to 6 weeks (from school’s closing day until the opening date the following year) Includes: Christmas Day – Wednesday 25 December Boxing Day – Thursday 26 December New Year's Day – Wednesday 1 January 2025 Day after New Year's Day – Thursday 2 January 2025

* 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.