Term dates

Term 1

Number of weeks

Term start and end dates

Starts between Monday 29 January (at the earliest) and Wednesday 7 February (at the latest)

Ends Friday 12 April (90-102 half days)

Public holidays

Waitangi Day – Tuesday 6 February

Easter: Good Friday 29 March, Easter Monday 1 April, Easter Tuesday 2 April (a school holiday)

School holidays

Saturday 13 April to Sunday 28 April

Includes:

ANZAC Day – Thursday 25 April

Term 2

Number of weeks

Term start and end dates

Monday 29 April to Friday 5 July (96 half days)

Public holidays

King’s Birthday – Monday 3 June

Matariki – Friday 28 June

School holidays

Saturday 6 July to Sunday 21 July

Term 3
Number of weeks	10
Term start and end dates	Monday 22 July to Friday 27 September (100 half days)
Public holidays	None
School holidays	Saturday 28 September to Sunday 13 October

Term 4
Number of weeks	10
Term start and end dates	Starts Monday 14 October Ends no later than Friday 20 December (up to 98 half days)*
Public holidays	Labour Day – Monday 28 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 384 half days in 2024.

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 2024.