Term Dates 2026

Term Start Finish Public Holidays
Term 1 Monday 2 February Friday 11 April

Waitangi Day - Friday 6 February

Otago Anniversary - Monday 23 March - Thursday @ April

Easter: (in school holidays)

Good Friday - 3 April

Easter Monday - 6 April

Easter Tuesday - 7 April 

Term 2

 

Monday 20 April

 

Friday 3 July

 

ANZAC Day - Observed Monday 27 April

King's Birthday - Monday 1 June

Matariki - in holidays 10 July

Term 3 Monday 20 July Friday 25 September None
Term 4 Monday 12 October TBC Labour Day - Monday 26 October

 

 

School Hours

The school day starts at 8.55am.  Children can arrive from 8.30am. 

Morning tea is at 10:40am, allowing 20 minutes for a small snack, fresh air and some play.

Lunches
Lunch is at 12.30pm and the children are asked to sit for 15 minutes so they can eat.

Lunch time finishes at 1.30pm.

Every Friday, the children can purchase lunch from Gold's Bakery or Subway.

In terms 2 and 3 the pie warmer is turned on for packed lunches to be heated up e.g. cheese rolls, mini pizzas, pies etc.
 

The school day finishes at 2.55pm and a school bus picks up some children for connections with the High School.

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