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Term dates for 2017-2018
2017 school terms and holidays
START DATE | END DATE | HOLIDAYS | |
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Term 1 - 10 or 11 weeks | Between Monday 30 January (at the earliest); and Tuesday 7 February (at the latest) |
Thursday 13 April (96-106 half days) |
Public holiday: Waitangi DaySchool holiday: 2 weeks (includes Easter and Easter Tuesday and Anzac Day) Friday 14 April – Sunday 30 April |
Term 2 - 10 weeks | Monday 1 May | Friday 7 July (98 half days) |
Public holiday: Queen's birthday
School holiday: Saturday 8 July – Sunday 23 July |
Term 3 - 10 weeks | Monday 24 July | Friday 29 September (100 half days) |
2 weeks Saturday 30 September – Sunday 15 October |
Term 4 - up to 10 weeks | Monday 16 October | Primary, intermediate and special schools: No later than Wednesday 20 December (94 half days)*Secondary and composite: No later than Thursday 14 December (86 half days)** |
Public holidays: Labour Day 23 October, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day
School holiday: 5-6 weeks from school’s closing date until opening date of school the following year. |
* Or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for 388 half days in 2017.
** Or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for 380 half days in 2017.
2018 school terms and holidays
START DATE | END DATE | HOLIDAYS | |
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Term 1 - 11 weeks | Between Monday 29 January (at the earliest); and Wednesday 7 February (at the latest) |
Friday 13 April (90 -102 half days) |
Public holidays: Waitangi Day 6 February,
Easter: Good Friday 30 March, Easter Monday 2 April School holiday: Saturday 14 April - Sunday 29 April (includes ANZAC day 25 April). |
Term 2 - 10 weeks | Monday 30 April | Friday 6 July (98 half days) |
Public holiday: Queen’s Birthday 4 June
School holiday: Saturday 7 July – Sunday 22 July |
Term 3 - 10 weeks | Monday 23 July | Friday 28 September (100 half days) |
School holidays: Saturday 29 September – Sunday 14 October |
Term 4 - up to 10 weeks | Monday 15 October | Primary, intermediate and special schools: No later than Thursday 20 December (96 half days)*Secondary and composite: No later than Tuesday 18 December (92 half days)** |
Public holidays: Labour Day 22 October, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day
School holiday: 5 or 6 weeks (from school’s closing date until opening date of school the following year)
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* Or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for 384 half days in 2018.
** Or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for 380 half days in 2018.