Term Dates 2026

Term 1

Thursday, 15 January

Uniform Shop Open - 15 January – 27 January. (15, 16 January 10am-2pm; 19-27 January 10am-3pm) Mon, Tues, Th, Fri. (NOT open Wednesdays).
Normal hours (Tuesdays from 12.30pm – 5.30pm) resume on Tuesday, 3 February.

Wednesday, 21 January

Office Open 9am-3pm daily until 28 January. 
From 29 January, normal hours resume 8am-4pm.

Friday, 23 January

Leadership Camp (23-24 January - approximate dates)

Monday, 26 January

Course Confirmation.

Peer Support Training - Hetley and Tareha

Tuesday, 27 January

Catch Up Testing for Year 9 (approximate date)

Peer Support Training - Kaiwhata and Miller

Wednesday, 28 January

Teacher Only Day

Thursday, 29 January

Year 9s in – Discovery Day 1 (8.45am-3.15pm) and Peer Support in (8.45am-12.30pm)

Year 9 Parents Evening

Orientation for all new Year 10-13 students

Friday, 31 January

Year 9s in – Discovery Day 2 (8.45am-3.15pm)

Monday, 2 February

Full school in – timetable begins.

Friday, 6 February

Waitangi Day – School Closed

Thursday, 2 April

Final Day of Term 1

Waitangi Day – Friday 6 February

Easter – 3-7 April (falls inside Term 1 holiday)

Term 2

Monday 20 April – Friday 3 July

Anzac Day - Observed on Monday, 27 April

King’s Birthday - Monday 1 June

Matariki – Friday 10 July (falls inside Term 2 holiday)

Term 3

Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September

Term 4

Monday 12 October – Thursday 10 December 

(HB Anniversary Day - Friday 23 October, Labour Day - Monday 26 October)

Senior Awards (Final) Assembly

Thursday, 29 October (approximate date)

Final Day for Y11 & 12 / Senior Prizegiving at School

Thursday, 5 November (approximate date)

NCEA Dates

10 November – 4 December (to be confirmed)

Year 9 Activities / Year 10 Camps

7-9 December 

Junior Prizegiving / Final Day for Juniors

Thursday, 10 December