School terms and holiday dates

State and integrated schools and kura school terms and holiday dates.

Level of compliance	Main audience	Other
Inform	Boards Administrators Principals and Tumuaki	Parents, Caregivers and Whānau General Public

Level of compliance

Main audience

Other

Inform

Boards
Administrators
Principals and Tumuaki

Parents, Caregivers and Whānau
General Public

These dates support school boards, administrators, principals and parents/caregivers to plan their calendars. Holidays and mandatory half-days are statutory requirements for state and integrated schools and kura.

2023 school terms and holidays

Term 1
Number of weeks	10
Term start and end dates	Starts between Monday 30 January (at the earliest); and Tuesday 7 February (at the latest), and ends Thursday 6 April (86-96 half-days)
Public holidays	Waitangi Day Monday 6 February, and Easter: Good Friday, Easter Monday and Easter Tuesday
School holidays	Friday 7 April to Sunday 23 April (includes Good Friday – 7 April, Easter Monday – 10 April and Easter Tuesday – 11 April (a school holiday))

Term 2
Number of weeks	10
Term start and end dates	Monday 24 April to Friday 30 June (96 half-days)
Public holidays	Anzac Day – Tuesday 25 April and King’s Birthday – Monday 5 June
School holidays	Saturday 1 July to Sunday 16 July (includes Matariki 14 July)

Term 3
Number of weeks	10
Term start and end dates	Monday 17 July to Friday 22 September (100 half-days)
Public holidays	None
School holidays	Saturday 23 September to Sunday 8 October

Term 4
Number of weeks	10
Term start and end dates	Starts Monday 9 October, and ends no later than Wednesday 20 December (up to 104 half-days)*
Public holidays	Labour Day – Monday 23 October, Christmas Day – Monday 25 December, Boxing Day – Tuesday 26 December and New Year's Day – Monday 1 January 2024
School holidays	5-6 weeks (from school’s closing day until the opening date the following year).

* 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 2023.

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 2023.

2024 school terms and holidays

Term 1
Number of weeks	10
Term start and end dates	Starts between Monday 29 January (at the earliest); and Wednesday 7 February (at the latest), and ends Friday 12 April (90-102 half-days)
Public holidays	Waitangi Day - Tuesday 6 February, and Easter: Good Friday - 29 March, Easter Monday - 1 April, Easter Tuesday - 2 April (a school holiday)
School holidays	Saturday 13 April -Sunday 28 April (includes ANZAC Day 25 April)

Term 2
Number of weeks	10
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 - 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, and ends no later than Friday 20 December (up to 98 half-days)*
Public holidays	Labour Day – Monday 28 October
School holidays	5-6 weeks (from school’s closing day until the opening date the following year, including Christmas Day – Wednesday 25 December, Boxing Day – Thursday 26 December and New Year's Day – Wednesday 1 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.

Intended 2025 school terms and holidays

Term 1
Number of weeks	Between 9-11
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 Thursday 6 February
School holidays	Saturday 12 April to Sunday 27 April (includes Good Friday 18 April, Easter Monday 21 April, and school holiday Easter Tuesday 22 April, and Anzac Day 25 April)

Term 2
Number of weeks	9
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 20 June
School holidays	Saturday 28 June to 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 to Sunday 5 October

Term 4
Number of weeks	Up to 11
Term start and end dates	Monday 6 October, and ends 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 date until opening date of school the following year)

* For primary, intermediate and specialist 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.

Who uses the school terms and holiday dates?

For:	School terms and holidays
State and state-integrated schools and kura	The New Zealand school year is usually divided into four terms. There is usually a two-week break between each of the first three terms and a summer holiday at the end of Term 4 of about six weeks
Early learning services (including kindergartens and playcentres)	Generally follow the same term and holiday dates as state schools
Full-time daycare centres	Are usually open through the school holidays but close for a time over Christmas
Private schools	Have greater legislative freedom than state and integrated schools and kura and are able to vary their opening hours and school year