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2025 Dates (Board Approved)

Term 1 - 30th January - 11th April : 6th February -  Waitangi Day, 7th February: School Closed

Term 2 - 28th April - 27th June: 2nd June - King's Birthday, 20th June- Matariki, Staff Only day: 30th May

Term 3 - 14th July - 19th September

Term 4 -  6th October - 17th December @ 12pm: Labour Day - 27th October,  Show Weekend - 14th November, Staff Only Day - 13th November

Year 7 &  8 Camp 2025 Wellington 9-11th September

Year 5 & 6 Camp 2025 Living Springs ​​​​​​​1-3rd September

2026 School Terms and Holidays

TERM 1 Number of weeks: 10 (86 half days)

Starts Monday 2nd February and ends Thursday 2 April 

Public holidays

Waitangi Day Friday 6 February 

School holidays

Friday 3 April – Sunday 19 April (includes Good Friday 3 April, Easter Monday 6 April and school holiday Easter Tuesday 7 April)

TERM 2 Number of weeks: 11

Term start and end dates: Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July (104 half-days)

MOE Curriculum Day: 29 May (staff only)

Public holidays

ANZAC Day Saturday 25 April (observed Monday 27 April), King’s Birthday Monday 1 June

School holidays

Saturday 4 July - Sunday 19 July (includes Matariki Friday 10 July)

TERM 3

Number of weeks:10

Term start and end dates: Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September (100 half-days)

School holidays

Saturday 26 September – Sunday 11 October

TERM 4

Number of weeks

Up to 11

Term start and end dates

Monday 12 October to Wednesday 16 December (92 half-days)

MOE Curriculum Day: 13 November  (staff only)

Public holidays

Labour Day Monday 26 October

Total 382 half days  (378 half days open, 4 MOE Curriculum days )

School holidays

5 to 6 weeks (from school’s closing date until opening date of school the following year)

Term 3 Key Dates 2025:

Parents are always welcome to join us for our fortnightly School Assemblies and our weekly School Masses. 

Term 4 Key Dates - Weeks 1-11

Week One: 6-10 October 

6th October: Welcome Back to School from 8.30am

6th October: Cycle Safe Year 6 

7th October :  Cycle Safe Year 5 

8th October: Kapahaka Years 0-8

8th October: Centenary Hui 6pm

9th October: Sports Coaches

9th October: New Board Meeting 6pm in the Staffroom

10th October: 8.30am Coffee Van 9am Mihi Whakatau (Hall) 9.30am: School Parish Mass

10th October: Community Garden To Table Programme

10th October: All Saints Eve Party - planning meeting for Helpers 

Week Two: 13 -17 October   

13th October :  School Assembly 2.15pm Pipi

14th October: Year 7 & 8 Technology

15th October: Fire Drill

15th October: Kapa haka Year 0-8

16th October: Year 4-8 Athletic Sports @ KHS

16th October : School Newsletter

17th October: Coffee Van 8.30am / School Mass 9.30am

17th October: St Bedes Entrance Testing 

17th October: Mana Ake Drop In for Parents

19th October: World Mission Sunday

Week Three: 20 -24 October 

20th October:  Class Meetings with Kaitiaki

20th / 21st  October: Tennis Lessons @ Kaiapoi Tennis Club

22nd October: Earthquake Drill

22nd October: Kapa haka Year 0-8

23rd October: Teachers Strike Day 

23rd October: Sports Coaches

24th October: Grandparent's Day

24th October: - Coffee Van 8.30am / School Mass 9.30am

Week Four: 27 - 31 October

27th October: Labour Day - School Closed

28th October:  Year 7 & 8 Technology

29th October: Kapa haka Year 0-8

29th October: Lockdown Drill

30th October:  School Newsletter

31st October: Coffee Van 8.30am / School Mass 9.30am

31st October: Marian College Entrance Day

31st October: All Saints Eve Party 4-6pm

1st November: All Saints Day

2nd November: All Souls Day 9am Youth Mass

Week Five: 3-7 November 

3rd - 7th November: PAT Testing Year 4-8

3rd November: Class Meetings with Kaitiaki

3rd November: Storyline's Story Tour

4th November: Pegasus Zone Athletics

5th November: Kapa haka Year 0-8

5th November: School Photos 

6th November: Sports Coaches

7th November: Non-uniform & Whacky Hair Day for PTA Raffle

7th November: Coffee Van 8.30am / School Mass 9.30am

7th November: Year 0-3 Fun Athletics Display 

Week Six: 10 - 14 November

10 November : Happy Birthday Mrs Morton-Jones 

10 November: School Assembly 2.15pm  - Pātiki

11th November: Year 7 & 8 Technology

12th November: Kapa haka Year 0-8

12th November: Rotary Speech Competition 6pm

13th November: MOE Curriculum Staff Only day

13th November: School Newsletter

14th November: School Closed - Show Day

Week Seven: 17 - 21 November 

17th November: Class Meetings with Kaitiaki

18/19 November: Education Review Office Visit

19 November: Kapa haka Year 0-8

20 November: Year 6 & 7 Kaitiaki Leadership Day 

20 November: Sports Coaches

20 November: Board Meeting 6pm

21st November: Coffee Van 8.30am / School Mass 9.30am

Week Eight: 24-28 November

24 November: School Assembly 2.15pm  - Waituere

25th November: Year 7 & 8 Technology

26th November: Kapa haka Year 0-8

27th November: School Newsletter

28th November: Kaitiaki Applications Due

28th November: Coffee Van 8.30am / School Mass 9.30am

29th November: Performance Group Kapahaka Festival 

Week Nine: 1-5 December

1st December: KHS Experience Day

1st December: Class Meetings with Kaitiaki

3rd December: Reconciliation Year 4-8

3rd December: Kapa haka Year 0-8 

3rd December: PTA AGM 6pm 

4th December: Sports Coaches

5th December: Coffee Van 8.30am / School Mass 9.30am

6th December: Kaiapoi Christmas Parade 

Week Ten: 8-12 December 

8th December: Year 8 Dinner 6pm  

9th December: Year 7 & 8 Technology

10th December: Senior Production 11am & 6pm

11th December: School Newsletter

11th December: School Board Meeting 6pm

12th December: PTA Fun Day @ Spencer Park

12th December: HERO Progress Reports Published by 3pm

Week Eleven: 15-17 December

16th December: Happy Birthday Whaea Hope

16th December: School Prizegiving 6pm

17th December: Year 8 Final Assembly 11am

17th December: Term 4 Finishes @ midday

These term dates are subject to change and are updated weekly.

2025 Staff Only Days:

Friday 30th May: attached to King's Birthday

Thursday 13th November: attached to Show Weekend