2023 school terms and holidays in New Zealand

School boards, administrators, principals, and parents/caregivers can plan their calendars based on these dates. State and integrated schools, as well as Kura, must observe holidays and mandatory half-days.


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))

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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)


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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


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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).


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* 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.



Source: https://www.education.govt.nz/school/school-terms-and-holiday-dates/