School Term Dates — New Zealand
Term dates for Otaua School. New Zealand operates a national four-term calendar set by the Ministry of Education. All state and state-integrated schools follow these dates.
Source: NZ Ministry of Education / NZ Gazette
2026 Terms — New ZealandCURRENT YEAR
Today: Autumn BreakNext: Term 2 starts 20 Apr 2026
40Teaching weeks
12Holiday weeks
4Terms
Term 1
2 Feb 2026 — 2 Apr 2026
9 weeks
Term 2
20 Apr 2026 — 3 Jul 2026
11 weeks
Term 3
20 Jul 2026 — 25 Sept 2026
10 weeks
Term 4
12 Oct 2026 — 11 Dec 2026
10 weeks
Applies to all state and state-integrated schools. Private schools may vary.
2026 Holiday Periods
Autumn Break3 Apr – 19 Apr(17 days)
Winter Break4 Jul – 19 Jul(16 days)
Spring Break26 Sept – 11 Oct(16 days)
Summer Break12 Dec – 29 Jan(49 days)
2026 National Holidays & Key Dates
Public holidays and national observances during the 2026 school year.
Waitangi DayNational holiday — schools closed6 Feb 2026
Good FridayPublic holiday (during break)3 Apr 2026
Easter MondayPublic holiday (during break)6 Apr 2026
Easter TuesdaySchools closed (during break)7 Apr 2026
ANZAC DayNational holiday (during break)25 Apr 2026
King's BirthdayPublic holiday — schools closed1 Jun 2026
MatarikiMāori New Year (during break)10 Jul 2026
Labour DayPublic holiday — schools closed26 Oct 2026
Source: NZ Ministry of Education & Public Holidays Act
2025 Terms — New Zealand
40Teaching weeks
12Holiday weeks
4Terms
Term 1
3 Feb 2025 — 11 Apr 2025
10 weeks
Term 2
28 Apr 2025 — 27 Jun 2025
9 weeks
Term 3
14 Jul 2025 — 19 Sept 2025
10 weeks
Term 4
6 Oct 2025 — 12 Dec 2025
10 weeks
Applies to all state and state-integrated schools. Private schools may vary.
2025 Holiday Periods
Autumn Break12 Apr – 27 Apr(16 days)
Winter Break28 Jun – 13 Jul(16 days)
Spring Break20 Sept – 5 Oct(16 days)
Summer Break13 Dec – 30 Jan(49 days)
2025 National Holidays & Key Dates
Public holidays and national observances during the 2025 school year.
Waitangi DayNational holiday — schools closed6 Feb 2025
Good FridayPublic holiday (during break)18 Apr 2025
Easter MondayPublic holiday (during break)21 Apr 2025
Easter TuesdaySchools closed (during break)22 Apr 2025
ANZAC DayNational holiday (during break)25 Apr 2025
King's BirthdayPublic holiday — schools closed2 Jun 2025
MatarikiMāori New Year — schools closed20 Jun 2025
Labour DayPublic holiday — schools closed27 Oct 2025
Source: NZ Ministry of Education & Public Holidays Act