Term Dates 2024

Term Start Finish Public Holidays
Term 1 Wednesday 31 January Friday 12 April

Waitangi Day - Tuesday 6 February

Otago Anniversary - Monday 25 March

Easter:

Good Friday - 29 March

Easter Monday - 1 April

Easter Tuesday - 2 April (school holiday)

ANZAC Day - Thursday 25 April (in school holidays)

Term 2

Monday 29 April

 

Friday 5 July

 

King's Birthday - Monday 3 June

Matariki - Friday 28 June

Term 3 Monday 22 July Friday 27 September None
Term 4 Monday 14 October TBC Labour Day - Monday 28 October

 

 

School Hours

The school day starts at 8.55am.  Children can arrive from 8.30am. 

Morning tea is at 10:40am, allowing 20 minutes for a small snack, fresh air and some play.

Lunches
Lunch is at 12.30pm and the children are asked to sit for 15 minutes so they can eat.

Lunch time finishes at 1.30pm.

Every Friday, the children can purchase lunch from Gold's Bakery or Subway.

On the last Friday of each term there is also the option of fish and chips.

In terms 2 and 3 the pie warmer is turned on for packed lunches to be heated up e.g. cheese rolls, mini pizzas, pies etc.
 

The school day finishes at 2.55pm and a school bus picks up some children for connections with the High School.

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