KAHAROA SCHOOL NEWS

Term Dates 2026

posted: Thu, December 11, 2025

An overview of the 2026 Term Dates are below for your information. Please also check the website calendar and our newsletters for upcoming events or any changes.

2026 TERM DATES:

Term 1

Wednesday 21st January - School office opens

Monday 26th January - Auckland Anniversary Holiday

Friday 30th January - School open - Year 8s from midday, all other students and whanau invited from 2pm for Meet the Teacher afternoon, evening BBQ and BYO Picnic dinner and swim

Monday 2nd February - First full day for all students

Friday 6th February - Waitangi Day Holiday

Thursday 2nd April - Last day of Term 1

Easter is during the school holidays beginning with Good Friday on Friday 3rd April.


Term 2

Monday 20th April - First day of Term 2

Monday 27th April - ANZAC Day observed

Monday 1st June - King’s Birthday Holiday

Thursday 2nd July - Last day of Term 2

Friday 3rd July - Teacher only day

Matariki is during the school holidays on Friday 10th July.


Term 3

Monday 20th July - First day of Term 3

Teacher only day either 31st July or 7th August (TBC)

Friday 11th September - Teacher only day

Friday 25th September - Last day of Term 3

Note: The MOE has granted schools two additional teacher only days for professional learning for the incoming new curriculums: Science, Technology, Health & PE, Languages, The Arts, Social Sciences. These are all required curriculums for 2027.

Term 4

Monday 12th October - First day of Term 4

Monday 26th October - Labour Day Holiday

Friday 13th November - Teacher only day

Wednesday 16th December - Last day of Term 4 (half day finishing at 11:30am)


School open for 189 School Days as required by MOE for 2026. Two curriculum teacher only days as granted by MOE*. Two planning and reporting teacher only days which are made up at the end of the year to finish on Wednesday 16th of December..


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