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2024
Term Dates 2024
| Term | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Monday 29 January | Friday 12 April |
| Term 2 | Monday 29 April | Friday 5 July |
| Term 3 | Monday 22 July | Friday 27 September |
| Term 4 | Monday 14 October | Friday 6 December |
Public Holidays 2024
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| Waitangi Day | Tuesday 6 February |
| Good Friday | Friday 29 March |
| King’s Birthday | Monday 3 June |
| Matariki Public Holiday | Friday 28 June |
| Labour Day | Monday 28 October |
Key Dates & Events 2024
TERM 1
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Senior Course Confirmation | Monday 29 January (8:30am – 1:00pm) |
| Teacher Only Day | Tuesday 30 January |
| Senior Students Return (Year 11-13) | Wednesday 31 January (9:00am – 12:30pm) |
| Junior Students Return (Year 9 & 10) | Thursday 1 February (9:00am – 3:20pm) |
| All Students Return | Friday 2 February |
| Crest to Crest Challenge | Monday 12 February to Friday 16 February |
| Year 13 Mountain Trip (Mt Ruapehu) | Monday 12 February to Friday 16 February |
| Year 12 Leadership Camp | Monday 12 February to Friday 16 February |
| School Athletics Preliminaries | Thursday 22 February |
| School Athletics Championships & Marching | Wednesday 28 February |
| Year 9 ‘Meet the Teacher’ | Monday 4 March |
| Year 10 ‘Meet the Teacher’ | Tuesday 5 March |
| Senior Production “CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG!” Opening Night | Thursday 14 March |
| Summer Tournament Week | Monday 18 March – Friday 22 March |
| Senior Production “CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG!” Closing Night | Saturday 23 March |
| School Swimming Sports | Friday 5 April |
| School Road Race | Tuesday 9 April |
| Shand Shield Senior Touch, Tennis, Table Tennis | Thursday 11 April |
| End of Term One | Friday, 12 April |
TERM 2
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Start of Term Two | Monday 29 April |
| School ANZAC Service | Tuesday 30 April |
| School Cross Country | Tuesday 30 April |
| Parent Teacher Interviews | Tuesday 7 May |
| Parent Teacher Interviews | Monday 13 May |
| Parent Teacher Interviews | Tuesday 14 May |
| Summer Sports and Cultural Photographs | Wednesday 29 May |
| Class Photographs | Wednesday 29 May |
| Teacher Only Day | Friday 31 May |
| Niger House Rugby Exchange (Away) | Monday 3 June |
| Junior Examinations Start | Thursday 13 June to Wednesday 19 June |
| New Plymouth Exchange (Away) | Wednesday 19 June |
| End of Term Two | Friday 5 July |
TERM 3
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Start of Term Three | Monday 22 July |
| 2025 Year 9 Enrolments Open | Monday 22 July |
| Napier Boys’ High School Polson Banner Exchange (Away) | Wednesday 31 July |
| School Open Day | Thursday 1 August |
| Parent Teacher Interviews | Monday 5 August |
| Parent Teacher Interviews | Thursday 8 August |
| School Ball | Saturday 10 August |
| International Languages Week | Monday 12 – Friday 18 August |
| School Concert | Tuesday 13 – Wednesday 14 August |
| Subject Information Evening | Tuesday 20 August |
| Winter Sports & Cultural Photographs | Wednesday 21 August |
| Winter Tournament Week | Monday 2 – Friday 6 September |
| Mid-Term break | Friday 6 September |
| 1st Team Photographs | Tuesday 10 September |
| School Examinations for Levels 1, 2 & 3 | Thursday 12 – Wednesday 18 September |
| Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori Week | Monday 16 – Friday 20 September |
| Shand Shield Choral Competition | Monday 23 September |
| Shand Shield Winter Tournament | Tuesday 24 September |
| Junior Monrad Cup & Junior Touch | Tuesday 24 September |
| Senior Monrad Cup & Club Kapa Haka Challenge | Thursday 26 September |
| End of Term Three | Friday 27 September |
TERM 4
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Start of Term Four | Monday 14 October |
| Year 13 Leavers’ Dinner | TBC |
| Sport & Cultural Prizegiving | Wednesday 30 October |
| School Prizegiving | Wednesday 30 October |
| College House Prizegiving | Wednesday 30 October |
| Senior Study Leave Begins | Wednesday 30 October |
| Junior Examinations | Tuesday 5 – Friday 8 November |
| NCEA & Scholarship Examinations | Tuesday 5 November – Friday 29 November |
| Year 9 & 10 Current Events | Thursday 14 November |
| Junior Road Race | Thursday 14 November |
| Teacher Only Day | Monday 11 November |
| Year 10 Camp Week | Monday 25 – Friday 29 November |
| Junior Prizegiving | Wednesday 4 December |
| Teacher Only Day | Thursday 5 December |
| End of Term Four | Friday 6 December |