New Zealand School Holidays 2024
All the dates for primary, intermediate and secondary school holidays and term times published in one place.
Updated 30 March 2024
Upcoming New Zealand School Holidays 2024
Term Times |
Dates |
Term 1 Dates |
Starts between Monday 29 January (at the earliest) and Wednesday 7 February (at the latest) Ends Friday 12 April |
Term 1 Holidays |
Saturday 13 April to Sunday 28 April (includes ANZAC Day – Thursday 25 April) Waitangi Day – Tuesday 6 February Easter: Good Friday 29 March, Easter Monday 1 April, Easter Tuesday 2 April (a school holiday) |
Term 2 Dates |
Monday 29 April to Friday 5 July |
Term 2 Holidays |
Saturday 6 July to Sunday 21 July King’s Birthday – Monday 3 June Matariki – Friday 28 June |
Term 3 Dates |
Monday 22 July to Friday 27 September |
Term 3 Holidays |
Saturday 28 September to Sunday 13 October |
Term 4 Dates |
Starts Monday 14 October, Ends no later than Friday 20 December |
Term 4 Holidays |
5 to 6 weeks (from school’s closing day until the opening date the following year) Inlcudes: Christmas Day – Wednesday 25 December Boxing Day – Thursday 26 December New Year's Day – Wednesday 1 January 2025 Day after New Year's Day – Thursday 2 January 2025 |
Source: MoE
