Check the 2013 School Terms and Holiday Dates for NZ primary, intermediate and secondary schools + Public holidays + regional Anniversary days in NZ.
Please ensure that you check the appropriate Terms table — whether for Primary & Intermediate schools or for Secondary and Composite schools.
2013Â School Term Dates:
1. Primary and Intermediate Schools
| Term 1  2013 | ||
| Between Monday 28 January (at the earliest); and Thursday 7 February (at the latest. | to | Friday 19 April |
| Term 2  2013 | ||
| Monday 6 May | to | Friday 12 July |
| Term 3 2013 | ||
| Monday 29 July | to | Friday 27 September |
| Term 4 2013 | ||
| Monday 14 October | to | Friday 20 December* |
* or a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for 384 half-days in 2013.
2. Secondary and Composite Schools
| Term 1  2013 | ||
| Between Monday 28 January (at the earliest); and Thursday 7 February (at the latest) | to | Friday 19 April |
| Term 2  2013 | ||
| Monday 6 May | to | Friday 12 July |
| Term 3  2013 | ||
| Monday 29 July | to | Friday 27 September |
| Term 4 2013 | ||
| Monday 14 October | to | Wednesday 18 December* |
* Or a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for 380 half-days in 2013.
2013 Public (Statutory) Holidays
New Zealand schools must be closed on Saturdays and Sundays and on the following statutory holidays:
| Â 2013 | |
| Â New Year’s Day | 1 January |
| Â Day after New Years Day | 2 January |
| Â Waitangi Day | 6 February |
| Â Good Friday | 29 March |
| Â Easter Monday | 1 April |
| Â Day after Easter Monday | 2 April |
| Â Anzac Day | 25 April |
| Â Queen’s Birthday | 3 June |
| Â Labour Day | 28 October |
| Â Christmas Day | 25 December |
| Â Boxing Day | 26 December |
And the relevant Anniversary Day Holiday for 2013Â as listed below:
| Auckland | Â Monday 28 January | Refer individual school start date |
| Taranaki |  Monday 11 March |  Within Term 1 |
| Hawke’s Bay | Â Friday 25 October | Â Within Term 4 |
| Wellington |  Monday 21 January |  Within school holidays |
| Marlborough |  Monday 4 November |  Within Term 4 |
| Nelson | Â Monday 4 February | Refer individual school start date |
| Canterbury | Â Friday 15 November | Â Within Term 4 |
| Canterbury (South) | Â Monday 23 September | Â Within Term 3 |
| Westland | Â Monday 2 December | Â Within Term 4 |
| Otago | Â Monday 25 March | Â Within Term 1 |
| Southland | Â Monday 21 January | Â Within school holidays |
| Chatham Islands | Â Monday 2 December | Â Within Term 4 |
