Key Dates 2026

Note that not all school events are listed here. Please see the school calendar on the website for more important dates.

Term 1:

• 29 Jan – first day for Year 9 students (information sent separately)

• 29 Jan – assembly and registration for Years 10 – 13 (this takes approximately two hours)

  • Year 10 – AGC at 10:45am

  • Year 11 – Sports Centre at 11:00am

  • Year 12 – AGC at 1:30pm

  • Year 13 – Sports Centre at 1:30pm

• 4 Feb – academic classes begin for all students at 8:50am

• 10 Feb – Y10 – 13 class and individual photos

• 13 March – Runathon

• 2 April (last day of Term 1)

Term 2 (20 April – 3 July)

• 12 May – in-person Parent Teacher Meetings (online meetings throughout the week)

• 21 May – in-person Parent Teacher Meetings (online meetings throughout the week)

• 26 May – NZQA CAA Writing for Y11 students

• 29 May – LOOP conference (teacher only day)

Term 3 (20 July – 25 Sept)

• 12 August – Tutor Conferences

• 9 – 18 September – Derived Grade Exams (Y12 -13 and NCEA candidates)

• 9 September – NZQA Reading CAA for Year 10 students

• 15 September – NZQA Numeracy CAA for Year 10 students 

• 21 – 25 September – Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 

Term 4 (12 October – 8 December)

• 6 – 9 November – Year 11 Exams 

• 10 November – 4 December –  NZQA Exams

• 7 December – final day for Year 10

• 8 December – final day for Year 9

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