Wellington College Newsletter – Week 2, Term 1, 2026

February 6, 2026

Key Dates 2026
All key dates can be viewed on school calendar here

Term 1 (29 Jan – 2 April)

  • 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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