2015 school terms and holidays
This page provides information on the 2015 School Terms and Holidays for State and State-Integrated primary, intermediate, secondary and composite schools. It also provides information for Anniversary Day Holidays for 2015.
2015 School Term Dates:
- Primary and Intermediate Schools
| Term 1 2015 | ||
| Between Monday 26 January (at the earliest); and Thursday 5 February (at the latest) | to | Thursday 2 April |
| Term 2 2015 | ||
| Monday 20 April | to | Friday 3 July |
| Term 3 2015 | ||
| Monday 20 July | to | Friday 25 September |
| Term 4 2015 | ||
| Monday 12 October | to | No later than Friday 18 December (98 half-days)* |
* or a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for 384 half-days in 2015.
- Secondary and Composite Schools
| Term 1 2015 | ||
| Between Monday 26 January (at the earliest); and Thursday 5 February (at the latest) | to | Thursday 2 April |
| Term 2 2015 | ||
| Monday 20 April | to | Friday 3 July |
| Term 3 2015 | ||
| Monday 20 July | to | Friday 25 September |
| Term 4 2015 | ||
| Monday 12 October | to | No later than Wednesday 16 December |
* Or a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for 380 half-days in 2015.
2015 Public (Statutory) Holidays
New Zealand schools must be closed on Saturdays and Sundays and on the following statutory holidays:
| 2015 | |
| New Year’s Day | 1 January |
| Day after New Years Day | 2 January |
| Waitangi Day | 6 February |
| Good Friday | 3 April |
| Easter Monday | 6 April |
| Day after Easter Monday | 7 April |
| Anzac Day | 25 April |
| Queen’s Birthday | 1 June |
| Labour Day | 26 October |
| Christmas Day | 25 December |
| Boxing Day | 26 December |
And the relevant Anniversary Day Holiday for 2015 as listed below:
| Auckland | Monday 26 January | Refer individual school start date |
| Taranaki | Monday 9 March | Within Term 1 |
| Hawke’s Bay | Friday 23 October | Within Term 4 |
| Wellington | Monday 19 January | Within school holidays |
| Marlborough | Monday 2 November | Within Term 4 |
| Nelson | Monday 2 February | Refer individual school start date |
| Canterbury | Friday 13 November | Within Term 4 |
| Canterbury (South) | Monday 28 September | Within Term 3 |
| Westland | Monday 30 November | Within Term 4 |
| Otago | Monday 23 March | Within Term 1 |
| Southland | Tuesday 7 April | Within school holidays |
| Chatham Islands | Monday 30 November | Within Term 4 |