SCHOOL TERMS AND HOLIDAYS 2010 - 2012
School Calendar
Please check the TBHS calendar for actual dates the school is
open.
(Information for this page is taken from the Ministry of Education website).
N.B. Term and holiday dates can be different for primary and
secondary schools. If you wish to know dates for primary schools please
visit:
http://www.minedu.govt.nz and follow the
link at the top of the page.
Please check on the Ministry's website for possible changes or updates to the
information shown below.
2010 Secondary School Terms
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Term 1
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Tuesday 2 February (at the earliest); and
Friday 5 February (at the latest).
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To
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Thursday 1 April (80 - 86 half-days)
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Term 2
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Monday 19 April
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To
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Friday 2 July
(108 half-days)
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Term 3
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Monday 19 July
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To
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Friday 24 September
(100 half-days)
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Term 4
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Monday 11 October
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To
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Tuesday 14 December (92 half-days) *
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* Or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for
instruction for 380 half-days in 2010.
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2011 Secondary School Terms
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Term 1
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Monday 31 January (at the earliest); and
Monday 7 February (at the latest).
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To
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Friday 15 April (100 - 108 half-days)
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Term 2
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Monday 2 May
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To
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Friday 15 July
(108 half-days)
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Term 3
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Monday 1 August
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To
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Friday 7 October
(100 half-days)
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Term 4
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Tuesday 25 October
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To
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No later than Tuesday 13 December (72 half-days) *
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* Or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for
instruction for 380 half-days in 2011.
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2012 Secondary School Terms
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Term 1
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Monday 30 January (at the earliest); and
Tuesday 7 February (at the latest).
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To
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Thursday 5 April (86 - 94 half-days)
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Term 2
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Monday 23 April
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To
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Friday 29 June
(96 half-days)
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Term 3
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Monday 16 July
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To
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Friday 28 September
(110 half-days)
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Term 4
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Monday 15 October
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To
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Friday 14 December (88 half-days) *
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* Or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for
instruction for 380 half-days in 2012.
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Holidays
Schools must be closed in on Saturdays and Sundays and on the following holidays:
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Waitangi Day
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Feb 6
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Feb 6
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Feb 6
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Good Friday
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Apr 2*
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Apr 22*
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Apr 6*
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Easter Monday
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Apr 5*
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Apr 25*
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Apr 9*
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Easter Tuesday
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Apr 6*
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Apr 26*
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Apr 10*
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ANZAC Day
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Apr 25*
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Apr 25
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Apr 25
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Queen's Birthday
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Jun 7
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Jun 6
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Jun 4
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Anniversary Day
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Sep 27*
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Sep 26
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Sep 24
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Labour Day
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Oct 25
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Oct 24
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Oct 22
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N.B. Dates with * fall during school holidays.
Further information can be found on the Ministry of
Education website at:
http://www.minedu.govt.nz
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EXPLANATORY NOTES
(from the Ministry of Education website, February 2010)
Flexibility of Dates
Schools may exercise flexibility to open for instruction
between the day following Auckland Anniversary day and 7
February, the day following Waitangi Day. Schools serving
the same community must consult to establish a common
opening day for schools in that community. This flexibility
of dates will allow schools to accommodate local events more
easily. As in previous years, a board of trustees may close
a school for teacher-only days, local gala or show days, and
in-service training days. This flexibility is restricted
to these events.
Where a board exercises this flexibility and closes the
school, boards must ensure that schools are open for
instruction for the prescribed number of half-days in 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Teacher Preparation and Teacher-Only Days
Teacher-only days are planning and preparation days.
Instruction is not provided for pupils on these days.
Teacher preparation and teacher-only days, including "jumbo
days" where a number of schools combine for in-service
training, are not included in the calculations of half-days
when schools are officially open for instruction.
It is recognised that teachers work on professional
development and general school and class room planning
during times when schools are not open for instruction,
including the period of "call-back" days provided for in the
primary and secondary teacher collective agreements.
Dates do not need to be notified to the Ministry of
Education
Boards of trustees do not need to advise the Ministry of
their school term dates.
Local Anniversary Day Holiday
If the local Anniversary Day holiday falls within school term
dates, a school will need to stay open for an extra day to
ensure that it meets the requirement to be open for
instruction for the required number of half-days.
Responsibility To Be Open for Instruction
Boards of trustees should notify the school bus operators of
school term dates for the following year.
Responsibility to be open for instruction
Section 65A(2) of the Education Act 1989 requires that every
board of trustees shall ensure that each school it
administers is open for instruction every year on the number
of half-days set by the Minister of Education. Schools must
be open for instruction accordingly.
Under section 65E of the Education Act 1989, a board of
trustees may close a school at any time because of epidemic,
flood, fire or other emergency. Ministry of Education
consent to close a school in an emergency is not required
although the local Ministry office should be notified.
However, if the emergency will result in the school not
being open for the required number of half-days in that
year, approval to reduce the number of half-days open must
be obtained from the Manager at the nearest office of the
Ministry of Education. Emergencies do not include paid union
meetings or strikes.
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