2025
Term 4: Monday 6 October - Friday 11 December
9 December Junior Prizegiving and end of Term 4
2026 - KEY DATES
Term 1 - term dates: Wednesday 28 January - Thursday 2 April (88 half-days)
Thursday 22 January - Course confirmation
Friday 23 January - New Teacher Induction
Mon-Tues 27-28 January - Staff Only Days
Years 9 and 13 (Orientation) start day: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
Years 10/11/12 start Friday, 30 January
Anniversary Day Monday, 2 February
Waitangi Day Friday, 6 February
New Whānau BBQ Thursday, 19 February
House Sports Thursday, 12 March
Easter In School Holidays
TERM 2 Monday, 20 April - Friday, 3 July (106 half-days)
ANZAC Day Saturday, 25 April
ANZAC Holiday Monday, 27 April
King’s Birthday Monday, 1 June
Matariki In School Holidays
TERM 3 Monday 20 July - Friday, 25 September (100 half-days)
Senior Ball Saturday, 19 September
No public holidays
TERM 4 Monday, 12 October - Friday 11 December (86-90 half-days)
Labour Day Monday, 26 October
Senior Prizegiving Thursday, 29 October
NCEA External Exams start Tuesday, 3 November
Orientation Day Friday, 13 November
End date - students Between 11-15 December
Finishing date will be confirmed once we know whether the government is going to allocate term time PLD Days. Please note that for 2025 this information was received mid December. If you are booking travel, please make sure it is after Wednesday, 16 December.
Motueka High School
Te Kura Tuarua o Motueka
Today's Learners, Tomorrow's Leaders
Whakarewa Street, Motueka 7120
Private Bag 1001, Motueka 7143
Phone +64 (0)3 528 9050
Email admin@motuekahigh.school.nz
Office hours
8.30am - 4.15pm Monday to Friday (term time)
School Information