Term Dates and School Holidays at Whangamata Area School

Key
Dates

Key dates for Whangamata Area School for 2026:

Full school Start 2nd February 2026

Term dates for Whangamata Area School

Term 1: 2/2/26 to 2/4/26

Term 2: 20/4/26 to 3/7/26

Term 3: 20/7/26 to 25/9/26

Term 4: 12/10/26 to 10/12/26

Term	Term Dates	Holidays
TERM ONE	Monday 2 February to Friday 2 April 2026	Public holidays During Term: Waitangi Day - Friday 6 February
TERM TWO	Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July 2026	Public holidays During Term: King’s Birthday – Monday 1 June
TERM THREE	Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September 2026
TERM FOUR	Monday 12 October to Thursday 10 december 2026	Public holidays During Term: Labour Day – Monday 26 October

A typical school day.

8:45 am	School begins	Yr 1-8 to homeroom, Yr 9-13 to KORU teacher.
9 am	Period 1
10 am	Period 2
10:45 am	Junior School (Yr 1-6)	Lunch eating time
11 am – 11:40 am	Break 1	All students on break, plus organised sports and other groups meet.
11:40 am	Period 3
12:40 pm	Period 4
1:40 pm – 2 pm	Break 2
2 pm	Period 5
3 pm	School Ends

School Timetable