2011 term dates
Differences for 2011
The usual length of each school term has been adjusted for 2011. Terms 1 and 2 are slightly longer than usual, and Term 4 is two weeks shorter. This adjustment has been made to align the October term holiday with the final stages of the 2011 Rugby World Cup tournament.
The earliest start date for 2011 has been amended. The earliest date on which schools may open in 2011 is Monday 31 January (rather than Tuesday 1 February, as previously).
For primary and intermediate schools
This table shows term start and end dates schools must use.
Term Start date End date
1 Between Monday 31 January (at the earliest) and Monday 7 February (at the latest) Friday 15 April (100 to 110 half-days)
2 Monday 2 May Friday 15 July (108 half-days)
3 Monday 1 August Friday 7 October (100 half-days)
4 Tuesday 25 October No later than Tuesday 20 December (82 half-days)*
* Or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for 390 half-days in 2011.
For secondary and composite schools
This table shows term start and end dates schools must use.
Term Start date End date
1 Between Monday 31 January (at the earliest) and Monday 7 February (at the latest) Friday 15 April (100 to 110 half-days)
2 Monday 2 May Friday 15 July (108 half-days)
3 Monday 1 August Friday 7 October (100 half-days)
4 Tuesday 25 October No later than Tuesday 13 December (72 half-days)*
* Or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for 380 half-days in 2011.
2011 holidays
Schools must be closed in 2011 on Saturdays and Sundays, and on these days:
New Years Day - 1 January
Day after New Years Day - 2 January
Waitangi Day - 6 February (Sunday)
Good Friday - 22 April
Easter Monday - 25 April
Day after Easter Monday - 26 April (Tuesday)
Anzac Day - 25 April
Queen's Birthday - 6 June (Monday)
Labour Day - 24 October (Monday)
Christmas Day - 25 December
Boxing Day - 26 December
And the relevant Anniversary Day holiday as below.
Anniversary Day holidays 20111
Province2 Includes Actual day Date observed in 2011
Southland Invercargill, Bluff, Milford Sound, Fiordland 17 January Monday 17 January
Wellington Wellington, Manawatu, Whanganui 22January Monday 24 January
Auckland Waikato, King Country, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne/East Coast 29 January Monday 31 January
Northland Whangarei 29 January Monday 31 January
Nelson Nelson, Tasman, Buller and parts of North Canterbury 1 February Monday 31 January
Otago Dunedin, Queenstown 23 March Monday 21 March
Taranaki (New Plymouth) New Plymouth 31 March Monday 14 March
South Canterbury 25 September Monday 26 September
Hawkes' Bay Napier, Hastings 1 November Friday 21 October
Malborough Blenheim, Picton 1 November Monday 31 October
Canterbury Christchurch, Ashburton 16 November Friday 11 November
Chatham Islands 30 November Monday 28 November
Westland Westport, Greymouth 1 December Monday 5 December