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2023
Term Dates 2023
| Term | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Monday 30 January | Thursday 6 April |
| Term 2 | Monday 24 April | Friday 30 June |
| Term 3 | Monday 17 July | Friday 22 September |
| Term 4 | Monday 9 October | Wednesday 6 December |
Public Holidays 2023
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| Waitangi Day | Monday 6 February |
| Good Friday | Friday 7 April |
| King’s Birthday | Monday 5 June |
| Matariki Public Holiday | Friday 14 July |
| Labour Day | Monday 23 October |
Key Dates & Events 2023
TERM 1
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Senior Course Confirmation | Monday 30 January (8:30am – 1:00pm) |
| Teacher Only Day | Tuesday 31 January |
| Senior Students Return (Year 11-13) | Wednesday 1 February (9:00am – 12:30pm) |
| Junior Students Return (Year 9 & 10) | Thursday 2 February (9:00am – 3:20pm) |
| All Students Return | Friday 3 February |
| Crest to Crest Challenge | Monday 13 February – Friday 17 February |
| Year 13 Mountain Trip (Mt Ruapehu) | Monday 13 February – Friday 17 February |
| Year 12 Leadership Camp | Monday 27 February – Friday 3 March |
| School Athletics Preliminaries | Tuesday 28 February |
| Year 9 ‘Meet the Teacher’ | Monday 6 March |
| School Athletics Championships & Marching | Tuesday 7 March |
| Year 10 ‘Meet the Teacher’ | Wednesday 8 March |
| Senior Production “OKLAHOMA!” Opening Night | Thursday 16 March |
| Senior Production “OKLAHOMA!” Closing Night | Saturday 25 March |
| Summer Tournament Week | Monday 27 March – Friday 31 March |
| School Road Race | Monday 3 April |
| School Swimming Sports | Wednesday 5 April |
| Shand Shield Senior Touch, Tennis, Table Tennis | Thursday 6 April |
| End of Term One | Thursday 6 April |
TERM 2
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Start of Term Two | Monday 24 April |
| Teacher Only Day | Monday 24 April |
| School Cross Country | Thursday 27 April |
| School Anzac Service | Thursday 27 April |
| Parent Teacher Interviews | Tuesday 2 May (2.30 pm – 7.30 pm) |
| Parent Teacher Interviews | Monday 8 May (9.00 am – 3.15 pm) |
| Parent Teacher Interviews | Wednesday 10 May (2.30 pm – 6.15 pm) |
| Summer Sports and Cultural Photographs | Wednesday 31 May |
| Niger House Rugby Exchange (Home) | Monday 5 June |
| Class Photographs | Tuesday 6 June |
| Junior Examinations Start | Thursday 8 June – Wednesday 14 June |
| New Plymouth Exchange (Home) | Thursday 15 June |
| End of Term Two | Friday 30 June |
TERM 3
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Start of Term Three | Monday 17 July |
| 2023 Year 9 Enrolments Open | Monday 17 July |
| Napier Boys’ High School Polson Banner Exchange (Home) | Wednesday 26 July |
| School Open Day | Thursday 27 July |
| Parent Teacher Interviews | Monday 31 July (2.30 pm – 7.30 pm) |
| Parent Teacher Interviews | Thursday 3 August (2.30 pm – 7.30 pm) |
| International Languages Week | Monday 7 August – Friday 11 August |
| School Concert | Tuesday 8 August – Wednesday 9 August |
| School Ball | Saturday 12 August |
| Winter Sports & Cultural Photographs | Thursday 17 August |
| Subject Information Evening | Thursday 17 August |
| Winter Tournament Week | Monday 28 August – Friday 1 September |
| Mid-Term break | Friday 1 September |
| 1st Team Photographs | Tuesday 5 September |
| School Examinations for Levels 1, 2 & 3 | Wednesday 6 September – Wednesday 13 September |
| Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori Week | Monday 11 September – Friday 15 September |
| Shand Shield Choral Competition | Monday 18 September |
| Shand Shield Winter Tournament | Tuesday 19 September |
| Junior Monrad Cup & Junior Touch | Wednesday 20 September |
| Senior Monrad Cup & Club Kapa Haka Challenge | Thursday 21 September |
| End of Term Three | Friday 22 September |
TERM 4
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Start of Term Four | Monday 9 October |
| Year 13 Leavers’ Dinner | Monday 30 October |
| Sport & Cultural Prizegiving | Wednesday 1 November |
| School Prizegiving | Wednesday 1 November |
| College House Prizegiving | Wednesday 1 November |
| Senior Study Leave Begins | Wednesday 1 November |
| Junior Examinations | Monday 6 November – Friday 10 November |
| NCEA & Scholarship Examinations | Monday 6 November – Friday 30 November |
| Year 9 & 10 Current Events | Thursday 16 November |
| Junior Road Race | Thursday 16 November |
| Teacher Only Day | Monday 20 November |
| Year 10 Camp Week | Monday 27 November – Friday 1 December |
| Junior Prizegiving | Tuesday 5 December |
| Teacher Only Day | Wednesday 6 December |
| End of Term Four | Wednesday 6 December |