School Hours & Term Dates

8:30am – Teachers on duty. Road patrols begin and children can enter classrooms.

8:45am – Children should be at school, ready to start the day’s program at 8:50am.

8:50am – 10:30am – Block 1

10:30am – 10:50am – Morning Tea

10:50am – 11:50am – Block 2

11:50am – 12:00pm- Brain Break

12:00pm– 1:00pm – Block 3

1:00pm – 1:10pm – Lunch eating in class

1:10pm – 1:50pm – Lunch Break

1:50pm – 3:00pm – Block 4

3:00pm – School finishes

Children need to be collected from school by 3:10pm. Any child waiting needs to wait at the Arts Centre. The Mt Roskill Primary School Board of Trustees has determined that any child not collected by 3:20pm on any school day will be placed in the care of a staff member and will wait in the office. The parents will be phoned and the child must be picked up as soon as possible.

2026

  • Term 1: Monday 2nd February to Thursday 2nd April
  • Term 2: Monday 20th April to Friday 3rd July
  • Term 3: Monday 20th July to Friday 25th September
  • Term 4: Monday 12th October to Tuesday 15th December
 
2026 Teacher Learning Day 
  • Term 3 Friday 24th July 

 

2026 Public Holidays/School Closures

  • Friday 6th February Waitangi Day
  • Friday 3rd April Good Friday
  • Monday 27th April Anzac Day
  • Monday 1st June King’s Birthday
  • Friday 10th July Matariki
  • Monday 26th October Labour Day

2027

  • Term 1: Tuesday  2nd February to Friday 9th April
  • Term 2: Tuesday 27th April to Friday 2nd July
  • Term 3: Monday 19th July to Friday 24th September
  • Term 4: Monday 11th October to Thursday 16th December
 
2027 Teacher Learning Day 
  • Term 3 Friday 23rd July 

 

2027 Public Holidays/School Closures

  • Monday 8th February Waitangi Day Observed
  • Friday 26th March Good Friday
  • Monday 29th March Easter Monday
  • Tuesday 30th March Easter Tuesday
  • Monday 26th April Anzac Day Observed
  • Monday 7th June King’s Birthday
  • Friday 25th June Matariki
  • Monday 25th October Labour Day