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
- 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
- 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