New Zealand School and Public Holidays
New Zealand School Terms, School Holidays and Public Holidays in 2020, 2021 and 2022
Dates of the school holidays, school terms and public holidays in Auckland, New Zealand.
2020 New Zealand public holidays and school holidays
School terms and school holidays for 2020
Spring School Holiday – October school holidays 2020
Saturday 26 September to Sunday 11 October 2020
Term 4
Monday 12 October to not later than Friday 18 December 2020*
*Term 4 finish date can differ by up to 7 days by school, please check with your local primary school. Secondary schools finish earlier no later than Friday 18 December 2020.
Summer School Holiday – December 2020 and January 2021
Saturday 19 December to between Monday 1 February 2021(at the earliest) and Tuesday 9 February 2021 (at the latest).
Auckland public holidays for 2020
Labour Day 2020
Monday 26 October 2020
Christmas Day 2020
Friday 25 December 2020
Boxing Day 2020
Saturday 26 December 2020 observed on Monday 28 December 2020
2021 New Zealand public holidays and school holidays
School terms and school holidays for 2021
Term 1
Monday 1 February (at the earliest) and Tuesday 9 February (at the latest) to Friday 16 April 2021
*Term 1 start date can differ by up to 7 days by school, please check with your local school.
Autumn School Holiday – April school holidays 2021
Saturday 17 April to Sunday 2 May 2021
Term 2
Monday 3 May to Friday 9 July 2021
Winter School Holiday – July school holidays 2021
Saturday 10 July to Sunday 25 July 2021
Term 3
Monday 26 July to Friday 1 October 2021
Spring School Holiday – October school holidays 2021
Saturday 2 October to Sunday 17 October 2021
Term 4
Monday 18 October to no later than Monday 20 December 2021*
*Term 4 finish date can differ by up to 7 days by school, please check with your local school.
Summer School Holiday – December 2021 and January 2022
No later than Monday 20 December 2021 to between Monday 31 January and Tuesday 8 February 2022.
Auckland public holidays for 2021
New Years Day
Friday 1 January 2021
Day after New Year’s Day
Saturday 2 January 2021, observed on Monday 4 January 2021
Auckland Anniversary Day
Monday 1 February 2021
Waitangi Day
Saturday 6 February 2021, observed on Monday 8 February 2021
Good Friday
Friday 2 April 2021
Easter Monday
Monday 5 April 2021
ANZAC Day
Sunday 25 April 2021, observed on Monday 26 April 2021
Queens Birthday
Monday 7 June 2021
Labour Day
Monday 25 October 2021
Christmas Day
Saturday 25 December 2021, observed on Monday 27 December 2021
Boxing Day
Sunday 26 December 2021, observed on Tuesday 28 December 2021
2022 New Zealand public holidays and school holidays
School terms and school holidays for 2022
Term 1
Monday 31 January (at the earliest)and Tuesday 8 February (at the latest)* to Thursday 14 April 2022
Term 1 start date can differ by up to 7 days for each school, please check with your local school for the exact start date.
Autumn School Holiday
Friday 15 April to Sunday 1 May 2022
Term 2
Monday 2 May to Friday 8 July 2022
Winter School Holiday
Saturday 9 July to Sunday 24 July 2022
Term 3
Monday 25 July to Friday 30 September 2022
Spring School Holiday
Saturday 1 October to Sunday 16 October 2022
Term 4
Monday 17 October to no later than Tuesday 20 December 2022*
Term 4 finish date can differ by up to 7 days by school, please check with your local school.
Auckland public holidays for 2022
New Years Day
Saturday 1 January 2022, observed on Monday 3 January 2022
Day after New Year’s Day
Saturday 2 January 2022, observed on Tuesday 4 January 2022
Auckland Anniversary Day
Monday 31 January 2022
Waitangi Day
Sunday 6 February 2022, observed on Monday 7 February 2022
Good Friday
Friday 15 April 2022
Easter Monday
Monday 18 April 2022
ANZAC Day
Monday 25 April 2022
Queens Birthday
Monday 6 June 2022
Labour Day
Monday 24 October 2022
Christmas Day
Sunday 25 December 2022, observed on Tuesday 27 December 2022
Boxing Day
Monday 26 December 2022
* School term dates in this article have been sourced from the New Zealand Ministry of Education.
