Like the majority of schools in New Zealand, Opua School works to four terms per year. There is typically a break of two weeks between terms apart from the summer holidays over Christmas which is a seven-week break.
2024 School Year, Term dates:
Term 1 – Thursday, 1st February – Friday, 12th April
Term 2 – Monday 29th April – Friday, 5th July
Term 3 – Monday, 22nd July – Friday, 27th September
Term 4 – Monday, 14th October – Tuesday, 17th December
For your advanced awareness:
2025 School Year, Term dates:
Term 1 – Tuesday, 4th February – Friday, 11th April
Term 2 – Monday 28th April – Friday, 27th June
Term 3 – Monday, 14th July – Friday, 19th September
Term 4 – Monday, 6th October – Wednesday, 17th December
Typical Daily Routine
- Arrive at school between 8.30am – 8.55am
- Class starts 9.00am
- Learning Block 1 9.00am – 11.00am
- Sit down eating 11.00am – 11.07am
- Playtime 11.07am – 11.30am
- Learning Block 2 11.30am – 1.00pm
- Sit down eating 1.00pm – 1.15pm
- Playtime 1.15pm – 2.00pm
- Learning Block 3 2.00pm – 2.55pm
- Duties, Pack up, Sharing 2.55pm – 3.00pm
- Home Time 3.00pm