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.
2023 School Year, Term dates:
Term 1 – Wednesday 1st February – Thursday, 6th April
Term 2 – Monday 24th April – Friday, 30th June
Term 3 – Monday, 17th July – Friday, 22nd September
Term 4 – Monday, 9th October – Friday, 15th 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