Education in our home is a 24 hour process. We don’t take any breaks – it is a lifestyle.
I do like to know when the school holidays are as town is busier then and I like to monitor my children’s playing on the street a lot more during the holidays.
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2008 TERM DATES
| Term 2 | Monday 5 May | To | Friday 4 July (88 half-days) |
| Term 3 | Monday 21 July | To | Friday 26 September (100 half-days) |
| Term 4 | Monday 13 October | To | No later than Friday 19 December (98 half-days) * |
| * Or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for 384 half-days in 2008. | |||
| 2008 – SECONDARY AND COMPOSITE SCHOOLS | |||
| Term 1 | Between Tuesday 29 January (at the earliest); and Thursday 7 February (at the latest). |
To | Friday 18 April (98 – 110 half-days) |
| Term 2 | Monday 5 May | To | Friday 4 July (88 half-days) |
| Term 3 | Monday 21 July | To | Friday 26 September (100 half-days) |
| Term 4 | Monday 13 October | To | Wednesday 17 December (94 half days)* |
| * Or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for 380 half-days in 2008. | |||
2008 Holidays
Schools must be closed in 2008 on Saturdays and Sundays and on the following days:
Queen’s Birthday Monday 2 June
Labour Day Monday 27 October
Christmas Day 25 December
Boxing Day 26 December
and the relevant Anniversary Day Holiday as listed below
Anniversary Day Holidays 2008
| Auckland | Monday 28 January | Within school holidays |
| Taranaki | Monday 10 March | Within Term 1 |
| Hawkes Bay | Friday 24 October | Within Term 4 |
| Wellington | Monday 21 January | Within school holidays |
| Marlborough | Monday 3 November | Within Term 4 |
| Nelson | Monday 4 February | Within school holidays |
| Canterbury | Friday 14 November | Within Term 4 |
| Canterbury (South) | Monday 22 September | Within Term 3 |
| Westland | Monday 1 December | Within Term 4 |
| Otago | Monday 24 March | Within Term 1 (Easter) |
| Southland | Monday 14 January | Within school holidays |
| Chatham Islands | Monday 1 December | Within Term 4 |