Calendar

Primary School (6 to 13)


Hours

School HoursOpen from 8.30AM – 3.00PM Monday – Friday

Term Dates 2023

Term 1Monday 30th January – Thursday 6th April
Term 2Monday 24th April – Friday 30th June
Term 3Monday 17th July – Friday 22nd September
Term 4Monday 9th October – Tuesday 12th December

School Term 1 2024 starts on Wednesday 31st of January 2024.

Public Statutory Holidays 2023

The Primary School will be closed on the following days if not included in the School Holidays:

Term 1Monday 6th FebruaryWaitangi Day (observed)
 Friday 7th AprilGood Friday
 Monday 10th AprilEaster Monday
Tuesday 25th AprilANZAC Day (observed)
Term 2 Monday 5th JuneQueen’s Birthday
Monday 14th JuneMatariki
Term 3No statutory holidays this school term
Term 4Monday 23rd OctoberLabour Day
 Friday 17th NovemberCanterbury Show Day

Nova Primary School Holidays 2023

The Primary School will be closed on the following days:

Term 1Saturday 4th MarchProfessional Development for all Nova teachers
 Friday 6th MarchNo Primary School, Childrens House Open
Term 2Saturday 6th MayProfessional Development for all Nova teachers 
 Monday 15th MayNo Primary School, Childrens House Open
Saturday 10th JuneProfessional Development for all Nova teachers 
Term 3 Friday 11th AugustNo Primary School, Childrens House Open
 Monday 14th AugustNo Primary School, Childrens House Open
Monday 11th SpetemberNo Primary School, Childrens House Open
Term 4None 

Nova Montessori Children’s House (3 to 6)


Hours

School HoursOpen from 8.30AM – 3.00PM Monday – Friday

Term Dates 2023

Term 1Monday 30th January – Thursday 6th April
Term 2Monday 24th April – Friday 30th June
Term 3Monday 17th July – Friday 22nd September
Term 4Monday 9th October – Tuesday 12th December

The Children’s House holiday programme is from Wednesday the 13th – Tuesday the 19th Dec 2023.

School Term 2022 starts on Wednesday 31st of January 2023.

Public Statutory Holidays 2023

The Childrens House will be closed on the following days if not included in the School Holidays:

Term 1Monday 6th FebruaryWaitangi Day (observed)
 Friday 7th AprilGood Friday
 Monday 10th AprilEaster Monday
The Children’s House is closed on Easter Monday, but it is open the rest of the week and the following week for a holiday programme during the primary school holidays.
Tuesday 25th AprilANZAC Day (observed)
Term 2 Monday 5th JuneQueen’s Birthday
Friday 14th JuneMatariki
Term 3No statutory holidays this school term
Term 4Monday 23rd OctoberLabour Day
 Friday 17th NovemberCanterbury Show Day

Nova Childrens House Holidays 2023

The Childrens House will be closed on the following days:

Term 1Saturday 4th MarchProfessional Development for all Nova teachers
 Friday 6th MarchNo Primary School, Childrens House Open
Term 2Saturday 6th MayProfessional Development for all Nova teachers 
 Monday 15th MayNo Primary School, Childrens House Open
Saturday 10th JuneProfessional Development for all Nova teachers 
Term 3 Friday 11th AugustNo Primary School, Childrens House Open
 Monday 14th AugustNo Primary School, Childrens House Open
Monday 11th SpetemberNo Primary School, Childrens House Open
Term 4None 

Nova Children’s House parents, please note that we do offer a holiday programme during the school holidays throughout the school year.

We also offer it on the last week after the primary closes at the end of the school year, and also the week before the primary resumes at the beginning of the new school year.

A separate notice will be sent out towards the end of each school term for those wanting their child to be part of some or all of those holiday days.