Term Dates
Start of Year Programme 2026
Start of Year Programme Details
Tuesday 20 January 2026
School Office Opens 8am to 4pm
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Course Confirmation 9am to 12pm
Years 12 and 13 and any new Year 10 to 13 students
Thursday 22 January & Friday 23 January 2026
Administration Days – No Students
Monday 26 January & Tuesday 27 January
Teacher Only Days – School Closed
Wednesday 28 January 2026
Year 10 to 13 Students: attend from 8.40am
Year 9 Students: attend from 10am to 1.30pm
10am – Pōhiri for all students new to Tawa College in 2026
Thursday 29 January & Friday 30 January 2026
The Tawa Way – Days 1 & 2
All students attend from 8.40am to 2.20pm
Monday 2 & Tuesday 3 February 2026
The Tawa Way – Days 1 & 2
All students attend from 8.40am to 2.20pm
Wednesday 4 February 2026
All Year Levels – Full Timetabled Classes 9.30am* to 3.20pm
* note later start time on Wednesday
Thursday 5 February 2026
Teacher Only Day – School Closed
Friday 6 February 2026
Waitangi Day – School Closed
Monday 9 February 2026
All Year Levels – Full Timetabled Classes 9.00am to 3.20pm
Term Dates 2026
Term 1 (Monday 26 January 2026 to Thursday 2 April
2026)
Course Confirmation
Wednesday 21 January 9am – 12pm for Y12 , Y13 and new Y10-Y13 students
Teacher Only Day
Monday 26 January, Tuesday 27 January, Thursday 5th February, Friday 20th March
Waitangi Day
Friday 6 February
Term 2 (Monday 20 April 2026 to Friday 3 July 2026)
Teacher Only Day
Friday 29 May
Anzac Day
Monday 27 April
King’s Birthday
Monday 1 June
Term 3 (Monday 20 July 2026 to Friday 25 September
2026)
Teacher Only Day
Monday 31 August
Term 4 (Monday 12 October 2026 to Thursday 10 December
2026)
Labour Day
Monday 26 October