School Hours & Term Dates

School Hours 2025

8:30 am Students begin to arrive at school

9:00 am School begins

9:00 - 11:00 Learning time 1

11:00 - 11:30         Morning Tea (Tamariki are required to sit down and eat for the last 10 minutes)

11:30 - 1:00 Learning time 2

1:00 - 1:30 Lunch (Tamariki are required to sit down and eat for the last10 minutes)

1:30 - 2:45 Learning time 3

2.45 pm School ends

Term Dates 2025

DATE                                                      EVENT

Monday 3rd February, 2-3:30pm Open Afternoon - get to know classmates, classroom, teachers

Tuesday 4th February, 9am             Term 1 begins with a mihi whakatau to welcome new children and families

Thursday 6th February Waitangi Day (school closed)

Friday 7th February School closed

Friday 14th March School closed, teacher only day for our Kāhui Ako

Friday 11 April Last Day of Term 1 (two week holiday includes ANZAC Day 25th April)


Monday 28th April         Term 2 begins

Monday 2nd June                      King's Birthday Public Holiday (school closed)

Friday 20th June Matariki Public Holiday (school closed)

Friday 27th June                       Last day of Term 2 


Monday 14th July                               Term 3 begins

Friday 19th September           Last day of Term 3


Monday 6th October                   Term 4 begins

Monday 27th October                    Labour Day  (school closed)

Monday 1st December               Westland Anniversary Day (school closed)

To be confirmed       Last day of term 4: tbc, no later than 19th December

What's On at HPS? School Calendar

See here for information about after school (Extra Curricular) activities