Important Dates
DATES FOR 2025
Please take care to check these regularly as dates can change during the school year. We would encourage you to list significant dates on your own calendars.
Event dates may change and new events may be added throughout the year.
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Kaikorai Valley College 2025 Year Dates
TERM 1 | |
30 January | Year 7 – 9 begin |
31 January | All School begins |
4-5 February | Leadership Camp |
6 February | Waitangi Day (no school) |
11 February | Philip Craigie Awards 1pm |
14 February | House Day |
17 February | 3-Way Conferencing Day |
19 February | Athletic Sports |
20 February | Athletic Sports (backup day) |
4 March | Sports Expo |
24 March | Otago Anniversary Day (no school) |
3 April | Teacher Only Day |
11 April | Last day of Term 1 |
14-27 April | School Holidays |
TERM 2 | |
28 April | 1st Day of Term 2 |
9-13 May | Lit/Num exams fortnight |
20 May | Parent interview full school 2pm start |
2 June | King’s Birthday (no school) |
27 June | Last Day of Term 2 |
30 June- 13 July | School Holidays |
TERM 3 | |
14 July | 1st Day of Term 3 |
21 July | OPEN NIGHT |
28 August | 3-Way Conferencing Day |
29 August | OPSSA Otago Cross Country |
1-12 September | Lit/Num exams fortnight Year 11 |
5 September | OPSSA Otago Cross Country (backup day) |
8-12 September | Level 2/3 Digi CAA week |
8-12 September | Senior Assessment Week |
8-19 September | Lit/Num exams fortnight Year 10 |
10 September | Board Election Date |
17 September | Sports and Cultural Prize Giving |
19 September | Last day of Term 3 |
22 September – 5 October | School Holidays |
TERM 4 | |
6 October | First day of Term 4 |
6-10 October | NCEA Literacy and Numeracy exam week |
6-10 October | Digital Technology CAA week |
13-17 October | Level 2/3 Digi CAA week |
21 October | Teacher Only Day (no school) |
27 October | Labour Day (no school) |
29 October | Senior Prizegiving (TBC) |
30 October | Celebration Assembly (TBC) |
4-7 November | Junior Exams |
4-28 November | NZQA Exams |
4 December | Clearance Day (TBC) |
10 December | Junior Prizegiving |
10 December | School finishes after prizegiving |