Term dates & school hours
The Junior School day is 8:30am – 3pm. The Senior School day is 8:30am – 3:30pm.
Below are the Term dates for the 2026 school year. To view QMC’s full calendar of events, please click here.
2026 Term Dates
| 2026 | Term Dates |
|---|---|
|
Office Opens |
Monday 5 January |
| Public Holiday: Wellington Anniversary Day | Monday 19 January |
| Week 0 for staff only | Tuesday 20 - Friday 23 January |
| TERM 1: Monday 26 January - Thursday 2 April (10 weeks) | |
| Public Holiday: Waitangi Day | Friday 6 February |
|
Term 1 Ends |
Thursday 2 April |
| Good Friday | Friday 3 April (in holidays) |
| Easter Monday |
Monday 6 April (in holidays) |
| Preschool Staff Only Day | Monday 13 April |
| TERM 2: Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July (11 weeks) | |
| Public Holiday: ANZAC Day | Monday 27 April |
| Public Holiday: King's Birthday | Monday 1 June |
| Staff only day (Preschool Open) | Tuesday 2 June |
| Term 2 Ends | Friday 3 July |
| Public Holiday: Matariki | Friday 10 July (in holidays) |
| TERM 3: Monday 27 July - Friday 25 September (9 weeks) | |
| Founders' Service | Sunday 23 August |
|
Founders' Holiday |
|
| Staff only day | Tuesday 1 September (Preschool Open) |
| Term 3 Ends | Friday 25 September |
| TERM 4: Monday 12 October - Friday 4 December (8 weeks) | |
| Public Holiday: Labour Day | Monday 26 October |
| Senior School Prizegiving | Thursday 26 November (7pm-9pm) |
| Final Assembly | Friday 27 November |
| Seniors dismissed | Friday 27 November |
| Years 7-10 Prizegiving | Thursday 3 December (9:30am - 11:30am) |
| Junior School Prizegiving | Thursday 3 December (1pm - 3pm) |
| Staff only day | Friday 4 December |
| Last day for the Holiday Programme | Friday 18 December |
| Office closes | Tuesday 22 December |
| Last day for Preschool | Tuesday 22 December |
2027 Term Dates
| 2027 | Term Dates |
|---|---|
|
Office Opens |
Tuesday 5 January |
|
Preschool Opens |
Monday 11 January |
| Public Holiday: Wellington Anniversary Day | Monday 25 January |
| Week 0 for staff only | Tuesday 26 - Friday 29 January |
| TERM 1: Monday 1 February - Friday 9 April (10 weeks) | |
| Public Holiday: Waitangi Day (Observed) | Monday 8 February |
| Good Friday | Friday 26 March |
| Easter Monday |
Monday 29 March |
| Easter Tuesday | Tuesday 30 March |
| Term 1 Ends | Friday 9 April |
| Preschool Staff Only Day | Monday 12 April |
| TERM 2: Tuesday 27 April - Friday 2 July (10 weeks) | |
| Public Holiday: ANZAC Day (Observed) | Monday 26 April |
| Public Holiday: King's Birthday | Monday 7 June |
| Staff only day (Preschool Open) | Tuesday 8 June |
| Public Holiday: Matariki | Friday 25 June |
| Term 2 Ends | Friday 2 July |
| TERM 3: Monday 26 July - Friday 24 September (9 weeks) | |
| Founders' Service | Sunday 22 August |
|
Founders' Holiday |
|
| Staff only day | Tuesday 31 August (Preschool Open) |
| Term 3 Ends | Friday 24 September |
| TERM 4: Monday 11 October - Thursday 9 December (9 weeks) | |
| Public Holiday: Labour Day | Monday 25 October |
| Senior School Prizegiving | Thursday 25 November (7pm – 9pm) |
| Final Assembly | Friday, TBC |
| Seniors dismissed | Friday, TBC |
| Years 7 – 10 Prizegiving | Thursday 9 December (9:30am – 11:30am) |
| Junior School Prizegiving | Thursday 9 December (1pm – 3pm) |
| Staff only day | Friday 10 December |
| Last day for the Holiday Programme | Monday 20 December |
| Office closes | Tuesday 21 December |
| Last day for Preschool | Tuesday 21 December |
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