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 2024 school year. To view QMC’s full calendar of events, please click here.
| 2024 | Term Dates |
|---|---|
| Office Opens | Thursday 4 January |
| Preschool Opens | Monday 8 January |
| Public Holiday: Wellington Anniversary Day | Monday 22 January |
| Week 0 for staff only | Tuesday 23 - Friday 26 January |
| Boarding House opens Sunday 28 January 12 noon | |
| TERM 1: Monday 29 January - Friday 12 April (11 weeks) | |
| Public Holiday: Waitangi Day Boarding House Open |
Tuesday 6 February |
| Good Friday Boarding House Open |
Friday 29 March |
| Easter Monday and Tuesday Boarding House Open |
Monday 1 April - Tuesday 2 April |
| Term 1 Ends Boarding House closes at 1pm for holidays |
Friday 12 April |
| Boarding House opens Sunday 28 April 12 noon | |
| TERM 2: Monday 29 April - Friday 05 July (10 weeks) | |
| Public Holiday: ANZAC Day | Thursday 25 April |
| Public Holiday: King's Birthday | Monday 3 June |
| Staff only day (Preschool Open) | Tuesday 4 June |
| Matariki Public holiday | Friday 28 June |
| Term 2 Ends | Friday 05 July |
| Boarding House opens Sunday 28 July 12 noon | |
| TERM 3: Monday 29 July - Friday 27 September (9 weeks) | |
| Founders' Holiday Preschool Closed Boarding House open |
Monday 2 September (Preschool Teacher Only Day) |
| Staff only day | Tuesday 3 September (Preschool Open) |
| Term 3 Ends Boarding House closes at 1pm for holidays |
Friday 27 September |
| Boarding House opens Sunday 13 October 12 noon | |
| TERM 4: Monday 14 October - Friday 6 December (8 weeks) | |
| Public Holiday: Labour Day | Monday 28 October |
| Senior School Prizegiving | Thursday 28 November (7pm-9pm) |
| Final Assembly | Friday 29 November |
| Seniors dismissed | Friday 29 November |
| Senior boarders must depart Boarding House by 1pm for holidays | Saturday 30 November |
| Years 7-10 Prizegiving | Thursday 5 December (9:30am - 11:30am) |
| Junior School Prizegiving | Thursday 5 December (1pm - 3pm) |
| Term 4 Ends - Staff only day | Friday 6 December |
| Boarding House closes at 1pm for holidays | Friday 6 December |
| Last day for the College Office, Preschool, and Holiday Programme | Wednesday 18 December |
| Preschool staff only day | Thursday 19 December |
2025 Term Dates
| 2025 | Term Dates |
|---|---|
| Office Opens (Teacher only day) | Monday 6 January |
| Preschool Opens | Tuesday 7 January |
| Public Holiday: Wellington Anniversary Day | Monday 20 January |
| Week 0 for staff only | Tuesday 21 - Friday 24 January |
| TERM 1: Monday 27 January - Friday 11 April (11 weeks) | |
| Public Holiday: Waitangi Day Boarding House Open |
Thursday 6 February |
| Term 1 Ends Boarding House closes at 1pm for holidays |
Friday 11 April |
| Good Friday | Friday 18 April (in holidays) |
| Easter Monday |
Monday 21 April (in holidays) |
| ANZAC Day Holiday | Friday 25 April (in holidays) |
| TERM 2: Monday 28 April - Friday 27 June (9 weeks) | |
| Public Holiday: King's Birthday | Monday 2 June |
| Staff only day (Preschool Open) | Tuesday 3 June |
| Matariki Public holiday | Friday 20 June |
| Term 2 Ends | Friday 27 June |
| TERM 3: Monday 21 July - Friday 19 September (9 weeks) | |
| Founders' Service | Sunday 17 August |
| Founders' Holiday Boarding House open |
Monday 25 September |
| Staff only day | Tuesday 26 September (Preschool Open) |
| Term 3 Ends Boarding House closes at 1pm for holidays |
Friday 19 September |
| TERM 4: Monday 6 October - Friday 5 December (9 weeks) | |
| Public Holiday: Labour Day | Monday 27 October |
| Senior School Prizegiving | Thursday 27 November (7pm-9pm) |
| Final Assembly | Friday 28 November |
| Seniors dismissed | Friday 28 November |
| Years 7-10 Prizegiving | Thursday 4 December (9:30am - 11:30am) |
| Junior School Prizegiving | Thursday 4 December (1pm - 3pm) |
| Staff only day | Friday 5 December |
| Last day for the College office, Preschool, and Holiday Programme | Wednesday 17 December |
| Office closes | Thursday 18 December |
| Preschool staff only | Thursday 18 December |
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