Term dates & school hours
Below are the Term dates for the 2023 school year. To view QMC’s full calendar of events, please click here.
| 2023 | Term Dates |
|---|---|
| Office Opens | Wednesday 4 January |
| Preschool Opens | Monday 9 January |
| Week 0 for staff only | Tuesday 24 - Friday 27 January |
| Public Holiday: Wellington Anniversary Day | Monday 23 January |
| TERM 1: Monday 30 January - Thursday 6 April (10 weeks) | |
| Public Holiday: Waitangi Day | Monday 6 February |
| Term 1 Ends | Thursday 6 April |
| Good Friday | Friday 7 April |
| Easter Monday and Tuesday | Monday 10 April - Tuesday 11 April |
| TERM 2: Wednesday 26 April - Friday 30 June (10 weeks) | |
| Staff only day | Monday 24 April |
| Public Holiday: ANZAC Day | Tuesday 25 April |
| Public Holiday: King's Birthday | Monday 5 June |
| Term 2 Ends | Friday 30 June |
| Matariki Public holiday | Friday 14 July |
| TERM 3: Monday 24 July - Friday 22 September (9 weeks) | |
| Founders' Holiday | Monday 28 - Tuesday 29 August |
| Staff only day | Tuesday 29 August |
| Term 3 Ends | Friday 22 September |
| TERM 4: Monday 9 October - Friday 8 December (9 weeks) | |
| Public Holiday: Labour Day | Monday 23 October |
| Senior School Prize Giving | Thursday 30 November (7pm-9pm) |
| Final Assembly/Carol Service | Friday 1 December |
| Seniors dismissed | Friday 1 December |
| Years 7 -10 Prize Giving | Wednesday 6 December (1pm - 3pm) |
| Junior School Prize Giving | Thursday 7 December (1pm - 3pm) |
| Term 4 Ends - Staff only day | Friday 8 December |
| Last day for the College office, Preschool, and Holiday Programme | Wednesday 20 December |
| Preschool staff only day | Thursday 21 December |
| Office closes | Thursday 21 December |
| 2024 | Term Dates |
|---|---|
| Office Opens | Thursday 4 January |
| Preschool Opens | Tuesday 9 January |
| Public Holiday: Wellington Anniversary Day | Monday 22 January |
| Week 0 for staff only | Tuesday 23- Friday 26 January |
| TERM 1: Monday 29 January - Friday 12 April (11 weeks) | |
| Public Holiday: Waitangi Day | Tuesday 6 February |
| Good Friday | Friday 29 March |
| Easter Monday and Tuesday | Monday 01 April - Tuesday 02 April |
| Term 1 Ends | Friday 12 April |
| 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 | Tuesday 4 June |
| Matariki Public holiday | Friday 28 June |
| Term 2 Ends | Friday 05 July |
| TERM 3: Monday 29 July - Friday 27 September (9 weeks) | |
| Founders' Holiday | Monday 26 August |
| Staff only day | Tuesday 27 August |
| Term 3 Ends | Friday 27 September |
| TERM 4: Monday 14 October - Friday 6 December (8 weeks) | |
| Public Holiday: Labour Day | Monday 28 October |
| Senior School Prize Giving | Thursday 28 November (7pm-9pm) |
| Final Assembly | Friday 29 November |
| Seniors dismissed | Friday 29 November |
| Years 7 -10 Prize Giving | Wednesday 4 December (1pm - 3pm) |
| Junior School Prize Giving | Thursday 5 December (1pm - 3pm) |
| Term 4 Ends - Staff only day | Friday 6 December |
| Last day for the College office, Preschool, and Holiday Programme | Wednesday 18 December |
| Preschool staff only day | Thursday 19 December |
| Office closes | Thursday 19 December |
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