Otamatea High School
Otamatea High School

Our School

Bell Times & Term Dates

School starts at 8.50am each day and finishes at 3.30pm each day except for Wednesday when the school finishes at 2.00pm.

A full school assembly is held each Wednesday in the school hall.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Bell Times

8.50am - 9.10am Whanau Time
9.10am - 10.10am Period 1
10.10am - 11.10am Period 2
11.10am - 11.25am Shared lunch
11.25am - 12.00pm Break 1
12pm - 1.00pm Period 3
1.00pm - 2.00pm Period 4
2.00pm - 2.30pm Break 2
2.35pm - 3.30pm Period 5

Wednesday
Bell Times

8.50am - 9.20am Whanau Time / Assembly
9.20am - 10.20am Period 1
10.20am - 11.20am Period 2
11.20am - 11.35am Shared Lunch
11.35am - 12.00pm Break
12.00pm - 1.00pm Period 3
1.00pm - 2.00pm Period 4

Term Dates – 2025

Term One
Wednesday 29 January – Friday 11 April


Prefect Leadership Day - Wednesday 29 January

Year 13/Prefects and all new students year 7-13 - Thursday 30 January

Whole School - Friday 31st January

Public holidays: Waitangi Day (observed) Thursday 6 February
School holidays: Saturday 12 April - Sunday 27 April (ANZAC day 25 April)

Term Two       
Monday 28 April - Friday 27 June 

                    
Public holidays:  King’s Birthday 2 June and Matariki 20 June
School holidays: Saturday 28 June – Sunday 13 July

Term Three     
Monday 14 July - Friday 19 September
 

School holidays: Saturday 20 September - Sunday 5 October

Term Four      
Monday 6 October - Wednesday 10 December

Public holidays: Labour Day Monday 27 October