Key Dates

Last Day for Years 12-13

PPTA Extra-curricular Ban

Year 11-13 Prizegiving at Christchurch Town Hall (7.00pm)

First day of NZQA Level 2-3 NCEA exams

Last Day for Year 11

PPTA Partial Strike from 1.15pm (NCEA exams unaffected)

Year 8 Orientation Day

First day of NZQA Level 1 NCEA exams

Show Day (school closed)

Last day of NCEA exams

Last day for Years 9-10

26-27 Jan

Student Leadership Camp (Hanmer Springs)

30 Jan

Orientation Day for new Year 9-13 (First day for Year 9)

2 Feb

First day of Year 9-13 classes

5 Feb

House Sports Day

6 Feb

Waitangi Day (school closed)

4 Mar

Year 12 RYDA Road Safety Programme (all Year 12, all day)

9 Mar

Attitude Workshops (each year level)

17 Mar

Academic Counselling Evening (Interviews from 4.00pm - 7.30pm)

19 Mar

Academic Counselling Evening (Interviews from 4.00pm - 7.30pm)

23-27 Mar

Summer Sports Tournament Week

2 Apr

Last day of Term 1

3 Apr

Good Friday

20 Apr

First day of Term 2

27 Apr

ANZAC Day Observance (school closed)

18-22 May

Literacy/Numeracy Exams

26-28 May

Year 8 Open Days

1 Jun

King’s Birthday (school closed)

3 Jul

Last day of Term 2

20 Jul

First day of Term 3

31 Jul

Year 12-13 Ball (Te Pae Convention Centre, Christchurch)

4 Aug

Academic Counselling Evening (Interviews from 4.00pm - 7.30pm)

6 Aug

Academic Counselling Evening (Interviews from 4.00pm - 7.30pm)

17 Aug

2027 Subject Selection process begins

21 Aug

RHS Mid-term Break (school closed)

27 Aug

Senior Subject Information Evening (4.30pm - 7.00pm)

31 Aug - 4 Sep

Winter Sports Tournament Week

1 Sep

Year 8 Information Evening (6.00pm - 7.30pm)

7 Sep

2027 subject selections due

7-11 Sep

Literacy/Numeracy Exams

14-18 Sep

Derived Grade Exam Week (Year 11-13 on five days’ study leave)

25 Sep

Last day of Term 3

12 Oct

First day of Term 4

26 Oct

Labour Day (school closed)

28 Oct

Last Day for Years 12-13 (no Year 13 classes)

28 Oct

Year 11-13 Prizegiving at Christchurch Town Hall (7.00pm)

2 Nov

First day of NCEA exams

4 Nov

Last Day for Year 11

6 Nov

Year 8 Orientation Day

13 Nov

Canterbury Show Day (school closed)

27 Nov

Last day of NCEA exams

30 Nov

Peer Support Training Day

10 Dec

Last day for all Years 9-10

11 Dec

Year 9-10 Prizegiving in Hall (9.00am - prizewinners only)