An API to pull the official date ranges of upcoming school terms from this year into the future. Currently these are available as an iCalendar feed (http://www.education.govt.nz/ministry-of-education/school-terms-and-holidays/icalendar/) however the way it is structured is designed around being human-viewable (appointments for significant dates) rather than for software (date ranges).
Many school websites are being upgraded to the next generation and could benefit from an automated feed of this data. It would also help operational systems for programmes that interact directly with schools.
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Agency notified
Dario Puglisi (Ministry of Education)
Hi,
Our official school terms and holidays calendar has been updated through 2025 and 2026. We provide these dates in downloadable iCal (ICS) format, which are readily available on our website.
You can find the download links for these files on the “School terms and holidays dates” section of our website.
Please see: https://www.education.govt.nz/school/school-terms-and-holiday-dates
Each year, such as “2025 school terms”, includes links for both primary/intermediate and secondary/composite schools.
I hope this is what you are looking for
Kind regards
Anita Baker
Hi
Any chance the iCal will be updated for 2025 and future school holidays on the MOE website?
Thanks!
Pauline Cinco
There are currently no plans in the pipeline to develop an API for school terms and holiday dates.
School term and holiday dates, and the ical files for these dates can be found here: https://www.education.govt.nz/school/school-terms-and-holiday-dates/
Jack Morgan
Any update on this becoming available?
Data.govt.nz Team
Hi</p>
This Data Request was sent to the Ministry of Education on the 16/12/2014 and we are awaiting their response.</p>
Kind regards</br>
Data.govt.nz Team