Offical MoE Cohort Dates
2020 mid- term dates for schools implementing cohort entry
Term 1 Start of Term Date Mid Term Date*
One 04 /02/2021** 08/03/2021
Two 27/04/2021(Tuesday) 31/05/2021
Three 19/07/2021 23/08/2021
Four 11/10/2021 15/11/2021
* The mid-point of each term will be the Monday nearest to half way between the first and the last day of the term. If the Monday falls on a public holiday the next working day will be used as the mid-term date.
**The date used for the first term is the latest possible term start date. Even if your school uses an earlier start date than the day after Waitangi Day, or finishes before the latest possible end date for Term 4, the mid-term dates will apply for the purposes of a cohort entry policy.