important dates

term dates 2026

Term 1 Starts | Friday 30th January
Term 1 Ends | Thursday 2nd April

Term 2 Starts | Monday 20th April
Term 2 Ends | Sunday 5th July

Term 3 Starts | Monday 20th July
Term 3 Ends | Sunday 27th September

Term 4 Starts | Monday 12th October
Term 4 Ends | TBC December

Public Holidays

Waitangi Day - NO classes Friday 6th & Saturday 7th February

King’s Birthday - NO classes Monday 1st June

Proposed Dance Examination Periods

NZAMD (Jazz and Contemporary) Exams | 22nd - 31st May

NZAMD Contemporary Exam Intensive | 13th-14th April

NZAMD Jazz Intensive | 16th-19th April

RAD (Graded) Exams | 1st - 15th August

RAD (Vocational Ballet) Exams | 17th - 23rd August

RAD Graded & Vocational Ballet Intensives | 15th - 19th July

Acrobatic Arts Exams | 13th September

SHOW DATES 2026

Show Dress Rehearsal | TBC

Show Week | TBC

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES

Royal Academy of Dance Summer School Wellington - 12th - 18th January 2026 NZAMD Showcase - TBC
Kairos Dance Convention | Saturday 11th - Sunday 12th July 2026
PACANZ | Thursday 22nd October - Sunday 25th October 2025
NZAMD Scholarship Weekend | TBC