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