​​​​​​​Term Dates and Holidays for 2023 

Term 1:  Begins: Monday 30 January 

First full day for all students is Friday 3 February

Ends:  Thursday 6 April


Term 2:  Wednesday 26 April - Friday 30 June 


Term 3:  Monday 17 July - Friday 22 September


Term 4:  Monday 9 October - Tuesday 12 December

Daily times

Day

Start Time

Finish Time

Monday

8:30 am

3:00 pm

Tuesday

8:30 am

3:00 pm

Wednesday

8:50 am

2:30 pm (for sport)

Thursday

8:30 am

3:00 pm

Friday

8:30 am

2:40 pm

Coming up...

​​​​​​​Term 4 2023:​​​​​​​

Sunday 8 October - Rowing Information afternoon, 4pm

Monday 9 October

- Term 4 starts at Barbadoes Street site

- Volleyball begins

Tuesday 10 October - Whānau Hui for Sacramental Programme, 7-8pm

Thursday 12 October - Year 12 Leadership Day

Friday 13 October - Kapa Haka wānanga

Sunday 15 October - Tūhono competition


Monday 16 October - All Year 12 Leadership applications are due

Tuesday 17 October

- Junior cricket tournament

- Marian College Board of Trustees Meeting, 5.30pm

Wednesday 18 October - Stress Free Day activities

Thursday 19 October

- New Zealand ShakeOut

- Rite of Preparation and Reconciliation, 10.30am-12.45pm

Friday 20 October - Pink Day

             

Monday 23 October - LABOUR DAY – no school

Wednesday 25 October - Year 12 and 13 Production

Thursday 26 October

- Thanksgiving Mass, 9.30am, Xavier Hall, Barbadoes Street

- Zonta Awards Night

Saturday 28 October – ‘A Rolling Stone Music Performance’, 1-3pm


Monday 30 October - Leavers assembly

Tuesday 31 October

- Final Wā Whānau, 12noon

- Last Day for seniors

Wednesday 1 to Friday 3 November

- Literacy and Numeracy Assessment - Year 10

Friday 3 November - Year 9 2024 student Orientation Day


Monday 6 November

- NCEA exams begin at Barbadoes Street site

- Special Character Staff Only Day – no classes

           

Thursday 16 November

- NCEA Teacher Only Day – no classes

- Aukaha Tau – to be confirmed

Friday 17 November - CANTERBURY SHOW DAY – no school

             

Monday 20 to Wednesday 22 November 

- Move to Lydia Street, school closed, details to be confirmed

Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 November 

- Canterbury Junior Tennis Championships

Thursday 23 November on-site - Junior students on site at new school

Friday 24 November - Official Blessing of the New School for invited guests, 9am

Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 November - Lake Hood Rowing Regatta

           

Tuesday 28 November - Marian College Board of Trustees Meeting, 5.30pm

Wednesday 29 November - Mass of Initiation practice, 3.30pm

Thursday 30 November - Cultural and Sport evening, 5pm

Friday 1 December - Sacramental Mass at St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, 9.30am

Saturday 2 December - Year 13 Leavers Ball, 7pm

             

Tuesday 5 December - Consecration of the Chapel, 9am

Wednesday 6 December - Leavers Breakfast, 8am

Thursday 7 December

- Peer Support Training Day

-Year 9/10 Big Day out

- Senior and Junior Prize Giving, 7-9pm

Friday 8 December

- Ferrymead

- Orana Park

- NZSS Athletics - Christchurch

Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 December - NZSS Athletics - Christchurch

             

Tuesday 12 December - Last day of school for juniors    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​