Term Dates, Bank Details, Office Hours, Enrolment Scheme & Bus Routes

Prizegiving dates

Thursday ​​​​​​​12 Dec - Junior prizegiving

Term Dates, Bank Details, Office Hours, Enrolment Scheme & Bus Routes


​​​​​​​​​​​​​​2025 KEY DATES

Term 1 - Wednesday 29 January - Friday 11 April

Thursday 23 January - Course confirmation

Friday 24 January   -   New Teacher Induction

Mon-Tues 27-28 January - Staff Only Days

Wednesday 29 January -  Year 9 and 13 orientation

Friday 31 January -  Years 10/11/12 start

Monday 3 February  - Anniversary day holiday

Thursday 6 February -  Waitangi Day holiday

Friday 18 April  - Good Friday

Monday 20 April - observed as Easter 

Tuesday 21 April - observed as Easter holiday

Friday 25 April - ANZAC day

Term 2 - Monday 28 April - Friday 27 June

Monday 2 June - King's Birthday holiday

Friday 20 June - Matariki

Term 3 - Monday 14 July - Friday, 19 September

No public holidays

Term 4 - Monday 6 October - Thursday, 11 December

Monday 27 October - Labour Day

Friday 12 December - Staff only day

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​​​​​​​SCHOOL INFORMATION:

  • Office hours (term time only)
    • 8.30 am – 4.15 pm Monday – Thursday
    • 8.30 am – 3.45 pm Friday

  • Student hours:
    • A warning bell is rung at 8.40 am
    • Period 1 starts at 8.45 am
    • Interval is from 11.05 am to 11.20 am
    • Lunch is from 1.25-2.05 pm
    • School finishes at 3.05 pm

  • A full timetable is here Bell Times  

  • Bank Account Details NBS – 031354-0289467-016 – (please note this account is for payment of student School Fees only)                                                                               
  • For donations the bank account is NBS Motueka Branch 03 1354 0289467 00 




Motueka High School Enrolment Scheme 2022

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Bus Enrolment form


SCHOOL BUS MAP ROUTES (Click on School Bus Map Routes)

These routes are subject to change by the Ministry of Education and the contracted bus company.  Do not rely on these to buy property in a particular area! The “Route Points” listed on page 2 are waypoints only, not bus stops.

Please contact the bus company directly for information on stops and timingstheir number is 03 548 3290

  • D100301 Neudorf-Upper Moutere – Sunrise Valley, Moutere Store, Country Kids’ Corner, Moutere Community Centre, Neudorf Rd, Blackbird Valley intersection, Neudorf Rd, Thorn Rd, Rosedale Corner, Prices Corner, along Moutere Highway picking up at the corner of Flaxmore Road and Harley Road, Pah St, Grey St
  • D100303 Pangatotora – Umukuri Rd/Anderson Rd, Sydney Valley Rd, Old Mill Rd, Brooklyn Valley Rd, Brooklyn Reserve, West Bank Rd, Peach Island Rd, Shaggery Rd, Alexander Bluff Bridge, Motueka Valley Highway, Chamberlain St, Whakarewa St, Queen Vic St, Pah St, Grey St
  • D100304 Pokororo/Ngatimoti  – Alexander Bluff Bridge, Motueka River West Bank Rd, Pokororo Hall, Baton Bridge, Main Highway, Ngatimoti Hall
  • D100306 Kaiteriteri/Marahau – Cooks Corner, Riwaka/Sandy Bay Rd, Moss Rd, Marahau Valley Rd, Beach Front Rd, Otuwhero Rd, Kaiteriteri/Sandy Bay Rd, Tokongawa Dr, Split Apple, Kaiteriteri Shop, Martin Farm Rd, Stephens Bay, Riwaka Rugby Grounds, Main Rd Riwaka (past Dehra Doon Rd), School Rd
  • D100307 Riuwaka  – Riwaka Valley Rd, Riwaka Valley Left Branch, Main Rd, Dehra Doon Rd, Goodall Rd, Riwaka School, Lodder Lane, Motueka Bridge, Pah St, Parklands School
  • D100311 Mapua/Coastal Highway – Mapua Country Store, Mapua Hall, Higgs Rd, Mapua Dr, Coastal Highway, Weka Rd, Martin Loop Rd, Eden Rd, King Edward St, Queen Victoria St, Pah St, Grey St
  • D100314 Waiwhero/Lower Moutere – Central Rd, Edwards Rd, Waiwhero, Thorpe-Orinoco Rd, Lloyd Valley Rd, Waiwhero, Edwards, Central, Holdaway  Rd, Central Rd South, Wills Rd, Central Rd, Edwards Rd, Waiwhero, Ching Rd, Central Rd, Queen Victoria St, Pah St, Grey St
  • D100315 Gardner Valley Rd/Ruby Bay – Moutere Highway, Cnr Flaxmore Rd, Cnr Davey Rd, Gardner Valley Rd, Tarrant Rd, Nuttall Rd, Coastal Hwy, Seaton Valley Rd, Mapua Chalets, Mapua Dr, Stafford Dr, Pomona Rd, Marriages Rd, Aporo Rd, Horton Rd, Jester House, Tasman Store, Coastal Hwy, Weka Rd, Martin Loop, Eden Rd, Robinson Rd
  • D100316 Takaka Hill Gravel Pit opp 1348 State Hwy 60, Takaka Hill, Riwaka School, Motueka High School

Further information is available on the Ministry website. Bus info: School bus route maps – Education in New Zealand

https://www.education.govt.nz/school/property-and-transport/transport/school-bus-route-maps/

​​​​​​​ Instructions on how to navigate these maps is available here.