As reported in Term 4 last year, on Friday 21 March, school is closed as the staff have professional learning around the New Zealand Curriculum - specifically structured literacy and maths. The Ministry of Education has permitted school to take 4 staff only days in 2025, however St Heliers School will only be taking 2 to minimise the disruption to parents and learning.

Our second Staff Only Day is Friday 30 May, which is the Friday of Kings Birthday long weekend. Children will return to school on Tuesday 3 June.