Section 65C of the Education Act 1989 states that every board shall ensure that all schools it administers are closed on Saturdays, Sundays and on the following days:
New Years Day
2 January
Waitangi Day
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Easter Tuesday
Anzac Day
The Sovereign’s Birthday
Labour Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
and the day observed in the locality in which the school is situated as anniversary day.