School Dates & Events
Excursions, Incursions, Assemblies, Term Dates, Curriculum Days & Public Holidays
2023 School Dates & Events
Please also refer to the Compass Calendar & Compass Events for more real-time information and to complete any payments and consents.
NOVEMBER
- Thursday 23rd - Year 5/6 Robogals Incursion
- Thursday 23rd - Yr 4 Comic Writing Incursion
- Thursday 23rd - Parents Club Family Picnic 4:15pm to 7pm
- Friday 24th - Year 5/6 Robogals Incursion
- Friday 24th - Yr 5/6E Trugo House
- Friday 24th - Icy Pole Day (50cents)
- Monday 27th - Yr 4 Shine School Incursion
- Wednesday 29th - Yr 2 Newport Lakes Reserve Walk
- Monday 30th - 'Growing Up Online' Parent Session
DECEMBER
- Friday 1st - Forces in Motion Incursion - Selected Students
- Friday 1st - Year 5 Bike Education
- Friday 1st - Yr 5/6M Trugo House
- Monday 4th - Yr 4 Shine School Incursion
- Monday 4th - Prep Movement Incursion
- Wednesday 6th - Yr 2 Newport Lakes Reserve Walk
- Friday 8th - Icy Pole Day (50cents)
- Friday 8th - Yr 5 Bike Education
- Saturday 9th - NLPS Band 'Carols on the Green'
- Monday 11th - Prep Scienceworks Excursion
- Monday 11th - Yr 4 Shine School Incursion
- Monday 11th - Williamstown High Info Night for 2024 Yr 7 TBC
- Tuesday 12th - 2024 Year 7 Government School Transition Day
- Tuesday 12th - 2024 Prep Transition #3
- Wednesday 13th - Yr 2 Newport Lakes Reserve Walk
- Wednesday 13th - Yr 6 Big Day Out
- Wednesday 13th - Yr 5 Bike Education
- Thursday 14th - Yr 6 Graduation
- Friday 15th - Yr 3 Beach Program
- Monday 18th - Yr 4 Beach Program
- Monday 18th - Yr 4 First Aid Training
- Monday 18th - Yr 4 Shine School Incursion
- Monday 18th - Parent Club Meeting TBC
- Wednesday 20th - Last day of Term 4 - 1.30pm dismissal
Term 4 Assembly Dates
Assemblies are held each Friday at 2:45pm (unless end of term/year) and alternate between face-to-face and online via a live link sent out via Compass.
Please Note - Assembly format subject to change at any time
- Friday 24th November - Online
- Friday 1st December - Face-to-Face
- Friday 8th December - Online
- Friday 15th December - Face-to-Face
2023 Term Dates
- Term 4 - 2nd October to 20th December (1:30pm dismissal)
2024 Return To School Dates
Students in Year 1 to 6 will start on Wednesday 31st January 2024.
Foundation (Prep) students will meet with their teachers for 1:1 interview and assessment between 30th January and 7th February. Parents will receive information regarding their allocated assessment times.
Foundation students will have a staggered start to school after the week of assessments:
- Thursday 8th February – 9:00am to 1:30pm
- Friday 9th February – 9:00am to 1:30pm
From Monday 12th February onwards all Foundation students will attend school from 9:00am to 3:15pm Monday to Friday.
2024 Changes to School Hours
- School Day Commences - 9.00 am
- Morning Recess - 11:00 am to 11:30 am
- Lunch Recess - 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm
- School Dismissed - 3:15pm
2024 Term Dates
- Term 1 - Monday 29th January to Thursday 28th March - (2:15pm Dismissal)
- Term 2 - Monday 15th April to Friday 28th June - (2:15pm Dismissal)
- Term 3 - Monday 15th July to Friday 20th September - (2:15pm Dismissal)
- Term 4 - Monday 7th October to Friday 20th December - (1:15pm Dismissal)
On the last day of Term 1, 2 and 3 all students in the school will be dismissed at 2:15pm. Students will be dismissed at 1:15pm at the end of Term 4.
2024 Curriculum (Pupil Free) Days
- Monday 29th January
- Tuesday 30th January
- Monday 4th November
- 2 further Pupil Free days to be TBC in 2024
Public Holidays 2024
- Australia Day Friday 26th January
- Labour Day Monday 11th March
- Good Friday Friday 29th March
- Easter Saturday Saturday30th March
- Easter Sunday Sunday 31 March
- Easter Monday Monday 1st April
- Anzac Day Thursday 25th April
- King’s Birthday Monday 10th June
- Friday before AFL GF TBA
- Melbourne Cup Tuesday 5th November
- Christmas Day Wednesday 25th December
- Boxing Day Thursday 26th December