Parent Information | South End School 379 4000 Carterton Wairarapa

Parent Information Booklet

A comprehensive guide to South End School for parents.

2025 School Dates

Term 1: Mon 03 Feb to Fri 11 Apr
Term 2: Mon 28 Apr to Fri 27 Jun
Term 3: Mon 14 Jul to Fri 19 Sep
Term 4: Mon 06 Oct to Wed 17 Dec

2025 Important Dates

Thu 06 Feb: Waitangi Day
Mon 02 Jun: King's Birthday
Fri 20 Jun: Matariki
Mon 27 Oct: Labour Day

School Hours
9:00 AM Bell: All children to be in class to start the day
12:20 - 12:40 PM: Children eat their lunch either in their classroom or under the trees
12:40 PM Bell: Playtime
1:25 PM Bell: Return to class
3:00 PM Bell: Finish school for the day

Montessori Contribution Forecast

2025
$375 per term, 1 child
$660 per term, 2 children
$855 per term, 3 children

2026
$425 per term, 1 child
$760 per term, 2 children
$1,005 per term, 3 children

Strategic & Annual Implementation Plan

Our Strategic & Annual Implementation Plan for 2025.

Download the Plan

School Policies

Here is where to go to find all our school policies. We use School Docs which is a service that updates policies to include all the latest legislation but is also customised to our school – our Board of Trustees, management and school community update these as needed.

Here’s how to look at them:

Go to schooldocs.co.nz
Click Search for your school.
Start typing the school’s name and select it from the dropdown list.
Enter the community username: southend
and password: south

Financial Statements

This document gives a comprehensive overview of our financial position at the end of 2023.

View the Statements