Term Dates

Term Dates

Piara Waters Senior High School follows the Department of Education gazetted term dates each year. The term dates for 2025 are:

Table Example
Term Dates 2025
Term 1 Wednesday 5 February to Friday 11 April
Break Saturday 12 April to Sunday 27 April
Term 2 Tuesday29 April to Friday 4 July
Break Saturday 5 July to Sunday 20 July
Term 3 Tuesday 22 July to Friday 26 September
Break Saturday 27 September to Sunday 12 October
Term 4 Monday 13 October to Thursday 18 December

School Development Days 2025 (Pupil Free Days)

Staff Development Days (SDD) are important features of the schools’ calendar. These days are dedicated to progressing whole-school initiatives and enhancing staff efficacy. Teachers and allied professionals may be involved in analysing student data, preparing programs and developing professionally. Students do not attend school on these days.

Schools schedule six school development days during the school year to enable staff to work collaboratively to progress the school’s vision and strategic plans.

Students do not attend school on school development days. The following school development days have been endorsed by the school board for 2025.

April 2025
Apr 28
28 April 2025

Students do not attend school on school development days.

May 2025
May 02
02 May 2025

Students do not attend school on this day as it is a public holiday.

December 2025
Dec 19
19 December 2025

Students do not attend school on school development days.

Structure of the school day

Piara Waters Senior High School follows a five-session structure day throughout the school week. Each session is one-hour (60 minutes) in length to provide ample time for instruction.  Home Group is a pastoral care session taking 20 minutes each day.

Table Example
Session Times Minutes
Gates Open 8:30 am
Home Group 8:45 am – 9:00 am 15
Session 1 9:00 am – 10:00 am 60
Session 2 10:00 am – 11:00 am 60
Recess 11:00 am – 11:25 am 25
Session 3 11:25 am – 12:25 pm 60
Session 4 12:25 pm– 1:25 pm 60
Lunch 1:25 pm – 1:50 pm 25
Session 5 1:50 pm – 2:50 pm 60

Please note that gates open 10 minutes before the start of the day at 8:30 am.