School term dates
It's important that your school term dates are correct in Novopay Online, because that defines how your employees' holiday pay is calculated .
Update your school's term dates
These are the Ministry's published term dates. You can use these or your school can set its own dates.
|
2020 term 4 end Date |
2021 Term 1 Start Date |
2021 Term 4 End Date |
| Primary and intermediate schools |
18 December 2020 |
1 February 2021 |
20 December 2021 |
| Secondary and composite schools |
16 December 2020 |
1 February 2021 |
20 December 2021 |
To update your school term dates:
- Log in to Novopay Online using your username and password, and click Sign On.
- Go to My School > School Leave Details > Maintain School Terms.
- Click Next on the School Selection screen.
- Check that the 2020 End of Term 4 date we have listed for your school is correct. You can change it, by typing it in or selecting from the dropdown calendar.
Note: If your school's end date is a Friday, enter the following Sunday in the End of Term 4 field. This ensures your teachers' salary is paid up to the Sunday, and holiday pay is paid from the Monday. Non-teachers who finish on the last day of school will be paid up to the Friday unless they are rostered to work on the Saturday/Sunday. Their annual leave will be paid from the Monday.
- Click Add Row.
- Type 2021 in the Term Year field.
- Type in, or select from the dropdown calendar, your school's Start of Term 1 and the End of Term 4 dates for 2021. If you don't know what they will be, use the Ministry's published dates.
- Click Save.