St John's
Dapto
Dapto
A Catholic Parish Primary School
| Term 1 | Wednesday 31 January — Friday 12 April |
| Term 2 | Tuesday 30 April — Friday 5 July |
| Term 3 | Tuesday 23 July — Thursday 26 September |
| Term 4 | Tuesday 15 October — Wednesday 18 December |
| Term 1 | Tuesday 30 January & Tuesday 2 April |
| Term 2 | Monday 29 April |
| Term 3 | Monday 22 July & Friday 27 September |
| Term 4 | Monday 14 October, Thursday 19 December, Friday 20 December |
| Term 1 | Wednesday 31 January – Tuesday 6 February |
Staff Development Days / Pupil Free Days are held throughout the year and students do not attend school on these days. The dates will be communicated to parents within a reasonable period of time.
For more events and dates in our school calendar, please see our upcoming events page.
| Good Friday | Friday 29 March |
| Easter Saturday | Saturday 30 March |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday 31 March |
| Easter Monday | Monday 1 April |
| Anzac Day | Thursday 25 April |
| King's Birthday | Monday 10 June |
| Labour Day | Monday 7 October |
| Christmas Day | Wednesday 25 December |
| Boxing Day | Thursday 26 December |
Our school bell times are as follows:
| Morning Bell | 8:30 am |
| Recess | 10:30 am – 11:00 am |
| Lunch | 1:00 pm – 01:40 pm |
| Dismissal | 2:40 pm |
There is no supervision of students on the school grounds until 8:00 am. Therefore, the expectation is that students do not arrive at school before this time.
The school day concludes at 2:40pm and parents are expected to collect their children as soon as possible after this time.
Our office opening hours are Monday to Friday, between 8:00am and 3:00pm.