St Joseph's Primary School Port Macquarie
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Warlters Street
Port Macquarie NSW 2444
PO Box 54, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
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Email: sjpport@lism.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 02 6583 3848

Dates for Your Diary

Week 4 - Term 4 2022

Monday
31st October
  • Socktober Mini Vinnies Fair and Crazy Sock Day - $1.00 donation to participate
  • Morning Prayer - Staff
  • Year 4 and 5 Hastings Zone Summer Spots Trials - Basketball, Port Macquarie Indoor Stadium and Touch Football, Kempsey (selected students)

Tuesday
1st November
  • All Saints Day
  • 11:00am-1:00pm Year 5 and 6 Backbone Circus Glasshouse Excursion
  • Drum and Bass Guitar lessons

Wednesday
2nd November
  • All Souls Day
  • 9:00am-2:30pm Year 4 Accendere Youth Hub Day, Port Macquarie Youth Hub
  • 9:15am-12:10pm Year 5 Observatory Excursion 
  • 3:30-6:30pm Staff Meeting
  • 5:30-6:30pm Launch of new website and St Joseph's Values - Community Evening and Family Art Competition

Thursday
3rd November
  • 8:00am Band practise, Hall
  • Brass, Wind and Guitar Lessons
  • 9:10am Year 5 2023 SRC Speeches (selected students)

Friday
4th November
  • CSO Esports Games (selected Year 5 students)
  • Todd Woodbridge Cup, West Port Macquarie Tennis Club (selected Year 5 and 6 students)
  • Year 1 Billabong Zoo Excursion
  • 1:10-1:40pm Peer Support
  • 2:20pm Whole School Prayer, SRC hosting

Week 5 - Term 4 2022

Monday
7th November
  • Staff Development Day (Pupil Free)

Tuesday
8th November
  • Drum and Bass Guitar lessons
  • Year 1 and 2 'Edward the Emu' excursion to the Glasshouse

Thursday
10th November
  • 8:00am Band practise, Hall
  • Brass, Wind and Guitar Lessons

Friday
11th November
  • Rememberance Day
  • Year 6 Secondary School Orientation Day, MacKillop College and St Joseph's Regional College
  • 1:10-1:40pm Peer Support
  • 2:20pm Whole School Prayer, Year 5 hosting

Week 6 - Term 4 2022

Monday
14th November
  • Morning Prayer - Staff

Tuesday
15th November
  • 9:15-10:45am Kinder 2023 Transition to School Morning - Session 1 (register for either Session 1 or 2)
  • Drum and Bass Guitar lessons

Wednesday
16th November
  • 9:15-10:45am Kinder 2023 Transition to School Morning - Session 2 (register for either Session 1 or 2)
  • 3:30-4:30pm Staff Meeting

Thursday
17th November
  • 8:00am Band practise, Hall
  • Brass, Wind and Guitar Lessons
  • Mid North Coast Primary School Basketball Challenge, Port Macquarie Indoor Stadium (selected Year 3 to 6 students)
  • NRL 'Ready to Play' Program (Kinder to Year 4)

Friday
18th November
  • Year 6 Parish Schools Transition Gathering and Mass, Port Macquarie Youth Hub
  • 1:10-1:40pm Peer Support
  • 2:20pm Whole School Prayer, Kindergarten hosting

Week 7 - Term 4 2022

Monday
21st November
  • Morning Prayer - Staff

Tuesday
22nd November
  • Drum and Bass Guitar lessons

Wednesday
23rd November
  • 9:15-10:45am Kinder 2023 Second Transition to School Morning
  • 11:45am-2:20pm Aladdin Jr' Creative Arts NEST Preview Performance (Year 4 and 5), St Joseph's Regional College

Thursday
24th November
  • 8:00am Band practise, Hall
  • Brass, Wind and Guitar Lessons
  • 12:00-2:30pm Aladdin Jr' Creative Arts NEST Preview Performance (Year 3 and 6), St Joseph's Regional College

Friday
25th November
  • Diocesan Summer Sports Trials, Lismore (selected Year 4 and 5 students)
  • Primary Schools NRL 9's Challenge, Tuffins Lane Playing Fields (selected Year 3 and 4 students)
  • 9:30am-12:30pm Aladdin Jr' Creative Arts NEST Preview Performance (Kinder to Year 2), St Joseph's Regional College
  • 1:10-1:40pm Peer Support
  • 2:20pm Whole School Prayer, Kindergarten hosting

Please note these dates can change from time to time due to unforeseen circumstances and we will endeavour to advise you of any changes at the earliest possible opportunity. Our school Google calendar can be accessed via this link for additional advanced dates -

Click here to view the Calendar

For your convenience 2022 and 2023 school term dates are listed below. They are also located on our website. Click on the words “TERM DATES” on the home page.

    TERM 4

    Kindergarten to Year 6 commence classes for Term 4 - Monday
    10th October 2022

    Staff Development Day (Pupil Free) - Monday 7th November 2022

    Kindergarten to Year 6 last day of classes for Term 4 - Thursday
    15th December 2022

    Staff Development Day (Pupil Free) - Friday 16th December 2022


    Other Holidays in 2022

    Christmas Day - 25th December (Public Holiday)

    Boxing Day - 26th December (Public Holiday)

    TERM 1 2023

    School Administration Day (Pupil Free)
    Friday 27th January 2023

    Year 1 to 6 Maths Assessment Interviews 
    Monday 30th January and Tuesday 31st January 2023

    Kindergarten Best Start Interviews
    Monday 30th January to Friday 3rd February 2023

    Year 1 to 6 commence classes for Term 1
    Wednesday 1st February 2023

    Kindergarten commence classes for Term 1
    Monday 6th February 2023 

    Last day of classes for Term 1
    Thursday 6th April 2023

    TERM 2

    Kindergarten to Year 6 commence classes for Term 2
    Monday 24th April 2023

    Kindergarten to Year 6 last day of classes Term 2
    Friday 30th June 2023

    TERM 3

    Kindergarten to Year 6 commence classes for Term 3 
    Monday 17th July 2023

    Kindergarten to Year 6 last day of classes Term 3
    Friday 22nd September 2023

    TERM 4

    Kindergarten to Year 6 commence classes for Term 4
    Monday 9th October 2023

    Kindergarten to Year 6 last day of classes for Term 4
    Thursday 21st December 2023

    Staff Development Day (Pupil Free) - Friday 22nd December 2023



    Other Holidays in 2023

    Australia Day – 26th January (Public Holiday) 

    Good Friday – 7th April (Public Holiday)

    Easter Monday – 10th April (Public Holiday) 

    ANZAC Day – 25th April (Public Holiday)

    King’s Birthday – 12th June (Public Holiday)

    Labour Day – 2nd October (Public Holiday)

    Christmas Day - 25th December (Public Holiday)

    Boxing Day - 26th December (Public Holiday)