Piara Waters Senior High School follows the Department of Education gazetted term dates each year. The term dates for 2025 are:
| Term Dates 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Term 1 | Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April |
| Break | Friday 3 April - Sunday 19 April |
| Term 2 | Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July |
| Break | Saturday 4 July - Sunday 19 July |
| Term 3 | Monday 20 July - Friday 25 September |
| Break | Saturday 26 September - Sunday 11 October |
| Term 4 | Monday 12 October - Thursday 17 December |
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.
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.
| Session | Times | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Open | 8:20 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 8:20 am.