Senior School News & Events School Calendar Term Dates
Term Dates
Dates shown for starts of term and end of half terms are those for boarding pupils. Day pupils’ terms always begin the following morning at 8.15am, h4. and the second half of term follows a similar pattern. The exception to this is the start of the Autumn Term for Sixth Form students, all of whom begin term on a Saturday. * Parents are requested to adhere firmly to the published dates and to note them well in advance. In the exceptional circumstances whereby an early departure may be required, a written application should be made to the Headmaster four weeks in advance. Such requests should be few and far between and a record is kept at the school of them. Day pupils are always required at school until the time shown on the final day.
SPRING TERM 2008
Term begins * Sunday 6 January 4.30pm * 1st Exeat Friday 25 January 3.45pm until Sunday 27 January 9.00pm * Half Term Saturday 16 February 12.50pm until Sunday 24 February 9.00pm * 2nd Exeat Friday 7 March 3.45pm until Sunday 9 March 9.00pm * Term ends Wednesday 19 March 4.00pm
SUMMER TERM 2008
- Term begins Tuesday 15 April 4.30pm
- 1st Exeat Saturday 3 May 1.00pm until Monday 5 May 9.00pm
- Half Term Saturday 24 May (this is Sports Day) 1.00pm until Sunday 1 June 9.00pm
- 2nd Exeat Friday 20 June 3.45pm until Sunday 22 June 9.00pm
- Term ends Saturday 5 July 4.15pm (after Speech Day)
AUTUMN TERM 2008 h4. This is a travel day. Day pupils’ term ends after a Parting Service on Thursday 11 December at 3.45pm. Boarders may also leave after this time if it is convenient to their parents, but they may not leave sooner.
- Term begins Saturday 6 September (Sixth Form only) 2.30pm
- Sunday 7 September (all other years) 2.30pm onwards
- 1st Exeat Friday 3 October 3.45pm until Sunday 5 October 9.00pm
- Half Term Friday 24 October 3.45pm until Monday 3 November 9.00pm
- 2nd Exeat Friday 21 November 3.45pm until Sunday 23 November 9.00pm
- Term ends Friday 12 December 9.00am onwards
SPRING TERM 2009
- Term begins Wednesday 7 January 4.30pm
- 1st Exeat Friday 23 January 3.45pm until Sunday 25th January 9.00pm
- Half Term Friday 13 February 3.45pm until Sunday 22 February 9.00pm
- 2nd Exeat Friday 6 March 3.45pm until Sunday 8 March 9.00pm
- Term ends Friday 20 March 4.00pm
SUMMER TERM 2009h4.
- Term begins Sunday 19 April 4.30pm
- 1st Exeat Saturday 2 May 1.00pm until Monday 4 May 9.00pm
- Half Term Saturday 23 May (this is Sports Day) 1.00pm until Sunday 31 May 9.00pm
- 2nd Exeat Friday 19 June 3.45pm until Sunday 21 June 9.00pm
- Term ends Saturday 4 July 4.15pm (after Speech Day)
AUTUMN TERM 2009h4.
- Term begins Saturday 5 September (Sixth Form only) 2.30pm Sunday 6 September (all other years) 2.30pm onwards
Please note: In the Autumn Term 2008 and Spring Term 2009, half term will begin on a Friday instead of the customary Saturday lunch time – we hope that this will make things easier for parents wanting to take a full week’s holiday at half term and that it will eliminate requests for early departures for half term. However, in the Summer Term 2009, we will break up for half term at the end of Sports Day which will be held on the morning of Saturday 23 May, 2009. All pupils should be in school that morning until approximately 1.00pm. New parents – please don’t be caught out by the 1st exeat weekend in the Summer Term of both 2008 and 2009. It has been our custom to break for exeat at lunch-time on the Saturday on this occasion and return at 9.00pm on Bank Holiday Monday. M.G. Cooke, November 2007.