Term dates for the IB

St. Clare's IB Diploma follows a three-term system. The first term runs from late August to mid-December, with a one-week half-term break. The second term runs from early January to March / April. The third term runs from April to mid-June. There is no half-term break in the third term. Second year students take their examinations in May and graduate later that month.

Spring Term 2008
Sunday 6 January Arrivals Day
Students return, new students arrive;
Parent-Teacher meetings
Monday 7 January IB Classes start; Orientation for Pre-IB; start of Pre-IB module 3
Tuesday 22 January IB Open Day
Saturday 16 February IB Scholarship Day
Monday 25 February Start of Pre-IB module 4
Friday 21 March - Monday 24 March Easter break
Teaching finishes at 13:15 on Thursday 20 March
Saturday 5 April Departure Day
Teaching finishes at 16:15 on Friday 4 April
Summer Term 2008 - there is no mid term break in the summer term
Sunday 20 April Arrivals Day
All students return
Monday 21 April Classes start
Saturday 26 April IB Open Day
Monday 28 April Start of Pre-IB module 5
Saturday 24 May Graduation Day for second year students
Sunday 25 May Departure Day
All second year students leave
Friday 13 June Departure Day
First year and Pre-IB students leave
Parents' Day
10:00-12:00 (to be confirmed)
Autumn Term 2008
Thursday 28 August Arrivals Day
First year IB, Pre-IB and new second year IB students arrive
Thursday 28 August - Sunday 31 August IB and Pre-IB Orientation
Sunday 31 August Arrivals Day
Second year IB students return
Monday 1 September Classes start; start of Pre-IB module 1
Saturday 18 October - Sunday 26 October
Mid-term break
Teaching finishes at 1615 on Friday 17 October
Monday 27 October Start of Pre-IB module 2
Saturday 13 December Departure Day
Teaching finishes at 1615 on Friday 12 December
Spring Term 2009
Sunday 4 January Arrivals Day
All students return
Monday 5 January Classes start
Thursday 20 March - Sunday 24 March Half term weekend
Saturday 4 April Departure Day
Teaching finishes at 1615 on Friday 3 April
Summer Term 2009
Sunday 19 April Arrivals Day
All students return
Saturday 23 May Graduation Day
Saturday 13 June Departure Day
Teaching finishes at 1615 on Friday 12 June

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