St. Clare's Liberal Arts Programme and Education Studies Programme follow a semester system. The first semester runs from early September to mid-December, with a one-week mid-semester break. The second semester runs from early January to mid-May, with a two-week break around Easter, and a long weekend in February.
| Autumn Semester 2008 | |
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| Arrival day | Saturday 30 August | 
| Orientation | Sunday 31 August | 
| Classes start | Monday 1 September | 
| Mid semester break | Saturday 25 October - Sunday 2 November | 
| Classes resume | Monday 3 November | 
| Semester end | Friday 12 December | 
| Departure day | Saturday 13 December | 
| Spring Semester 2009 | |
| Arrival day | Saturday 10 January | 
| Orientation | Sunday 11 January | 
| Classes start | Monday 12 January | 
| Mid semester break | Saturday 14 February - Sunday 22 February | 
| Classes resume | Monday 23 February | 
| Spring break | Saturday 4 April - Sunday 19 April | 
| Classes resume | Monday 20 April | 
| Semester end | Friday 8 May | 
| Departure day | Saturday 9 May | 
| Autumn Semester 2009 | |
| Arrival day | Saturday 5 September | 
| Orientation | Sunday 6 September | 
| Classes start | Monday 7 Septemer | 
| Mid semester break | Saturday 24 October - Sunday 1 November | 
| Semester end | Friday 18 December | 
| Departure day | Saturday 19 December | 
| Spring Semester 2010 | |
| Arrival day | Saturday 9 January | 
| Orientation | Sunday 10 January | 
| Classes start | Monday 11 January | 
| Mid semester  break (academic classes only)  | 
			Saturday 13 February - Sunday 21 February | 
| Classes resume | Monday 22 February | 
| Spring break | Saturday 3 April - Sunday 18 April | 
| Academic classes end | Friday 7 May | 
| Departure day | Saturday 8 May | 
				 
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