IB and Pre-IB term dates
| Autumn Term 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Thursday 30 August | Arrivals Day — first-year IB and all other new students |
| Thursday 30 August – Sunday 2 September | IB and Pre-IB Orientation |
| Sunday 2 September | Arrivals Day — remaining second-year students return between 10:00 and 20:00 |
| Monday 3 September | 09:00 — Classes start |
| Friday 19 October | Teaching finishes at 16:15 |
| Saturday 20 October | Departure Day – students leave by 12:00 |
| Half-term holiday – college closed to students | |
| Sunday 28 October | Arrivals Day – student return between 10:00 and 20:00 |
| Friday 14 December | Teaching finishes at 16:15 |
| Saturday 15 December | Departure Day — students leave by 12:00 |
| Christmas holiday – college closed to students | |
| Spring Term 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Thursday 03 January | Arrivals Day – students return and new students arrive Parent-Teacher meetings 15:30 – 17:30 |
| Friday 04 January | 09:00 – IB classes start Orientation for Pre-IB students |
| Friday 15 February | Teaching finishes at 16:15 |
| Saturday 16 February | Departure Day – students leave by 12:00 |
| Half-term holiday – college closed to students | |
| Sunday 24 February | Arrivals Day – students return between 10:00 and 20:00 |
| Monday 25 February | 09:00 – classes start |
| Friday 5 April | Teaching finishes at 16:15 |
| Saturday 6 April | Departure Day – students leave by 12:00 |
| Easter holiday – college closed to students | |
| Summer Term 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 23 April | Arrivals Day – students return between 10:00 and 20:00 |
| Wednesday 24 April | 09:00 – classes start |
| Thursday 2 May – Friday 24 May | Final exams for second year students |
| Tuesday 21 May – Monday 27 May | Term 3 exams for first year students |
| Tuesday 28 May | Graduation Day for second year IB students |
| Wednesday 29 May | Departure Day for second year IB students – all graduating students leave by 12.00 |
| Saturday 8 June – Thursday 13 June | Science field courses for first year IB students |
| Friday 21 June | Classes finish at 13:15. Parent -Teacher meetings 14:00 – 16:00 |
| Saturday 22 June | Departure Day – first year IB and Pre-IB students – students leave by 10:00 |
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Further Reading
IB Orientation Olympics
The orientation weekend would not be complete without the Orientation Olympics. This is an annual event for new students arriving to study Pre-IB or IB and each student is assigned a team: Blue, Green, Yellow or Red. They play a range of fun games...
Bletchley Park Visit
On the 29 April 2018, 11 IB students and 4 teachers visited Bletchley Park, the place which was once the central site for British codebreakers during World War Two. The location, famous for where Alan Turing broke the enigma code is perfect our history students as...
Career Launch Day
On Monday 26 March the IB1 students were given a career's launch day where they attended career focused sessions tailored to their application plans and subject interests. This ranged from talks on taking a gap year to writing personal statements. We were extremely...
Do you have any questions about these dates?
We are happy to advise you about starting dates and holidays.
Contact Elena Hesse, Vice Principal – Pastoral