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IB World School term dates

Pre-IB and IB Diploma term dates 2020-21
Autumn Term 2020 |
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Thursday 3 September | Arrivals Day – IB1 and all other new students |
Thursday 3 September – Sunday 6 September | IB1 and Pre-IB Orientation |
Sunday 6 September | Arrivals Day – Remaining IB2 students return |
Monday 7 September | 09:00 Classes begin |
Friday 23 October | Teaching finishes at 16:15 |
Saturday 24 October | Departure Day – Students depart by 12:00 |
Sunday 1 November | Arrivals Day – Students return between 10:00 and 20:00 |
Monday 2 November | 09:00 Classes begin |
4 – 18 December | Online teaching. Students can depart for home |
Saturday 19 December | Boarding houses close for the Christmas break |
Spring Term 2021 |
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Monday 4 January | Arrivals Day 1 – For any student who needs to quarantine |
Tues 5 – Mon 18 January | Online teaching for all students |
Monday 18 January | Arrivals Day 2 – For those students who DO NOT need to quarantine |
Tuesday 19 January | Face-to-face classroom teaching resumes |
NO FEBRUARY HALF TERM | |
Friday 19 March | Teaching finishes |
Saturday 20 March | Departure Day – students leave by 12:00 |
Summer Term 2021 |
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Monday 12 April | Arrivals Day 1 – for IB2 ONLY |
Sunday 18 April | Arrivals Day 2 – For any student in IB1 or PIB who needs to quarantine |
Monday 19 – Friday 30 April | Online teaching for all students |
Thursday 29 April to Friday 21 May | Final IB exams for second-year students |
Sunday 2 May | Arrivals Day 3 – For any student in IB1 or PIB who DOES NOT need to quarantine |
Monday 3 May | Face-to-face classroom teaching resumes |
Tuesday 25 May | Graduation Day for second-year IB students |
Friday 18 June | PIB teaching ends |
Wednesday 23 June | IB1 teaching ends |
Pre-IB course, Middle School Programme and IB Diploma term dates 2021-22
Autumn Term 2021 |
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Thursday 2 September | Arrivals Day for all new students on IB, Pre-IB and MSP courses |
Thursday 2 September – Sunday 5 September | IB Diploma, Middle School Programme and Pre-IB Orientation |
Sunday 5 September | Arrivals Day for IB Diploma returners in Year 2 |
Monday 6 September | 09:00 Classes begin |
Friday 22 October | Teaching finishes at 16:15 |
Saturday 23 October | Departure Day – Students depart by 12:00 |
Sunday 31 October | Arrivals Day – Students return between 10:00 and 20:00 |
Monday 1 November | 09:00 Classes begin |
Friday 17 December | Teaching finishes at 16:15 |
Saturday 18 December | Boarding houses close for the Christmas break |
Spring Term 2022 |
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Tuesday 4 January | Arrivals Day for existing and new students. Parent/Teacher meetings: 15:30-17:30 |
Wednesday 5 January | 09:00 Classes begin |
Friday 18 February | Teaching finishes at 16:15 |
Saturday 19 February | Departure Day – Students depart by 12:00 |
Sunday 27 February | Arrivals Day– students return between 10:00 and 20:00 |
Monday 28 February | 09:00 classes begin |
Friday 8 April | Teaching finishes at 13:10 |
Saturday 9 April | Departure Day – students leave by 12:00 |
Summer Term 2022 |
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Sunday 24 April | Arrivals Day – students return between 10:00 and 20:00 |
Monday 25 April | 09:00 classes begin |
Thursday 28 April – Friday 20 May | Final IB exams for Year 2 IB Diploma students |
Tuesday 24 May | Graduation Day for Year 2 IB Diploma students |
Wednesday 25 May | Departure Day for Year 2 IB Diploma students. Graduating students leave by 12:00 |
Wednesday 22 June | Classes finish at 13:15. Parent teacher meetings 14:00 to 16:00 |
Thursday 23 June | Departure Day– IB1 students leave by 10:00 |
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