Stonyhurst College Term Dates

Term Dates 2022/2023

Easter Term 2023 Dates
Staff INSET training Friday 6th January
Travelling Day; boarders return by 1800h Sunday 8th January
Day pupils return and classes begin Monday 9th January
St Omer’s Martyrs’ Mass 3:00 pm* Friday 10th February
Half term begins: travelling day for all boarders Saturday 11th February
Travelling day; boarders return Sunday 19th February
Day pupils return and classes begin Monday 20th February
Passion Service 3:00 pm* Friday 24th March
Term ends: travelling day for all boarders Saturday 25th March
Easter Sunday 9th April 2023
*Day pupils and boarders being collected by car may leave after the Passion Service
Summer Term 2023 Dates
Staff INSET training Friday 14th April
Travelling Day for all boarders Sunday 16th April
Day pupils return and classes begin Monday 17th April
Great Academies (College) Friday 26th May & Saturday 27th May
Travelling Day from 2:00 pm: Half term begins after Great Academies Saturday 27th May
Travelling day: boarders return Sunday 4th June
Day pupils return and classes begin Monday 5th June
End of Year Open-Air Mass 3:00 pm* Friday 30th June
Term ends: travelling day for all boarders Saturday 1st July

*Day pupils and boarders being collected by car may leave after the service.

* Rhetoricians and Syntaxians are asked to leave after their final exam, in order to maintain a quiet working environment for those who remain.

For the same reason, Syntaxians are encouraged to leave after their final exam but may remain until the end of term by agreement with the Assistant Head. 

Term Dates 2023/2024

Christmas Term 2023 Dates
Wider Leadership Team away day

Tuesday 29 August

New staff induction day Wednesday 30 August
Staff INSET training days Thursday 31st & Friday 1st September
New pupils in Poetry & Lower Grammar arrive Monday 4th September
Induction of all new pupils in Poetry & Lower Grammar Monday 4th September
New pupils in Grammar & Syntax arrive Tuesday 5th September
Induction of all new pupils in Grammar & Syntax Tuesday 5th September
All pupils in Rhetoric arrive Wednesday 6th September
Travelling Day; existing boarders return by 1800h Wednesday 6th September
Day pupils return, Ascensio Scholarum, Holy Mass, Lessons begin Thursday 7th September
Lessons end 5.00pm. Day pupils and those travelling by car may leave Friday 20th October
Half term begins: Travelling day for all boarders Saturday 21st October
Travelling day; boarders return by 1800h Sunday 5th November
Day pupils return and classes begin Monday 6th November
College Carol Service 3:00 pm* Friday 8th December
Term ends: travelling day for all boarders Saturday 9th December

*Day pupils and boarders being collected by car may leave after the service

Easter Term 2024 Dates
Staff INSET training & Travelling Day; boarders return by 1800h Monday 8th January
Day pupils return and classes begin Tuesday 9th January
St Omer’s Martyrs’ Mass 3:00 pm* Friday 9th February
Half term begins: travelling day for all boarders Saturday 10th February
Travelling day; boarders return Sunday 18th February
Day pupils return and classes begin Monday 19th February
Passion Service 3:00 pm* Friday 22nd March
Term ends: travelling day for all boarders Saturday 23rd March
Easter Sunday 31st March 2024
*Day pupils and boarders being collected by car may leave after the Passion Service
Summer Term 2024 Dates
Staff INSET training Monday 15th April
Staff INSET training & Travelling Day for all boarders Tuesday 16th April
Day pupils return and classes begin Wednesday 17th April
Great Academies (College) Friday 24th May & Saturday 25th May
Travelling Day: Half term begins after Great Academies Saturday 25th May
Travelling day: boarders return Sunday 2nd June
Day pupils return and classes begin Monday 3rd June
End of Year Open-Air Mass 3:00 pm* Friday 5th July
Term ends: travelling day for all boarders Saturday 6th July

*Day pupils and boarders being collected by car may leave after the service.

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