Term dates

Academic Term Dates

School year 2020/21 - All programmes

Term Length Term starts Terms Finishes
Spring 12 weeks 6 Jan 2020 27 Mar 2020
Summer 1 9 weeks 14 Apr 2020 12 June 2020
Summer 2 9 weeks 15 June 2020 14 Aug 2020
Autumn 14 weeks 9 Sep 2020 11 Dec 2020

School year 2021/22 - All programmes

Term Length Term starts Terms Finishes
Spring 12 weeks 4 Jan 2021 26 Mar 2021
Summer 1 9 weeks 12 Apr 2021 11 June 2021
Summer 2 9 weeks 14 June 2021 13 Aug 2021
Autumn 14 weeks 15 Sep 2021 17 Dec 2021

Note: GCSE Pathway students and Brighton January start A Level students finish Summer Term 1 on the following dates:
2020 - 3 July 2020
2021 - 2 July 2021

Summer term 2

Only the following students study summer term 2:

  • Students studying A Level courses that start in April.
  • Students studying Foundation courses that start in January and April.
  • Students studying GCSE courses that start in January.
  • Students studying English Language Preparation (ELPP) courses, depending on their English language level

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