Term dates

Academic Term Dates

School year 2018/19 - All programmes

Term Length Term starts Terms Finishes
Autumn 14 weeks 12 Sept 2018 14 Dec 2018
Spring 12 weeks 7 Jan 2019 29 Mar 2019
Summer 1 9 weeks 15 Apr 2019 14 June 2019
Summer 2 9 weeks 17 June 2019 16 Aug 2019

Note: Brighton September start A Level students will commence Autumn Term on 10 September 2018

Note: GCSE Pathway students and Brighton January start A Level students finish Summer Term 1 on 5 July 2019

Note: The 5.5 Term A Level for Cambridge starts on Monday, 29 October

Note: The 3.5 term Foundation programme for all colleges starts on Monday, 29 October

School year 2019/20 - All programmes

Term Length Term starts Terms Finishes
Autumn 14 weeks 11 Sept 2019 13 Dec 2019
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

Note: GCSE Pathway students and Brighton January start A Level students finish Summer Term 1 on 3 July 2020

Note: The 5.5 Term A Level for Cambridge starts on Monday, 28 October

Note: The 3.5 term Foundation programme for all colleges starts on Monday, 28 October

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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