Term Dates
All term dates are provisional and subject to change in the future. All changes will be communicated to current parents via email.
Summer Term 2021
Inset: Monday 19 April
(Boarders - 21:00)
Term Starts: Tuesday 20 April
Overnight Leave from 15:15 on Friday 30 April to 21:00 on Monday 3 May (Bank Holiday)
Half Term from 15:15 on Friday 28 May to 21:00 on Sunday 6 June
Term Ends: Friday 2 July for F1-5 and L6
13:30: Term ends for Forms 1 to 4 and Lower Sixth (except prize winners and members of the Marching Band and Guard)
14:30: Prize Giving for all Form 5 and prize winners only in Forms 1 to Lower Sixth
15:30: Term ends for Form 5 and prize winners not in the Marching Band and Guard
College Sundays
Sunday 25 April
3 July - Founders' Day
Michaelmas Term 2021
Inset: Wednesday 1 September
14:00: New international Form 3 and new international L6 boarders arrive at Devitt House
15:00: U6 may return to Houses
16:30: All Form 3 arrive in Houses. New Form 1 boarders arrive in Dunbar
17:30: Form 3 parents’ address in Chapel
18:15: Form 3 day pupils depart
Induction for Form 1 & 3/Induction for L6/UCAS Day for U6: Thursday 2 September
08:00 Dunbar Form 1 and new Form 2 day pupils arrive
08:15: Form 3 day pupils return to Houses
10:00 New international Form 4 and Form 5 pupils arrive
10:00: L6 Induction begins (L6 day pupils and UK boarders arrive)
17:45: All day pupils depart
18:45: All existing/current boarders return to Houses
Term starts for all pupils: Friday 3 September
Overnight Leave - 16:30 on Friday 1 October to 21:00 on Sunday 3 October
Half Term from Saturday 23 October to Sunday 7 November
Overnight Leave - 16:30 on Friday 26 November to 21:00 Sunday 28 November
Term Ends: Wednesday 15 December
College Sundays
Sunday 19 September
Sunday 10 October
Sunday 14 November (Remembrance Sunday)
Lent Term 2022
Inset: Wednesday 5 January (Boarders - 21:00)
Term Starts: Thursday 6 January (Day Pupils - 08:15)
Overnight Leave from 15:15 on Friday 21 January to 21:00 on Sunday 23 January
Half Term from 15:15 on Friday 11 February to 21:00 on Sunday 20 February
Overnight Leave from 15:15 on Friday 11 March to 21:00 on Sunday 13 March
Term Ends: Friday 25 March at 15:15
College Sundays
Sunday 16 January
Sunday 27 February
Summer Term 2022
Inset: Tuesday 19 April
(Boarders - 21:00)
Term Starts: Wednesday 20 April
Overnight Leave from 15:15 on Friday 29 April to 21:00 on Sunday 1 May
Half Term from 15:15 on Friday 27 May to 21:00 on Sunday 5 June
Overnight Leave from 15:15 on Friday 17 June to 21:00 on Sunday 19 June
Term Ends: after Beat Retreat on Saturday 2 July
College Sundays
Sunday 24 April