Lent term named for Lent, the six-week fasting period before Easter, is the name of the winter academic term at the following British universities:
- University of Cambridge[1]
- Canterbury Christ Church University[2]
- University of Lancaster[3]
- University of Liverpool[4]
- London School of Economics and Political Science[5]
- Swansea University[6]
and was the name of the autumn term at the University of Sydney before it swapped over to the two semester system in 1989. It was also formerly used at King's College London, University of Kent, Exeter University, University of Wales, Lampeter, University of Wales, Aberystwyth and Heythrop College, University of London.
The term runs from January to March and thus corresponds to Hilary term at Oxford and Dublin, and Epiphany term at Durham. At Sydney, it ran from March to May (10th to 22nd Mondays of the year).
Schools
Schools in the United Kingdom which use the name 'Lent term' include:
- Abingdon School
- Amesbury School
- Barnard Castle School
- Berkhamsted School
- Bloxham School
- Bradfield College
- Brentwood School
- Brighton College
- Bromsgrove School
- Clifton College
- Christ's Hospital
- Dean Close School
- Downside School
- Dulwich College
- Epsom College
- Eton College
- Exeter Cathedral School
- Forest School
- Gresham's School
- Highgate School
- Hull Collegiate School
- Hurstpierpoint College
- King's College, Taunton
- King's School, Canterbury
- King's School, Gloucester
- King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School
- Lancing College
- Longridge Towers School
- Manchester Grammar School
- Marlborough College
- Oswestry School
- Old Buckenham Hall School
- Royal Grammar School, Worcester
- Ruthin School
- Sevenoaks School
- Sexey's School
- Sherborne School
- Sherborne School for Girls
- Shrewsbury School
- St Benedict's School
- St Columba's College
- St. Edmund's College (Ware)
- St Lawrence College, Ramsgate
- Sutton Valence School
- The London Oratory School
- Tonbridge School
- Trent College
- Westminster Cathedral Choir School
- Warwick School
- Wellingborough School
- Whitgift School
See also
- Michaelmas term
- Epiphany term
- Hilary term
- Summer term
- Trinity term
- Easter term
References
- ^ "Term dates and calendars". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "University Dates 2017-18". Canterbury Christ Church University. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Term Dates". Lancaster University. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Dates of Meetings Session 2017-18" (PDF). University of Liverpool. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Term dates". LSE. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Semester and Term Dates". Swansea University. Retrieved 28 July 2018.