School Calendar

September 2024

02Sep03Sep

Staff Training Day CPD

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

02Sep03Sep

Year 12 Mock Resits

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

03Sep04Sep

Staff Training Day CPD

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

04Sep05Sep

Term 1 Starts

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Trips

09Sep13Sep

Fairtrade Fortnight

12:00:00 - 12:30:00 | General

Van Cols Photos - Years 7, 9 & 12

11Sep

09:00:00 - 13:00:00 | General

13Sep14Sep

Year 13 UCAS Grades

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

14Sep

Dover Test

08:00:00 - 13:00:00 | Exam

16Sep

Year 10 Vision Setting

09:00:00 - 15:30:00 | General

16Sep20Sep

Fairtrade Fortnight

12:00:00 - 12:30:00 | General

17Sep

Year 12 Vision Setting

09:00:00 - 15:30:00 | General

18Sep

Year 11 Vision Setting

09:00:00 - 15:30:00 | General

19Sep

Year 13 Vision Setting

09:00:00 - 15:30:00 | General

19Sep

Year 7 Welcome Evening

18:00:00 - 19:00:00 | After School Event

26Sep

CATS - Y7

08:40:00 - 10:50:00 | Exam

Yr 11 Geography Fieldwork - Dover

27Sep

09:10:00 - 12:50:00 | Trips

Macmillan Coffee Morning - Students

27Sep

12:50:00 - 13:40:00 | Other

Scholastic Book Fair Set Up

October 2024

04Oct05Oct

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

** Van Cols Year 11 & 13 **

04Oct05Oct

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | General

07Oct11Oct

Scholastic Book Fair

12:50:00 - 13:50:00 | Other

10Oct11Oct

Tag Rugby

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | General

15Oct

Year 13 Parents' Evening

16:00:00 - 18:30:00 | After School Event

&Juliet - Marlowe Theatre

17Oct

19:30:00 - 22:30:00 | After School Event

21Oct

FPN GCSE NEA1 Write up

09:10:00 - 12:50:00 | Exam

** Tate Modern Visit - Year 11 **

22Oct23Oct

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Trips

NEA GCSE Practical 1 - PE

23Oct24Oct

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

War Horse Matinee - Marlowe Theatre (GCSE Drama)

24Oct

14:30:00 - 17:30:00 | Trips

25Oct26Oct

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

28Oct02Nov

Half Term Holiday

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Term Dates

Year 12&13 - Art & Photography Tate Britain Visit

November 2024

05Nov06Nov

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Trips

06Nov

Sports Award Evening

18:30:00 - 20:00:00 | After School Event

Year 7 Form Tutors Parents' Evening

07Nov

16:00:00 - 19:00:00 | After School Event

Drama NEA Practical Assessment

08Nov09Nov

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

13Nov

The Winter Showcase

18:00:00 - 19:30:00 | After School Event

Come From Away - Marlowe Theatre

14Nov

19:30:00 - 23:00:00 | After School Event

18Nov23Nov

Year 11 Mock Exams

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

21Nov

Sixth Form Open Evening

18:00:00 - 20:00:00 | After School Event

22Nov

STAFF TRAINING DAY

09:00:00 - 16:00:00 | Other

25Nov30Nov

Year 11 Mock Exams

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

** GCSE Coursework Collection **

26Nov

15:45:00 - 17:00:00 | After School Event

27Nov

Year 9 Parents' Evening

16:00:00 - 19:00:00 | After School Event

PANTOMIME Beauty & the Beast

28Nov

19:00:00 - 22:30:00 | Trips

** Drama NEA Controlled Written Assessment **

December 2024

03Dec04Dec

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

03Dec

Art - A-Level Collection

15:45:00 - 17:00:00 | After School Event

05Dec06Dec

Year 11 Art Mock

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

05Dec06Dec

Carol Service Rehearsals

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | General

05Dec

Carol Service

19:00:00 - 20:30:00 | After School Event

06Dec07Dec

Festive Friday Tag Day

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

09Dec14Dec

Festive Fortnight

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

09Dec11Dec

Y13 STEM Trip

08:00:00 - 15:30:00 | Trips

Oil Painting Portrait Workshop

10Dec11Dec

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | General

10Dec11Dec

Rowing

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | General

12Dec

School Christmas Dinner

11:30:00 - 14:00:00 | General

15Dec20Dec

Y8 Trip to Snowdonia

08:00:00 - 16:00:00 | Trips

16Dec21Dec

Festive Fortnight

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

18Dec

Enrichment - P1-4

09:10:00 - 12:40:00 | General

Fashion Show Prep - P 5 & 6

18Dec

13:50:00 - 15:30:00 | Other

House Day - inc. house dance

19Dec20Dec

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | House Events

20Dec21Dec

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

20Dec21Dec

Christmas Activities

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

Last Day of term - School Closed

20Dec

12:30:00 - 17:00:00 | Term Dates

23Dec04Jan

Christmas Break

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Term Dates

24Dec

08:00:00 - 17:00:00 | Term Dates

25Dec

08:00:00 - 17:00:00 | Term Dates

26Dec

08:00:00 - 17:00:00 | Term Dates

27Dec

08:00:00 - 17:00:00 | Term Dates

30Dec

08:00:00 - 17:00:00 | Term Dates

31Dec

08:00:00 - 17:00:00 | Term Dates

January 2025

01Jan

08:00:00 - 17:00:00 | Term Dates

02Jan

08:00:00 - 17:00:00 | Term Dates

03Jan

08:00:00 - 17:00:00 | Term Dates

06Jan07Jan

Term 3 Start

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Term Dates

09Jan

Year 11 Options Deadline

08:00:00 - 08:30:00 | General

13Jan14Jan

Life Model Xperience

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | General

Year 13 Mock Exam - Photography and Art

14Jan15Jan

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

16Jan17Jan

School Experience Day

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

GCSE Awards & Presentation Event**

16Jan

19:00:00 - 20:30:00 | After School Event

PE - NEA - GCSE/A-Level Coursework

20Jan21Jan

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

20Jan28Jan

Year 13 Mock Exams

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

23Jan

Year 11 Parents' Evening

16:00:00 - 19:00:00 | After School Event

PE GCSE - NEA - Practical 2

24Jan25Jan

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

28Jan

GCSE Options Evening

18:00:00 - 20:00:00 | After School Event

February 2025

04Feb08Feb

DT GCSE Finishing Day

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

06Feb07Feb

Year 9 Options Deadline

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | General

10Feb15Feb

House Cross Country

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | House Events

Drama NEA Controlled Assessment 2

12Feb13Feb

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

14Feb15Feb

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

14Feb15Feb

Last Day of Term 3

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

17Feb22Feb

Half Term Holiday

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Term Dates

24Feb25Feb

First Day of Term 4

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

25Feb

Year 12 Parents' Evening

16:00:00 - 19:00:00 | After School Event

FPN GCSE NEA2 Practical Exam

March 2025

03Mar08Mar

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

A-Level Product Design Finishing Day

04Mar06Mar

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

PE - A-Level - NEA Practical 2

06Mar07Mar

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

06Mar

World Book Day

12:50:00 - 13:50:00 | Other

PE - GCSE/A-Level Coursework NEA Moderation Day

14Mar15Mar

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

14Mar15Mar

Comic Relief Day

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

17Mar19Mar

Year 11 Mock Exams

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

22Mar

Saturday Revision Day 1

09:30:00 - 12:30:00 | Other

Year 10 Parents' Evening 1

26Mar

16:00:00 - 19:00:00 | After School Event

27Mar28Mar

House Netball

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | General

29Mar

Saturday Revision Day 2

09:30:00 - 12:30:00 | Other

April 2025

03Apr

The Spring Showcase

18:00:00 - 20:00:00 | After School Event

04Apr05Apr

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

04Apr05Apr

Last Day of Term 2

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Term Dates

07Apr21Apr

Easter Break

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Term Dates

18Apr19Apr

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Term Dates

21Apr22Apr

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Term Dates

22Apr23Apr

Start of Term 5

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Term Dates

23Apr24Apr

Year 11 GCSE Art Exam

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

Year 12 Biology Fieldwork - Samphire Hoe

23Apr24Apr

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Trips

Year 12 Biology Fieldwork - Wildwood

24Apr25Apr

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Trips

28Apr03May

Year 10 Mock Exams

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

28Apr

Year 8 Parents' Evening

16:00:00 - 19:00:00 | After School Event

29Apr02May

A-Level Art Exam

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

Year 12 Biology Fieldwork - Samphire Hoe

30Apr01May

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

Yr 12 NEA Geography Costal Days - Herne Bay

May 2025

02May

09:10:00 - 15:30:00 | Trips

02May

Y13 Study Leave

12:50:00 - 15:30:00 | General

05May06May

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Term Dates

06May09May

A-Level Photography Exam

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

Yr 12 NEA Geography Costal Days - St Margarets

06May

09:10:00 - 15:30:00 | Trips

07May

** Y11 Study Leave **

12:50:00 - 15:30:00 | General

Yr 12 NEA Geography Urban Days - Margate

08May

09:10:00 - 15:30:00 | Trips

Yr 12 NEA Geography Urban Days - Ramsgate

09May

09:10:00 - 15:30:00 | Trips

12May27May

GCSE and A-Level Exams

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

15May

Year 7 Parents' Evening

16:00:00 - 19:00:00 | After School Event

Yr 10 Geography Fieldwork - Kingsdown, Walmer & Deal

22May

09:10:00 - 15:30:00 | Trips

23May24May

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

26May27May

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Term Dates

26May30May

Half Term Holiday

08:00:00 - 08:30:00 | Term Dates

June 2025

02Jun03Jun

First Day of Term 6

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

Yr 8 Geography Fieldwork - River Dour

03Jun

09:10:00 - 15:30:00 | Trips

10Jun

Year 5 Open Evening

18:00:00 - 20:30:00 | After School Event

Open Day Tours 9:30 and 11:30

11Jun13Jun

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

Assessment Week (Year 7, 8 & 9)

16Jun21Jun

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

Year 12 Study Leave from 3:30PM

20Jun

03:30:00 - 03:30:00 | General

Sixth Form Induction Days

23Jun26Jun

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

23Jun28Jun

Year 12 Assessment Week

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

26Jun

STEP day

09:10:00 - 15:40:00 | Other

Year 12 Art and Photography Mock Exam

30Jun02Jul

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

Year 10 Mock NEA2 Practical Exam - DT

30Jun03Jul

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

July 2025

02Jul03Jul

Year 7 Dance Show

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | After School Event

03Jul

New Year 7 Induction

09:00:00 - 15:00:00 | Other

04Jul05Jul

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Other

07Jul12Jul

Enrichment

01:00:00 - 01:00:00 | General

Year 10 - Painting like Van Gogh Workshop

09Jul10Jul

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Exam

Year 10 Parents' Evening 2

10Jul

16:00:00 - 19:00:00 | After School Event

11Jul12Jul

** Sports Day **

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | House Events

14Jul18Jul

Y10 French Trip

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Trips

14Jul19Jul

Enrichment

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | General

** Sports Day (Contingency) **

14Jul15Jul

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | House Events

17Jul

House Drama

18:30:00 - 20:30:00 | After School Event

18Jul19Jul

House Drama

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | House Events

18Jul

12:30:00 - 15:30:00 | Term Dates

18Jul

End of Term 3

12:30:00 - 12:30:00 | Term Dates

21Jul01Sep

Summer Holiday

00:00:00 - 00:00:00 | Term Dates

STAFF TRAINING DAY - School Closed

21Jul

09:00:00 - 15:00:00 | Other

STAFF TRAINING DAY - School Closed

22Jul

09:00:00 - 15:00:00 | Other