Lent term
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Lent term named for Lent, the 6-week fasting period before Easter, is the name of the winter academic term at the following British universities:
- University of Cambridge
- King's College London
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- University of Kent
- Exeter University
- University of Lancaster
- University of Wales, Lampeter
- University of Wales, Aberystwyth
- Canterbury Christ Church University
- University of Liverpool
- Swansea University
- Heythrop College, University of London
and was the name of the autumn term at the University of Sydney before it swapped over to the two semester system in 1989.
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
- Bloxham School
- Bradfield College
- 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)
- Sutton Valence School
- Tonbridge School
- Trent College
- Westminster Cathedral Choir School
- Warwick School
- Wellingborough School
- Whitgift School
See also
References
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