September

Week 1 - Wednesday 2nd
Thursday 3rd

Friday 4th

Saturday 5th

Week 2 - Monday 7th
Tuesday 8th
Wednesday 9th
Thursday 10th

Friday 11th
Saturday 12th

Week 3 - Monday 14th
Tuesday 15th

Wednesday 16th

Thursday 17th

Friday 18th
Saturday 19th

Week 4 - Monday 21st
Tuesday 22nd
Wednesday 23rd
Thursday 24th
Friday 25th

Saturday 26th

Week 5 - Monday 28th
Tuesday 29th
Wednesday 30th

Boarders return
Term begins. Year 12 Induction
Middle School Music Instrumental Taster
Years 12 and 13 BF Adventure am
Year 12 Induction continues pm, Year 13 Lessons as normal pm
Years 12 and 13 Sennen surf trip



Year 9 Geography field trip
Infant trip to Penlee House Gallery and Museum, Morning only
Year 12 and 13 German A1 Students to see Romeo and Juliet evening

Year 12 BBQ

Year 7 Gideon presentation
Year 7 BF Adventure
Year 12 & 13 Psychology field trip
Year 6 BF Adventure
Years 12 and 13 photo
Under 16 Army Rugby 12's tournament
Senior School Rugby Netball v St. Ives (H)
Year 8 Surfing 12.30 - 3.55pm
Years 12 and 13 Sailing trip

Years 12 and 13 Biology (Plymouth)

Years 7 and 8 Rugby/Netball v St Ives (H)

BPSA Fete 4pm
Year 7 Surfing 12.30 - 3.55pm
Years 12 and 13 Truro shopping and cinema trip


ISA South West Swimming Trials (Penzance)
Infant Harvest Festival 2.15pm in the Chapel
U11 Rugby/Netball v Truro Prep (H) 2.30pm
Years 7 and 8 Rugby/Netball v Humphry Davy (A)

  October
Week 5 - Thursday 1st
Friday 2nd
Saturday 3rd
Sunday 4th

Week 6 - Monday 5th
Tuesday 6th
Wednesday 7th
Thursday 8th

Friday 9th

Saturday 10th

Week 7 - Monday 12th
Tuesday 13th
Wednesday 14th

Thursday 15th


Friday 16th
Saturday 17th

Week 8 - Monday 19th

Tuesday 20th


Wednesday 21st





Thursday 22nd


Friday 23rd


Week 9 - Half term
U15 County Cup Rugby v St Ives (A)
Year 6 Surfing 12.30 - 3.55pm
Years 12 and 13 to Falmouth - sailing or maritime museum/shopping
German Exchange students arrive

Open Week (mornings only)


U9 Rugby v Truro Prep (A) 2.30pm
Years 9/10/11 Rugby/Netball v Humphry Davy (A)
Year 7 Surfing 12.30 - 3.55pm
German Exchange students leave
Years 12 and 13 Paint Ball trip


Year 7 Geology trip
U10 Rugby/Netball v Truro Prep (A) 2.30pm
Years 7 and 8 Rugby/Netball v Cape Cornwall (A)
Years 12 and 13 Parents Evening at Clarence House
Year 9 Geography field trip
Years 9, 10 and 11 Rugby/Netball v Cape Cornwall (H)
Penwith Schools Surf Competition, St Ives
Whole School OPEN MORNING 9.30 - 12MD

'Music-Makers' Week'- Carnyorth Residential Music Course
Infants Parent Evenings
Infants and Junior Parent Evenings
Carnyorth Residential Music Course return
Penwith U13 Rugby tournament (Bolitho)
Infants and Junior Parent Evenings
Year 11 Parents evening
Inter-house surf competition
Penwith Schools Cross Country Championships (St Ives)
Music Concert rehearsal day
Music concert 7pm at St Mary's Church
Year 11 Geography field trip
Infants and Junior Parent Evenings
School Concert at St Mary's am
Year 8 Surfing 12.30 - 3.55pm
Finish for Half Term

4pm Friday 23rd Oct - 6pm Sunday 1st November
  November

Week 10 - Monday 2nd
Tuesday 3rd
Wednesday 4th

Thursday 5th


Friday 6th
Saturday 7th
Sunday 8th

Week 11 - Monday 9th
Tuesday 10th

Wednesday 11th


Thursday 12th

Friday 13th

Saturday 14th


Week 12 - Monday 16th
Tuesday 17th
Wednesday 18th

Thursday 19th


Friday 20th
Saturday 21st

Week 13 - Monday 23rd
Tuesday 24th

Wednesday 25th

Thursday 26th
Friday 27th
Saturday 28th

Second half of term begins

Year 8 Parents Evening
Years 7 and 8 Rugby/Netball v Mounts Bay (A)
GCSE Maths Exam
Senior UK Maths Challenge
Years 9,10 and 11 Rugby/Netball v Mounts Bay (A)

Years 12 and 13 cinema trip
Bolitho German Exchange students leave


Year 7 Parents Evening
GCSE Maths Exam
U13 Rugby/Netball v Polwhele (H)
Years 7 and 8 Rugby/Netball v Hayle (A)
Years 9, 10 and 11 Rugby/Netball v Hayle (A)
Year 6 Parents Evening
Year 10 and 11 Careers (Redruth)
GCSE Maths Modules
Bolitho German Students return
Year 13 BBQ
National ISA Swimming Championships - Coventry


Year 10 Parents Evening
Year 6 Field trip
Penwith Floodlit Rugby tournament (St Just)
Year 9 Parents Evening
GCSE Science modules
Penwith Schools 'Plus' Netball festival




County Table-tennis championships (St Austell)
U16 County boys Hockey tournament
Year 11 GCSE Mocks begin
KS3 Basketball (Cape Cornwall/Mounts Bay)

Year 12 Extended Essay talks
Years 12 and 13 Ice-skating at The Eden Project

  December
Week 14 - Monday 30th
Tuesday 1st

Wednesday 2nd
Thursday 3rd

Friday 4th
Saturday 5th

Week 15 - Monday 7th
Tuesday 8th
Wednesday 9th


Thursday 10th
Friday 11th
Year 13 IB Mock exams (until 9th)
Infant and Junior Pantomime 10am
Years 4 and 5 Rugby/Netball v Polwhele (A) 2.30pm
Penwith Winter Games
Music Dept. carol singing
KS4 Basketball (Cape Cornwall)
Year 11 GCSE Mock Exams end
Sixth Form Christmas Dinner (evening)

Music Dept. carol singing
Carols and Mince Pies Evening Front Hall 7pm
Year 12 and 13 inter-school games tournament for netball and rugby
Infant Nativity
Year 13 IB Mock exams finish
KS3 Basketball (Mounts Bay)
Music Dept. busking
End of Term Carol Service at St Mary's 3pm
  January

Week 1 - Monday 4th
Tuesday 5th
Wednesday 6th
Thursday 7th
Friday 8th

Week 2 - Monday 11th
Tuesday 12th
Wednesday 13th
Thursday 14th
Friday 15th
Saturday 16th

Week 3 - Monday 18th
Tuesday 19th
Wednesday 20th
Thursday 21st

Friday 22nd

Week 4 - Monday 25th

Tuesday 26th
Wednesday 27th
Thursday 28th
Friday 29th

Boarders return
Term begins




Year 13 TOK day
Penwith Secondary Schools Swimming Gala (Penzance)

Year 11 GCSE Biology Exam

Years 12 and 13 bowling (Truro)

Year 11 GCSE Chemistry Exam

Year 11 GCSE Physics Exam
Year 13 Post Mock Parents Evening, Clarence House
Year 6 Aquarium Visit
Chinese New Year meal - evening

U13 County girls Hockey festival
School Show "The Wiz"
School Show "The Wiz"
School Show "The Wiz"
School Show "The Wiz"

  February
Week 5 - Monday 1st
Tuesday 2nd
Wednesday 3rd
Thursday 4th
Friday 5th

Week 6 - Monday 8th
Tuesday 9th
Wednesday 10th
Thursday 11th

Friday 12th


Week 7 - Half term

Week 8 - Sunday 21st
Monday 22nd
Tuesday 23rd
Wednesday 24th
Thursday 25th

Friday 26th
Year 10 trip (Exeter)

UK Intermediate Maths Challenge



Infant and Junior Parents Evening
Infant and Junior Parents Evening
Infant and Junior Parents Evening
Infant and Junior Parents Evening
Year 11 Parents Evening
Years 9 and 12 English Poetry Day trip (Plymouth)
Finish for Half Term

4pm Friday 12th February - 6pm Sunday 21st February

Boarders Return
Second Half of Term Begins

Year 12 Visit to University Library for EE research
U14 County boys Hockey tournament

  March

Week 9 - Monday 1st
Tuesday 2nd
Wednesday 3rd

Thursday 4th
Friday 5th
Saturday 6th

Week 10 - Monday 8th
Tuesday 9th
Wednesday 10th
Thursday 11th
Friday 12th
Saturday 13th

Week 11 - Monday 15th
Tuesday 16th
Wednesday 17th

Thursday 18th
Friday 19th
Saturday 20th

Week 12- Monday 22nd
Tuesday 23rd

Wednesday 24th
Thursday 25th
Friday 26th
Saturday 27th

Week 13 - Monday 29th
Tuesday 30th
Wednesday 31st


GCSE Maths modules
World Maths Day
GCSE Science modules
Music Dept. Soiree
Year 12 Danish Group Arrive
Trannack Cross Country Challenge

Music Dept. Soiree
Music Dept. Soiree
Music Dept. Soiree
Music Dept. Soiree

Year 12 Danish Group Leave


Year 10 Parents Evening
Matinee Musicale 2pm
Year 12 UCAS HE convention, Tremough Campus, Falmouth
Year 9 Parents Evening

Year 12 cinema trip and Year 13 BBQ


Year 12 Art field trip
Year 8 to 9 Parents Evening (GCSE Options)
Alumni Lunch and walk (Trengwainton)
Year 12 to Denmark (Return 4th April) TBC
Whole School Coast-to-Coast Challenge


Inter-House Music Competition

End of Term Service at St Mary's 3pm
End of Term

  April
Week 1 - Tuesday 20th

Wednesday 21st
Thursday 22nd
Friday 23rd
Saturday 24th

Week 2 - Monday 26th
Tuesday 27th
Wednesday 28th
Thursday 29th

Friday 30th

Boarders Return
Teacher Day
Term begins
Years 9 and 10 Exams Start

Year 12 and 13 Paintball




Year 13 Study Leave, 4pm
UK Junior Maths Challenge
Years 9 and Year 10 Exams Finish
  May
Week 3 - Monday 3rd
Tuesday 4th
Wednesday 5th
Thursday 6th
Friday 7th
Saturday 8th
Sunday 9th

Week 4 - Monday 10th


Tuesday 11th
Wednesday 12th
Thursday 13th
Friday 14th
Saturday 15th

Week 5 - Monday 17th
Tuesday 18th
Wednesday 19th
Thursday 20th
Friday 21st


Week 6 - Monday 24th
Tuesday 25th
Wednesday 26th
Thursday 27th
Friday 28th


Week 7 - Half term
IB Exams Start - BANK HOLIDAY
Year 11 Geography field trip

Ten Tors starts


Ten Tors ends

Middle School Exams start
Year 12 Biology field trip (Breney Common)
Alumni at Country Skittles (Townshend)


Year 12 Geography Field Trip
Middle School Exams end


Junior School Exams begin
GCSE Exams begin
Year 6 Geography field trip

Junior School Exams end


IB Exams end
Speech Day rehearsal 1-4pm

Year 9 Geography field trip
Speech Day / Prom
Finish for Half Term

4pm Friday 28th May - 6pm Sunday 6th June

  June

Week 8 - Sunday 6th
Monday 7th

Tuesday 8th
Wednesday 9th
Thursday 10th
Friday 11th

Saturday 12th

Week 9 - Monday 14th
Tuesday 15th

Wednesday 16th

Thursday 17th

Friday 18th


Week 10 - Monday 21st

Tuesday 22nd
Wednesday 23rd
Thursday 24th
Friday 25th

Saturday 26th


Week 11 - Monday 28th
Tuesday 29th
Wednesday 30th
Thursday 1st
Friday 2nd

Boarders Return
Second Half of Term Begins
Year 12 Exams Start
Year 9 Bolitho Danish Exchange students leave
Year 7 Geography field trip

Year 12 Exams finish
Year 8 Geography Field Trip


Year 12 Group 4 Science Projects
Year 12 Group 4 Science Projects
Year 9 Bolitho Danish Exchange students leave
Year 12 Group 4 Science Projects
Year 12 London Trip
Year 12 London Trip
Year 5 Geography field trip
Infant and Junior Concert
Year 12 London Trip return

Infants Parents Evening
Junior French trip leaves
Year 12 Parents' Evening Clarence House

Year 8 BF Adventure leaves
Year 8 BF Adventure return
Junior Trip return
Mazey Day
GCSE History trip leaves (Holland)


GCSE History trip return


End of Year Service at St Mary's 3pm
End of Term

July- Term dates


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SUMMER TERM 2010




AUTUMN TERM 2010




SPRING TERM 2011




SUMMER TERM 2011


Boarders return Wednesday 2nd September
Term begins Thursday 3rd September
Half term: 4pm Friday 23rd October – 6pm Sunday 1st November
End of Term: Friday 11th December

Boarders return Monday 4th January
Term begins Tuesday 5th January
Half term: 4pm Friday 12th February – 6pm Sunday 21st February
End of Term: Wednesday 31st March

Boarders return Tuesday 20th April
Term begins: Wednesday 21st April
Half term: 4pm Friday 28th May – 6pm Sunday 6th June
End of term: Friday 2nd July

Boarders return: Wednesday 1st September
Term begins: Thursday 2nd September
Half Term: 4pm Friday 22nd October – 6pm Sunday 31st October
End of Term: Wednesday 15th December

Boarders return: Sunday 9th January
Term begins: Monday 10th January
Half Term: 4pm Friday 11th February – 6pm Sunday 20th February
End of Term: Friday 1st April

Boarders return: Tuesday 26th April
Term begins: Wednesday 27th April
Half Term: 4pm Friday 27th May – 6pm Sunday 5th June
End of Term: Thursday 7th July