Calendar

Whole year

Wednesday 27th September 2023
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Girls' Netball vs Parkstone Grammar School: Sisters n Sport Round One: U13
13:30
Girls' Hockey: County Cup: U18
14:30
Boys' Rugby vs Farnborough Sixth Form College: Vase Cup Round 2: 1stXV
15:55
Dry Ski Slope Lessons: Alpine Centre: Southampton
Thursday 28th September 2023
13:10
Sixth Form: House Football: Astro Turf
14:30
Boys' Rugby vs Oaklands Catholic School & Sixth Form College: Vase Cup Round One: U15
16:00
Lawrence House Tea: 1553 Room
16:00
Sixth Form: Oxford Chemistry Online Conference: C5
18:00
Lower Sixth Welcome Evening: Dobson Theatre
Friday 29th September 2023
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Whole School Non-uniform Day
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Upper Sixth: Physics Trip to CERN: Returns Sunday 1 October
13:00
Lower School: Elite Sports Performers Talk: 1553 Room
14:10
Regatta Competition: SWAC
18:30
GCSE & A Level: Theatre Trip: MAST Theatre
Saturday 30th September 2023
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Girls' Hockey vs Seaford College: 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI, U15AB, U14AB
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Girls' Hockey vs Dauntsey's School: U13ABCD, U12ABCD
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Boys' Rugby vs Dauntsey's School: 1st XV, U16, U15AB, U14AB, U13ABC, U12ABC
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Upper Sixth: Physics Trip to CERN: Returns Sunday 1 October
09:30
Stagecoach: Dobson Theatre
Sunday 1st October 2023
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Upper Sixth: Physics Trip to CERN: Returns Sunday 1 October
08:00
Life Church: Dobson Theatre
Monday 2nd October 2023
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Week A
16:00
Reynolds House Tea: 1553 Room
Tuesday 3rd October 2023
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Year 11 & Upper Sixth: Classics Trip: British Museum
13:10
Year 11: House Football: Astro Turf
16:00
Sylvester House Tea: 1553 Room
18:00
Parents' Information Evening: Paris Trip: Dobson Theatre
Wednesday 4th October 2023
14:00
Boys' Football vs Poole Grammar School: U18
15:55
Dry Ski Slope Lessons: Alpine Centre: Southampton
16:30
Parents' Information Evening: Hockey Tour: REMOTE
18:00
Shooting Club Trip
Thursday 5th October 2023
13:10
Year 10: House Football: Astro Turf
13:30
Girls' Hockey: County Cup: U16
16:00
Watts House Tea: 1553 Room
Friday 6th October 2023
18:00
Open Evening: School finishes at 14:50, buses leave at 15:05, no late buses
Saturday 7th October 2023
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Girls' Hockey vs Portsmouth Grammar School: 1st XI, 2nd XI, U15AB, U14AB, U13ABCD, U12ABCD
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Boys' Rugby vs Gordon's School: 1st XV, U16, U15AB, U14AB, U13ABC, U12ABC
09:30
Stagecoach: Dobson Theatre
Sunday 8th October 2023
08:00
Life Church: Dobson Theatre
Monday 9th October 2023
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INSET Day
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Week B
Tuesday 10th October 2023
12:30
Girls' Hockey: England Hockey Tier 2 County Round: U14
13:10
Year 10: House Football: Astro Turf
18:00
Parents' Information Evening: Netball Tour
19:30
Classics Lecture: Professor Andrew Meadows "The Nike of Samothrace. Who, what, when and why?": 1553 Room
Wednesday 11th October 2023
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Girls' Netball: England Netball School National Tournament: U19
14:00
Boys' Indoor Hockey: National Cup County Round: U18
15:55
Dry Ski Slope Lessons: Alpine Centre: Southampton
16:00
Parents' Information Evening: Charlotte Exchange 2023: Library
18:00
GCSE & A Level: Drama Preview Evening: Dobson Theatre
Thursday 12th October 2023
12:30
Girls' Hockey: County Cup: U12
13:00
Year 6 Teachers' Lunch: 1553 Room
14:00
Girls' Indoor Hockey: National Cup County Round: U16
14:00
Boys' Indoor Hockey: National Cup County Round: U16
16:10
Sixth Form: Charity Projects Selection: Team-building
19:00
KES Community Choir Rehearsal: Music Recital Room
Friday 13th October 2023
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Year 9: Battlefields' Trip: Returns 14 October
17:30
PDSA Junior Partnership: Games
19:30
KESPTA Film Night: Dobson Theatre
Saturday 14th October 2023
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Girls' Netball: England Netball School National Tournament: U14, U16
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Girls' Hockey vs Wellington College: 1st XI, 2nd XI, U15A, U14A
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Year 9: Battlefields' Trip: Returns 14 October
09:30
Stagecoach: Dobson Theatre
Sunday 15th October 2023
08:00
Life Church: Dobson Theatre
Monday 16th October 2023
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Orthodontic Mobile Unit
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ADHD Awareness Day
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Week A
13:00
Year 7: Toy Appeal Fun Run
14:30
Year 7: House Cross Country
Tuesday 17th October 2023
11:30
Year 9: House Cross Country
13:00
Sustainability Action Group: Slow Fashion Sale: Atrium
18:00
Wellbeing Parents' Information Evening: Teaching the Tricky Topics: Dobson Theatre
Wednesday 18th October 2023
09:05
GCSE & A Level: Drama Devising Exam: Dobson Theatre
12:00
KESSAGA Lunch: 1553 Room
13:00
Sustainability Action Group: Slow Fashion Sale: Atrium
14:00
Girls' Indoor Hockey: National Cup County Round: U18
15:55
Dry Ski Slope Lessons: Alpine Centre: Southampton
18:00
Shooting Club Trip
Thursday 19th October 2023
13:00
Sustainability Action Group: Slow Fashion Sale: Atrium
14:30
Year 10: House Cross Country
18:00
Sixth Form Information Evening: Concourse
Friday 20th October 2023
10:00
ADHD Parents' Coffee Morning: Venue TBC
13:00
Lower School: Elite Sports Performers Talk: 1553 Room
17:30
PDSA Teen Partnership: Halloween Party
Saturday 21st October 2023
09:30
Stagecoach: Dobson Theatre
Sunday 22nd October 2023
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Upper School & Sixth Form: History and Politics Trip to Washington DC: Returns 27 October
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Upper School: Hockey Tour to Holland: Returns 26 October
08:00
Life Church: Dobson Theatre
Monday 23rd October 2023
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Half Term
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Upper School & Sixth Form: History and Politics Trip to Washington DC: Returns 27 October
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Girls' U13 Netball Tour to Belfast: Returns 26 October
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Upper School: Hockey Tour to Holland: Returns 26 October
Tuesday 24th October 2023
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Half Term
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Upper School & Sixth Form: History and Politics Trip to Washington DC: Returns 27 October
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Girls' U13 Netball Tour to Belfast: Returns 26 October
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Upper School: Hockey Tour to Holland: Returns 26 October
09:00
CRY Testing at Hill Lane
Wednesday 25th October 2023
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Half Term
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Upper School & Sixth Form: History and Politics Trip to Washington DC: Returns 27 October
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Girls' U13 Netball Tour to Belfast: Returns 26 October
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Upper School: Hockey Tour to Holland: Returns 26 October
09:00
CRY Testing at Hill Lane
Thursday 26th October 2023
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Half Term
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Upper School & Sixth Form: History and Politics Trip to Washington DC: Returns 27 October
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Girls' U13 Netball Tour to Belfast: Returns 26 October
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Year 9: Charlotte Exchange: Returns 7 November
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Upper School: Hockey Tour to Holland: Returns 26 October
Friday 27th October 2023
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Half Term
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Upper School & Sixth Form: History and Politics Trip to Washington DC: Returns 27 October
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Year 9: Charlotte Exchange: Returns 7 November
Saturday 28th October 2023
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Year 9: Charlotte Exchange: Returns 7 November
09:30
Stagecoach: Dobson Theatre
Sunday 29th October 2023
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Year 9: Charlotte Exchange: Returns 7 November
08:00
Life Church: Dobson Theatre
Monday 30th October 2023
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Half Term
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Year 9: Charlotte Exchange: Returns 7 November
Tuesday 31st October 2023
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Half Term
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Upper School & Sixth Form: French Trip to Paris: Returns 3 November
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Year 9: Charlotte Exchange: Returns 7 November
Wednesday 1st November 2023
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Half Term
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Upper School & Sixth Form: French Trip to Paris: Returns 3 November
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Year 9: Charlotte Exchange: Returns 7 November
Thursday 2nd November 2023
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Half Term (previously INSET for PSS staff)
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Upper School & Sixth Form: French Trip to Paris: Returns 3 November
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Year 9: Charlotte Exchange: Returns 7 November
Friday 3rd November 2023
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Half Term
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Year 9: Charlotte Exchange: Returns 7 November
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Upper School & Sixth Form: French Trip to Paris: Returns 3 November
Saturday 4th November 2023
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Year 9: Charlotte Exchange: Returns 7 November
09:30
Stagecoach: Dobson Theatre
Sunday 5th November 2023
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Year 9: Charlotte Exchange: Returns 7 November
08:00
Life Church: Dobson Theatre
Monday 6th November 2023
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Boys' Hockey: Regional Tournament: U14
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Week B
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Year 9: Charlotte Exchange: Returns 7 November
Tuesday 7th November 2023
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Sixth Form: Economics Trip: London
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Year 9: Charlotte Exchange: Returns 7 November
09:30
Pupil Taster Morning: 1553 Room
12:30
Girls' Hockey: National Cup County Round: U13
13:20
Year 7: House Football: Astro Turf
18:00
Lower School: Tutors Evening
Wednesday 8th November 2023
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Year 8: Mary Rose History Trip: Portsmouth: 8.1, 8.2 & 8.3
14:00
Boys' Football v Bayhouse School and Sixth Form: U18
Thursday 9th November 2023
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Upper Sixth: Mastering the Medical Interview Course: 1553 Room
13:15
Music While You Lunch: Music Recital Room
13:20
Year 7: House Football: Astro Turf
Friday 10th November 2023
10:30
Remembrance Service: Main Hall
13:00
Lower School: Elite Sports Performers Talk: 1553 Room
17:30
PDSA Teen Partnership
Saturday 11th November 2023
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Boys' Rugby vs Churcher's College: 1st XV, U16, U15AB, U14AB, U13ABC, U12ABC
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Girls' Hockey vs Churcher's College: 1st XI, 2nd XI, U15AB, U14AB, U13ABCD, U12ABCD
09:30
Stagecoach: Main Hall, 1553 Room, Music Room, Exam Room
Sunday 12th November 2023
08:00
Life Church: Main Hall and 1553 Room
Monday 13th November 2023
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Girls' Indoor Hockey: National Cup Regional Round: U16
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Week A
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Year 8: Mary Rose History Trip: Portsmouth: 8.4, 8.5 & 8.6
Tuesday 14th November 2023
08:30
Sixth Form: Science Live Trip: London
13:20
Year 7: House Football: Astro Turf
18:00
Year 7: Parents' Evening
Wednesday 15th November 2023
08:00
Boys' Indoor Hockey: National Cup Regional Round: U18
14:00
Boys' Football vs Bournemouth School: U18
18:00
Shooting Club Trip
Thursday 16th November 2023
08:50
Year 10 & Lower Sixth: Classical Civilisation Trip to Ashmolean Museum: Oxford
10:00
Christmas Filming Project: Stroud
13:00
Music Scholars' & Captains' Talk: Music Recital Room
19:00
KES Community Choir Rehearsal: Music Recital Room
19:30
KESPTA Social Evening for New Parents: 1553 Room
Friday 17th November 2023
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Boys' Indoor Hockey: National Cup Regional Round: U16
17:30
PDSA Junior Partnership: Games
19:30
Edwardians: Class of 2013: Ten Year Reunion: Dining Hall
Saturday 18th November 2023
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Boys' Rugby vs Magdalen College School: 1st XV, U16, U15AB, U14AB, U13ABC, U12ABC
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Girls' Hockey vs Lord Wandsworth College: 1st XI, 2nd XI, U15AB, U14AB, U13ABC, U12ABC
09:30
Stagecoach: Main Hall, 1553 Room, Music Room, Exam Room
13:00
Senior School Production: Chicago (Band Only): Dobson Theatre
14:00
Senior School Production: Full Cast Rehearsal: Dobson Theatre
Sunday 19th November 2023
08:00
Life Church: Main Hall and 1553 Room
Monday 20th November 2023
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Week B
16:10
Senior School Production: Full Cast Technical Rehearsal: Dobson Theatre
19:30
KESPTA Social Committee Meeting: Concourse
Tuesday 21st November 2023
09:10
Senior School Production: Full Cast Dress Rehearsal: Dobson Theatre
Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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Boys' Hockey vs Portsmouth Grammar School: England Hockey Tier 1 League: U16
14:00
Boys' Football vs Richard Taunton College: U18
19:30
Classics Lecture: Dr Carey Fleiner "Roman Women, Sheep, and Wool": 1553 Room
Thursday 23rd November 2023
14:00
Latin and Greek Reading Competition: Hospitality Suite
14:10
Senior School Production: Full Cast Dress Rehearsal: Dobson Theatre
19:00
Senior School Performance: Chicago: Dobson Theatre
Friday 24th November 2023
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Whole School Non-uniform Day
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Orthodontic Mobile Unit
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Girls' Indoor Hockey: National Cup Regional Round: U18
19:00
Senior School Performance: Chicago: Dobson Theatre
Saturday 25th November 2023
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Girls' Hockey vs Embley School: 1st XI, 2nd XI, U15AB, U14B, U13BC, U12BC
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Girls' Hockey vs Sandroyd School: U13AD, U12AD
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Boys' Rugby vs Ryde and Upper Chine: 1st XV, U16, U15AB, U14AB, U13ABC, U12ABC
09:30
Stagecoach: Main Hall, 1553 Room, Music Room, Exam Room
19:00
Senior School Gala Performance: Chicago: Dobson Theatre
Sunday 26th November 2023
08:00
Life Church: Main Hall and 1553 Room
Monday 27th November 2023
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Dyslexia Awareness Day
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Boys' Indoor Hockey: National Finals: U15, U13
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Week A
Tuesday 28th November 2023
08:45
Year 7: History Trip to Winchester Cathedral: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3
18:00
Year 10: Parents' Evening
Wednesday 29th November 2023
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Upper Sixth: Psychology Trip: London
Thursday 30th November 2023
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Girls' Hockey: National Cup Regional Final: U14
08:45
Year 7: History Trip to Winchester Cathedral: 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
14:00
Sixth Form Tea: 1553 Room & Concourse
Friday 1st December 2023
10:00
Dyslexia Parents' Coffee Morning: Venue TBC
17:30
PDSA Teen Partnership: Barn Dance: Dobson Theatre
Saturday 2nd December 2023
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Boys' Rugby vs Portsmouth Grammar School: 1st XV, U16, U15AB, U14AB, U13ABC, U12ABC
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Girls' Hockey vs Portsmouth Grammar School: 1st XI, 2nd XI, U15AB, U14AB, U13ABCD, U12ABCD
09:30
Stagecoach: Dobson Theatre
Sunday 3rd December 2023
08:00
Life Church: Dobson Theatre
Monday 4th December 2023
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Week B
09:10
Carol Service Rehearsal: Romsey Abbey
19:30
Carol Service: Romsey Abbey
Wednesday 6th December 2023
18:00
Shooting Club Trip
Thursday 7th December 2023
13:20
Year 7: House Christmas Design Challenge
Friday 8th December 2023
09:05
Year 11: GCSE Sports Science Filming Day: Hill Lane
17:30
Year 7: Christmas Disco: Dobson Theatre
Saturday 9th December 2023
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Boys' Rugby vs Embley School: 1st XV, U16, U15A, U14A, U13AB, U12ABC
Sunday 10th December 2023
08:00
Life Church: Dobson Theatre
Monday 11th December 2023
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Week A
Tuesday 12th December 2023
13:00
Christmas Stalls: Crush Hall
Wednesday 13th December 2023
13:00
Christmas Stalls: Crush Hall
13:00
House Swimming Gala
14:00
Boys' Football vs Itchen College: U18
Friday 15th December 2023
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Whole School Christmas Jumper Day for Save the Children
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Term Ends: School finishes at 14:50. Buses leave at 15:05, no late buses.
14:10
House Christmas Song Competition
Sunday 17th December 2023
08:00
Life Church: Dobson Theatre
Thursday 4th January 2024
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Term Commences
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Week B
Monday 8th January 2024
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Week A
16:15
Admissions Interviews
Tuesday 9th January 2024
16:15
Admissions Interviews
Wednesday 10th January 2024
16:15
Admissions Interviews
Thursday 11th January 2024
16:15
Admissions Interviews
Friday 12th January 2024
16:15
Admissions Interviews
Monday 15th January 2024
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Week B
16:15
Admissions Interviews
Tuesday 16th January 2024
16:15
Admissions Interviews
Wednesday 17th January 2024
16:15
Admissions Interviews
Saturday 20th January 2024
08:00
Admissions Examination
Monday 22nd January 2024
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Week A
Thursday 25th January 2024
09:00
Year 9: Sports Award Assessment Day
18:00
Year 11: Parents' Evening
Friday 26th January 2024
09:00
Year 7: Sports Award Assessment Day
Saturday 27th January 2024
08:00
Creative Arts Scholarship Assessments: Dobson Theatre, Art and Music Depts
Monday 29th January 2024
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Week B
Monday 5th February 2024
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Week A
Wednesday 7th February 2024
19:00
Junior Spring Concert: Dobson Theatre
Thursday 8th February 2024
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KES University Fair: Main Hall
Monday 12th February 2024
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Half Term
Tuesday 13th February 2024
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Half Term
Wednesday 14th February 2024
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Half Term
Thursday 15th February 2024
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Half Term
Friday 16th February 2024
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Half Term
Monday 19th February 2024
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Week B
Tuesday 20th February 2024
18:00
Year 9: Parents' Evening
Thursday 22nd February 2024
17:30
New Parents' & Pupils' Information Evening: Main Hall
Friday 23rd February 2024
19:00
Dance Gala: Dobson Theatre
Saturday 24th February 2024
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Year 9: Charlotte Exchange: Guests Return 5 March
19:00
Dance Gala: Dobson Theatre
Monday 26th February 2024
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Week A
Thursday 29th February 2024
19:00
Senior Spring Concert: Dobson Theatre
Friday 1st March 2024
19:30
KESPTA Quiz Evening: Dining Hall
Monday 4th March 2024
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Week B
Wednesday 6th March 2024
18:00
GCSE Dance Showcase Evening: Dance Studio
Thursday 7th March 2024
18:00
Year 8: Parents' Evening
Friday 8th March 2024
16:00
KES Multicultural Evening Rehearsal: Dobson Theatre
Saturday 9th March 2024
08:00
Sixth Form Interviews: Concourse
Monday 11th March 2024
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Week A
Friday 15th March 2024
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INSET Day
Saturday 16th March 2024
18:00
KES Multicultural Celebration Evening: Dobson Theatre
Monday 18th March 2024
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Week B
Monday 25th March 2024
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Week A
Thursday 28th March 2024
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Term Ends
Monday 22nd April 2024
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INSET Day
Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Week B
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Term Commences
Monday 29th April 2024
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Week A
Tuesday 7th May 2024
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Week B
Monday 13th May 2024
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Week A
Thursday 16th May 2024
18:00
Year 10: Tutors' Evening
Monday 20th May 2024
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Week B
Monday 27th May 2024
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Half Term
Tuesday 28th May 2024
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Half Term
Wednesday 29th May 2024
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Half Term
Thursday 30th May 2024
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Half Term
Friday 31st May 2024
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Half Term
Monday 3rd June 2024
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Week A
Monday 10th June 2024
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Week B
Monday 17th June 2024
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Week A
Wednesday 19th June 2024
18:00
Lower Sixth: Parents' Evening
Friday 21st June 2024
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Year 7 Camp: Wellington Sports Ground
Monday 24th June 2024
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Week B
09:00
New Year 8 & 9 Induction Day
Tuesday 25th June 2024
10:00
New Year 7 Induction Day
Monday 1st July 2024
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Week A
Tuesday 2nd July 2024
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Founders' Day
Thursday 4th July 2024
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Year 10: Geography coasts and rivers fieldwork: Studland and New Forest
Friday 5th July 2024
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Year 10: Geography coasts and rivers fieldwork: Studland and New Forest
Monday 8th July 2024
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Week B
Friday 12th July 2024
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Term Ends
Monday 2nd September 2024
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INSET Day
Tuesday 3rd September 2024
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INSET Day
Wednesday 4th September 2024
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Week A
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Term Commences
Monday 9th September 2024
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Week B
Monday 16th September 2024
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Week A
Monday 23rd September 2024
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Week B