Lent term

Lent term is the name of the spring academic term at the following British universities:

• University of Cambridge
• Kings College London
• London School of Economics and Political Science
• Exeter University
• University of Lancaster
• University of Wales, Lampeter
• University of Wales, Aberystwyth
• Canterbury Christ Church University
• University of Liverpool
• Swansea University

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 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:

• Amesbury School
• Bloxham School
• Brighton College
• Bromsgrove School
• Clifton College
• Dean Close School
• Downside School
• Dulwich College
• Eton College
• Forest School
• Gresham's School
• King's School, Canterbury
• King's School, Gloucester
• Lancaster Royal Grammar School
• Manchester Grammar School
• Oswestry School
• Royal Grammar School, Worcester
• Ruthin School
• Sevenoaks School
• Shrewsbury School
• St Benedict's School
• St. Edmund's College (Ware)
• Sutton Valence School
• Tonbridge School
• 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

• University of Sydney, Calendar Archive