Semester 1 – 2023 | |||
Dates | College | Church | SCD |
27 February | Week 1 | Commemoration of St George the Martyr – Wednesday 1st March | First Class – Thursday 2nd March |
6 March | Week 2 | ||
13 March | Week 3 | The Middle of the Great Fast – Wednesday 15th March | |
20 March | Week 4 | The Annunciation of St Mary – Friday 25th March | Semester 1 Census Date – 24th March |
27 March | Week 5 | Friday of Lazarus – 31st March
Assyrian New Year – Saturday 1st April Palm Sunday – 2nd April |
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3 April | Mid-semester Break | Thursday of Passover – 6th April
Good Friday – 7th April Great Saturday – 8th April The Feast of the Resurrection (Easter) – Sunday 9th April |
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10 April | Mid-semester Break | Monday of the Thief – 10th April
Friday of Confessors – 14th April New Sunday – 16th April |
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17 April | Week 6 | Commemoration of St Abraham the Mede – Monday 17th April
Commemoration of St Pinkhis – Friday 21st April Commemoration of St Abdisho, St Jonah the Ascetic, and St Ananias – Sunday 23rd April |
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24 April | Week 7 | Commemoration of St George the Martyr, and St Hurmizd – Monday 24th April | |
1 May | Week 8 | Commemoration of Mar Abimalek Timotheus – Monday 1st May
Commemoration of St Shmuni and her Sons – Tuesday 2nd May Commemoration of St Thaddeus the Apostles, and St Daniel the Physician – Sunday 7th May |
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8 May | Week 9 | Commemoration of St Sergius and St Bacchus – Friday 11th May | |
15 May | Week 10 | Commemoration of St Mary – Monday 15th May
Feast of the Ascension – Thursday 18th May Commemoration of St Andrew the Apostle – Sunday 21st May |
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22 May | Week 11 | Feast of Pentecost, Beginning of the Fast of the Apostles – Sunday 28th May | |
29 May | Week 12 | Friday of Gold – 2nd June
Commemoration of all Catholicos-Patriarchs of Seleucia-Ctesiphon – Sunday 4th June |
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5 June | Exam Week | Commemoration of St Ephrem the Teacher – Friday 9th June |
Mid-Year Recess 12th June 2023 – 28th July 2023
Semester 2 – 2023 | |||
Dates | College | Church | SCD |
31 July | Week 1 | Beginning of the fast of St Mary – Tuesday 1st August
Feast of the Transfiguration – Sunday 6th August |
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7 August | Week 2 | Assyrian Martyrs Day – Monday 7th August | |
14 August | Week 3 | Commemoration of the Virgin Mary – Tuesday 15th August
Commemoration of St Shmuni and Her Sons – Friday 18th August |
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21 August | Week 4 | Commemoration of Mar Shimun Bar Sabbae – Friday 25th August | Semester 2 Census Date – Friday 25th August |
28 August | Week 5 | Commemoration of St Hurmizd and St Qardagh – Friday 1st September
Beginning of the Fast of St Elijah – Sunday 3rd September |
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4 September | Week 6 | Commemoration of Mar Papa Catholicos – Friday 8th September | |
11 September | Week 7 | Feast of the Cross – Wednesday 13th September
Commemoration of St Sawa the doctor, St Odisho, St Zaia, St Bisho and all saints – Thursday 14th September |
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18 September | Mid-semester Break | Commemoration of St Shallita – 19th September | |
25 September | Mid-semester Break | Commemoration of St Sawrisho of Beth Qoqa – Sunday 1st October | |
2 October | Week 8 | Monday 2nd October Labour Day | |
9 October | Week 9 | Commemoration of St John Aghotaya and St Michael Friend of the Angels – Sunday 15th October | |
16 October | Week 10 | Commemoration of St Sergius and St Bacchus – Tuesday 17th October
Commemoration of Elijah the Tishbite, and end of the Fast – Friday 20th October |
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23 October | Week 11 | Commemoration of St Pithyon – Wednesday 25th October | |
30 October | Week 12 | Rogation of St George the Martyr – 30th October
Commemoration of St Akha and St Mikha – Wednesday 1st November |
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6 November | Exam Week | Commemoration of St George the Martyr – Monday 6th November
Commemoration of the Blessed St Eugene and His Friends – Friday 10th November |