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Dates of Term
Oxford's year is divided into three terms and three vacations. Within each term, a "Full Term" of eight weeks is the main teaching period.
The dates for reckoning Full Term 2019-20 and 2020-21 have been fixed. The dates for reckoning Full Term 2021-25 have been fixed provisionally.
The dates and provisional dates for Full Term 2018-25 are set out below:
Dates of Full Term 2018-25
Fixed dates
| Year | Term | From | To |
| 2018-19 | Michaelmas 2018 | Sunday 7 October | Saturday 1 December |
| Hilary 2019 | Sunday 13 January | Saturday 9 March | |
| Trinity 2019 | Sunday 28 April | Saturday 22 June | |
| 2019-20 | Michaelmas 2019 | Sunday 13 October | Saturday 7 December |
| Hilary 2020 | Sunday 19 January | Saturday 14 March | |
| Trinity 2020 | Sunday 26 April | Saturday 20 June | |
| 2020-21 | Michaelmas 2020 | Sunday 11 October | Saturday 5 December |
| Hilary 2021 | Sunday 17 January | Saturday 13 March | |
| Trinity 2021 | Sunday 25 April | Saturday 19 June |
Provisional dates
| Year | Term | From | To |
| 2021-22 | Michaelmas 2021 | Sunday 10 October | Saturday 4 December |
| Hilary 2022 | Sunday 16 January | Saturday 12 March | |
| Trinity 2022 | Sunday 24 April | Saturday 18 June | |
| 2022-23 | Michaelmas 2022 | Sunday 9 October | Saturday 3 December |
| Hilary 2023 | Sunday 15 January | Saturday 11 March | |
| Trinity 2023 | Sunday 23 April | Saturday 17 June | |
| 2023-24 | Michaelmas 2023 | Sunday 8 October | Saturday 2 December |
| Hilary 2024 | Sunday 14 January | Saturday 9 March | |
| Trinity 2024 | Sunday 21 April | Saturday 15 June | |
| 2024-25 | Michaelmas 2024 | Sunday 13 October | Saturday 7 December |
| Hilary 2025 | Sunday 19 January | Saturday 15 March | |
| Trinity 2025 | Sunday 27 April | Saturday 21 June |
Dates of Extended Terms 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21
The dates of extended terms for 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 for Part II candidates in Chemistry and in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, and Part II candidates in Materials Science, for the Clinical course for the Second BM, the Postgraduate Certificate in Education, and for MBA and MPP candidates are set out below:
Honour School of Chemistry: Part II candidates in Chemistry
| Term | From: | To: | |
| 2018-19 | Michaelmas 2018 | Thursday 20 September | Tuesday 18 December |
| Hilary 2019 | Thursday 3 January | Wednesday 17 April | |
| Trinity 2019 | Monday 29 April | Saturday 13 July | |
| 2019-20 | Michaelmas 2019 | Thursday 26 September | Friday 20 December |
| Hilary 2020 | Friday 3 January | Wednesday 8 April | |
| Trinity 2020 | Monday 20 April | Saturday 11 July | |
| 2020-21 | Michaelmas 2020 | Thursday 24 September | Tuesday 22 December |
| Hilary 2021 | Tuesday 5 January | Wednesday 31 March | |
| Trinity 2021 | Monday 12 April | Saturday 10 July |
Part II candidates in Materials Science
4th-year M.Eng. students in Materials Science
| Term | From: | To: | |
| 2018-19 | Michaelmas 2018 | Friday 7 September | Saturday 8 December |
| Hilary 2019 | Friday 4 January | Saturday 13 April | |
| Trinity 2019 | Friday 26 April | Saturday 6 July | |
| 2019-20 | Michaelmas 2019 | Friday 13 September | Saturday 14 December |
| Hilary 2020 | Friday 10 January | Saturday 4 April | |
| Trinity 2020 | Friday 17 April | Saturday 4 July | |
| 2020-21 | Michaelmas 2020 | Friday 11 September | Saturday 12 December |
| Hilary 2021 | Friday 8 January | Saturday 27 March | |
| Trinity 2021 | Friday 9 April | Saturday 3 July |
Part II candidates in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
| Term | From: | To: | |
| 2018-19 | Michaelmas 2018 | Friday 14 September | Saturday 8 December |
| 2019-20 | Michaelmas 2019 | Friday 20 September | Saturday 14 December |
| 2020-21 | Michaelmas 2020 | Friday 18 September | Saturday 12 December |
Clinical course for the Second Bm
(i) First year
| Term | From: | To: | |
| 2018-19 | Michaelmas 2018 | Monday 3 September | Friday 21 December |
| Hilary 2019 | Monday 7 January | Thursday 18 April | |
| Trinity 2019 | Tuesday 23 April | Friday 21 June | |
| 2019-20 | Michaelmas 2019 | Monday 2 September | Friday 20 December |
| Hilary 2020 | Monday 6 January | Thursday 9 April | |
| Trinity 2020 | Tuesday 14 April | Friday 19 June |
(ii) Second year
| Term | From: | To: | |
| 2018-19 | Michaelmas 2018 | Monday 9 July | Friday 21 December |
| Hilary 2019 | Monday 7 January | Thursday 18 April | |
| Trinity 2019 | Tuesday 23 April | Friday 21 June | |
| 2019-20 | Michaelmas 2019 | Monday 8 July | Friday 20 December |
| Hilary 2020 | Monday 6 January | Thursday 9 April | |
| Trinity 2020 | Tuesday 14 April | Friday 19 June |
(iii) Third year
| Term | From: | To: | |
| 2018-19 | Michaelmas 2018 | Monday 25 June | Friday 31 August |
| Monday 24 September | Friday 14 December | ||
| OR | |||
| Monday 25 June | Friday 14 September | ||
| Monday 8 October | Friday 14 December | ||
| Hilary 2019 | Monday 7 January | Thursday 18 April | |
| Trinity 2019 | Tuesday 23 April | Friday 5 July | |
| 2019-20 | Michaelmas 2019 | Monday 1 July | Friday 6 September |
| Monday 30 September | Friday 20 December | ||
| OR | |||
| Monday 1 July | Friday 20 September | ||
| Monday 14 October | Friday 20 December | ||
| Hilary 2020 | Monday 6 January | Thursday 9 April | |
| Trinity 2020 | Tuesday 14 April | Friday 3 July |
Postgraduate Certificate in Education
| Term | From: | To: | |
| 2018-19 | Michaelmas 2018 | Monday 10 September | Friday 7 December |
| Hilary 2019 | Tuesday 1 January | Friday 5 April | |
| Trinity 2019 | Monday 22 April | Friday 28 June | |
| 2019-20 | Michaelmas 2019 | Monday 16 September | Friday 13 December |
| Hilary 2020 | Monday 6 January | Saturday 4 April | |
| Trinity 2020 | Monday 20 April | Friday 26 June |
Provisional dates for 2020-21 not yet available.
MBA candidates
| Term | From: | To: | |
| 2018-19 | Michaelmas 2018 | Monday 17 September | Friday 14 December |
| Hilary 2019 | Monday 7 January | Friday 29 March | |
| Trinity 2019 | Monday 22 April | Friday 5 July | |
| Long vacation 2019 | Monday 8 July | Friday 30 August | |
| September Session | Monday 2 September | Saturday 7 September | |
| 2019-20 | Michaelmas 2019 | Monday 23 September | Friday 20 December |
| Hilary 2020 | Monday 13 January | Friday 3 April | |
| Trinity 2020 | Monday 27 April | Friday 3 July | |
| Long vacation 2020 | Monday 6 July | Friday 4 September | |
| September Session | Monday 7 September | Saturday 12 September |
* The above dates are provisional and subject to minor changes. Please contact the departmental administrator for further information.
Master in Public Policy (MPP) Candidates
| Term | From: | To: | |
| 2018-19 | Michaelmas 2018 | Thursday 20 September | Friday 14 December |
| Hilary 2019 | Monday 7 January | Friday 15 March | |
| Trinity 2019 | Monday 22 April | Friday 21 June | |
| Summer Project 2019** | Saturday 22 June | Sunday 1 September | |
| 2019-20 | Michaelmas 2019 | Monday 30 September | Friday 20 December* |
| Hilary 2020 | Monday 13 January | Friday 20 March* | |
| Trinity 2020 | Monday 20 April | Friday 19 June* | |
| Summer Project 2020** | Saturday 20 June | Tuesday 1 September* | |
| 2020-21 | Michaelmas 2020 | Monday 28 September | Friday 18 December* |
| Hilary 2021 | Monday 11 January | Friday 19 March* | |
| Trinity 2021 | Monday 19 April | Friday 18 June* | |
| Summer Project 2021** | Saturday 19 June | Wednesday 1 September* |
* Some summative assessments may be due after these dates – please check the MPP handbook for details. The above dates are provisional and subject to minor changes. Please contact the departmental administrator for further information.
** 6 weeks between these dates.
Dates of Term 2018–25
The dates for reckoning Term 2018–21 have been fixed, and the dates for reckoning Term 2021–25 have been fixed provisionally. The dates and provisional dates for Term 2018–25 are set out below:
Please note, the University makes a distinction between dates of term (below) and dates of full term (published above). For further details, please see the Regulations on the number and length of terms.
| YEAR | TERM | FROM | TO | |
| 2018-19 | Michaelmas 2018 | Monday 1 October | Monday 17 December | |
| Hilary 2019 | Monday 7 January | Saturday 13 April | ||
| Trinity 2019 | Wednesday 24 April | Saturday 6 July | ||
| 2019-20 | Michaelmas 2019 | Tuesday 1 October | Tuesday 17 December | |
| Hilary 2020 | Tuesday 7 January | Wednesday 25 March | ||
| Trinity 2020 | Monday 20 April | Monday 6 July | ||
| 2020-21 | Michaelmas 2020 | Thursday 1 October | Thursday 17 December | |
| Hilary 2021 | Thursday 7 January | Thursday 25 March | ||
| Trinity 2021 | Tuesday 20 April | Tuesday 6 July | ||
Provisional dates 2021-25
| YEAR | TERM | FROM | TO |
| 2021-22 | Michaelmas 2021 | Friday 1 October | Friday 17 December |
| Hilary 2022 | Friday 7 January | Friday 25 March | |
| Trinity 2022 | Wednesday 20 April | Wednesday 6 July | |
| 2022-23 | Michaelmas 2022 | Saturday 1 October | Saturday 17 December |
| Hilary 2023 | Saturday 7 January | Saturday 25 March | |
| Trinity 2023 | Thursday 20 April | Thursday 6 July | |
| 2023-24 | Michaelmas 2023 | Sunday 1 October | Sunday 17 December |
| Hilary 2024 | Sunday 7 January | Saturday 23 March | |
| Trinity 2024 | Saturday 20 April | Saturday 6 July | |
| 2024-25 | Michaelmas 2024 | Tuesday 1 October | Tuesday 17 December |
| Hilary 2025 | Tuesday 7 January | Wednesday 25 March | |
| Trinity 2025 | Wednesday 23 April | Sunday 6 July |
Dates of Encaenia
- Wednesday 26 June 2019
- Wednesday 24 June 2020
- Wednesday 23 June 2021
Provisional Dates
- Wednesday 22 June 2022
- Wednesday 21 June 2023
- Wednesday 20 June 2024
- Wednesday 25 June 2025