For details about the semester dates (term dates) for the next few academic years, please see the following details:
Academic year: 2025-2026*
Early Start Programmes
Monday 8 September (BN Nursing and PGCE/School-Led programmes)
Welcome week**
Monday 22 September to Friday 26 September 2025
Term 1
Monday 29 September to Friday 19 December 2025
Progress Week***
Monday 10 November to Friday 14 November 2025
Christmas break****
Monday 22 December 2025 to Friday 2 January 2026
Term 1 - Assessment Weeks
Monday 5 January to Friday 16 January 2026
Term 2 - part 1
Monday 19 January to Friday 27 March 2026
Progress Week***
Monday 2 March to Friday 6 March 2026
Spring break
Monday 30 March to Friday 10 April 2026
Term 2 – Part 2
Monday 13 April to Friday 1 May 2026
Term 2 – Assessment weeks
Tuesday 5 May to Friday 15 May 2026
Term Ends
Friday 29 May 2026
Academic year: 2024-2025*
Welcome week
Monday 16 September to Friday 20 September 2024
Semester 1 – Part 1**
Monday 23 September to Friday 18 October 2024
Semester 1 – Reading Week**
Monday 21 October to Friday 25 October 2024
Semester 1 – Part 2**
Monday 28 October to Friday 20 December 2024
Christmas break****
Monday 23 December to Friday 10 January 2025
Semester 1 – Assessment Weeks**
Monday 13 January to Friday 24 January 2025
Semester 2 – Part 1
Monday 27 January to Friday 14 February 2025
Semester 2 – Reading Week
Monday 17 February to Friday 21 February 2025
Semester 2 – Part 2
Monday 24 February to Friday 4 April 2025
Spring break
Monday 7 April to Friday 25 April 2025
Easter Sunday 20 April
Semester 2 – Part 3
Monday 28 April to Friday 16 May 2025
Semester 2 - Assessment weeks
Monday 19 May to Friday 30 May 2025
Academic year: 2023-2024*
Welcome week
Monday 11 September to Friday 15 September 2023
Semester 1 – Part 1**
Monday 18 September to Friday 20 October 2023
Semester 1 – Reading Week**
Monday 23 October to Friday 27 October 2023
Semester 1 – Part 2**
Monday 30 October to Friday 15 December 2023
Christmas break****
Monday 18 December to Friday 5 January 2024
Semester 1 – Assessment Weeks**
Monday 8 January to Friday 19 January 2024
Semester 2 – Part 1
Monday 22 January to Friday 9 February 2024
Semester 2 – Reading Week
Monday 12 February to Friday 16 February 2024
Semester 2 – Part 2
Monday 19 February to Thursday 28 March 2024
Spring break
Friday 29 March to Friday 19 April 2024
Easter Sunday 31 March
Semester 2 – Part 3
Monday 22 April to Friday 10 May 2024
Semester 2 - Assessment weeks
Monday 13 May to Friday 24 May 2024
Academic year: 2022-2023*
Welcome Week
Monday 12 September to Friday 16 September 2022
Semester 1 – Part 1**
Monday 19 September to Friday 21 October 2022
Semester 1 – Reading Week**
Monday 24 October to Friday 28 October 2022
Semester 1 – Part 2**
Monday 31 October to Friday 16 December 2022
Christmas break****
Monday 19 December to Friday 6 January 2023
Semester 1 – Assessment Weeks**
Monday 9 January to Friday 20 January 2023
Semester 2 – Part 1
Monday 23 January to Friday 10 February 2023
Semester 2 – Reading Week
Monday 13 February to Friday 17 February 2023
Semester 2 – Part 2
Monday 20 February to Friday 31 March 2023
Spring break
Monday 3 April to Friday 21 April 2023
Easter Sunday 9 April
Semester 2 – Part 3
Monday 24 April to Friday 12 May 2023
Semester 2 - Assessment weeks
Monday 15 May to Friday 2 June 2023
* Some courses require attendance outside of these dates. These are standard dates and not all courses follow them.
** There is a Welcome Week for all new campus-based students on taught courses prior to the start of Term 1.
*** Progress Weeks are replacing Reading Weeks from the 25/26 Academic Year. While there will be no scheduled teaching during Progress Weeks, except where a professional programme may require it such as for placement learning, there will be sessions available for students at Programme and ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï level to support your learning and success including, for example, assessment preparation sessions, career planning advice and guidance, and wellbeing workshops.
****Some courses with PSRB requirements have exams during the final week of the Christmas break.
Dates may be subject to change - for example if the academic year structure is amended.
Applicants should email any queries to admissions@winchester.ac.uk and students to registry.enquiries@winchester.ac.uk