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 University 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