- Michaelmas term
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For the Jacobean play by Thomas Middleton, see Michaelmas Term (play).
Michaelmas term is the first academic term of the academic years of the following British and Irish universities:
- University of Cambridge
- University of Oxford
- University of St. Andrews
- Durham University
- Swansea University
- King's College London
- University of Wales, Lampeter
- Aberystwyth University
- University of Exeter
- Lancaster University
- London School of Economics
- University of Chester
- University of Kent
- The Honorable Society of King's Inns
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- Heythrop College
- University of Manchester
- Trinity College, Dublin
- Canterbury Christ Church University
and is used unofficially in several other University of London colleges. It also used to be the third and final term at the University of Sydney before it swapped over to the two semester system in 1989.Michaelmas term derives its name from the Feast of St Michael and All Angels, which falls on 29 September. The term runs from September or October to Christmas and is the only term name shared by Cambridge and Oxford.
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The legal year
The term is also the name of the first of four terms into which the legal year is divided by the Courts of England and Wales. While the name is not used in the United States court systems, the United States Supreme Court nevertheless follows the custom by beginning its year-long term on the first Monday in October, a date which generally coincides with Michaelmas.
Schools
Schools in the United Kingdom which use the name 'Michaelmas term' include:
- Abingdon School
- Amesbury School
- Bradfield College
- Bromsgrove School
- Cambridge Arts and Sciences
- Claremont School, East Sussex
- Clifton College
- Cokethorpe School
- Dean Close School
- Christ's Hospital
- Dulwich College
- Eastbourne College
- Edenhurst Preparatory School, Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Epsom College
- Eton College
- Forest School
- Giggleswick School
- Gresham's School
- Harvey Grammar School
- Ipswich School
- King's School, Chester
- King's School, Gloucester
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School
- Lancing College
- Liverpool College
- Magdalen College School, Oxford
- Manchester Grammar School
- Marlborough College
- Monmouth School
- New Hall School
- Norwich School
- Oswestry School
- Oundle School, Northamptonshire
- Pangbourne College
- Pennine Camphill community
- Radley College
- Reading School
- Repton School
- Royal School, Armagh
- Royal Grammar School, Guildford
- Ruthin School
- Rye St Antony School, Oxford
- St Ambrose College, Manchester
- St Bede's College, Manchester
- St Benedict's School
- St Dunstan's College
- St. Edmund's College
- Sherborne School for Boys
- Shrewsbury School
- Sedbergh School
- Stonyhurst College
- Sutton Valence School
- Terra Nova School
- The Prebendal School
- Tonbridge School
- Warwick School
- Wellington College, Berkshire
- Wells Cathedral School
- Whitgift School
- William Hulme's Grammar School
- Woodbridge School
- Worksop College
- Yarm School
Schools in the United States which use the name 'Michaelmas term' include:
See also
- Hilary term
- Lent term
- Summer term
- Trinity term
- Easter term
- Epiphany term
References
- Oxford University: Dates of Full Terms
- University of Wales, Lampeter Dates of Terms
- University of Sydney, Calendar Archive
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