King's Chester is the one of the top independent, private day schools for boys and girls. It has Junior (preparatory), Senior and Sixth Form sections and takes pupils from Cheshire, Shropshire, the Wirral and North Wales. It consistently achieves somes of the best academic results in the area; offers academic bursaries; and is well known for its sports, rowing and music.
Table of term dates for the current school year and the next school year
| TERM DATES: 2011-2012 | |
| MICHAELMAS TERM 2011 | |
| Thu 1 September | Staff INSET day |
| Thu 1 & Fri 2 September | Removes to Manor Adventure |
| Fri 2 September | Lower Sixth report 8:45am |
| Mon 5 September | MICHAELMAS TERM begins |
| Fri 14 October | The school is closed for INSET and preparation for Open Morning on Sat 15 Oct. Please note that most pupils will be expected in school for the Open Morning. |
| Thu 20 - Fri 28 October | Half Term Holiday |
| Fri 16 December | MICHAELMAS TERM ends at 11:30am after the Carol Service at the Cathedral,10:30am |
| LENT TERM 2012 | |
| Wed 4 January | Staff INSET day |
| Thu 5 January | LENT TERM begins |
| Mon 23 January | The school is closed for the Entrance Examination |
| Mon 13 - Fri 17 February | Half Term holiday |
| Fri 30 March | LENT TERM ends at 11:30am after Commemoration Service at the Cathedral, 10:30am |
| SUMMER TERM 2012 | |
| Tue 17 April | Staff INSET day |
| Wed 18 April | SUMMER TERM begins |
| Mon 7 May | The school is closed for the Bank Holiday |
| Mon 4 - Fri 8 June | Half term holiday (including Late Spring and Jubilee Bank Holidays) |
| Thu 5 July | SUMMER TERM ends at 1pm after Cathedral Service, 9:30am* and Prizegiving at the Racecourse |
| TERM DATES: 2012-2013 | |
| MICHAELMAS TERM 2012 | |
| Mon 3 September | Staff INSET day |
| Tue 4 September | Lower Sixth report 8.45am |
| Wed 5 September | MICHAELMAS TERM begins |
| Fri 12 October | The school is closed for INSET and preparation for Open Morning on Sat 13 Oct. Please note that most pupils will be expected in school for the Open Morning. |
| Mon 22 - Tue 30 October | Half Term Holiday |
| Wed 19 December | MICHAELMAS TERM ends at 3:40pm Carol Service to be held at 6pm* on Wed 12 December (tbc) |
| LENT TERM 2013 | |
| Mon 7 January | Staff INSET day |
| Tue 8 January | LENT TERM begins |
| Mon 21 January | The school is closed for the Entrance Examination |
| Mon 11 - Fri 15 February | Half Term holiday |
| Fri 22 March | LENT TERM ends at 11:30am after Commemoration Service at the Cathedral, 10:30am |
| SUMMER TERM 2013 | |
| Wed 10 April | Staff INSET day |
| Thu 11 April | SUMMER TERM begins |
| Mon 6 May | The school is closed for the Bank Holiday |
| Mon 27 - Fri 31 May | Half term holiday (including Late Spring) |
| Thu 11 July | SUMMER TERM ends at 1pm after Cathedral Service, 9:30am*, and Prizegiving at the Racecourse |
* Time to be confirmed