Calendar

Bank Holiday

Start of term for staff and students

Young Musician Festival

Recital Room, PSC, All week

22/01/24 - 26/01/24

Holocaust Memorial Day Concert

Recital Room, PSC, 1pm

Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) encourages remembrance in a world scarred by genocide.

• Website

LGBTQ+ History Month

Claiming our past – Celebrating our present – Creating our future

01/02/24 - 29/02/24

• LGBTQ+ History Month

Young Musician Festival: Classical Final

Recital Room, PSC, 1pm

HSMC Auditions

Recital Room, PSC, Week commencing

Careers Day

Careers Day at Peter Symonds College

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Half Term

12/02/24 - 16/02/24

Upper 6 and Level 2 Progress Review Day

Teacher and Student one to one meetings - No teaching all students

Progression Fair

Lower 6 to attend Progression Fair. The annual Progression Fair gives students the opportunity to talk one-on-one with employers and higher education providers.

Governor Full Board Meeting

Lunchtime Chamber Concert

Romsey Abbey, 1pm

Free

• Romsey Abbey

Upper 6 and Level 2 Progress Parents' Evening (online)

Upper 6 and Level 2 Progress Parents' Evening (online)

Oxbridge Information Evening (online)

18:30

Oxbridge Information Evening (online) - 18:30

International Women's Day

International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.

• International Womens Day

Ramadan

observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (sawm), prayer, reflection, and community

10/03/24 - 08/04/24

Black Composers Concert

Recital Room, PSC, 1pm

Simon Clarkson Memorial Concert

Chandlers Ford Methodist Church, 7.30pm

£10/£7

• Ticket Source

Culture Day

Founder’s Day Evensong

Winchester Cathedral, 5.30pm

Free entrance

Jazz and Soul Night

1865, Southampton, 7.30pm

£10/£7

• Ticket Source

BTEC Pop Music Performance Night

1862, Southampton, 7.30pm

Concert by our BTEC students.

£5

• Ticket Source

End of term

Good Friday - Bank Holiday

Easter Holidays

01/04/24 - 12/04/24

Easter Monday - Bank Holiday

Start of term for staff and students

Wellbeing Day

HSMC and Friends End Of Year Concert

St Paul’s Church, Winchester, 7.30pm

£10/£7

• Ticket Source

Lower 6 End of Year Exams

24/04/24 - 03/05/24

Early May Bank Holiday

Marking Day

No Lower 6 A-Level teaching

Lower 6 students teaching resumes

Lower 6 students teaching resumes

Governor Full Board Meeting

Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental Health Awareness Week

13/05/24 - 17/05/24

Last day of teaching for Upper 6

Last day of teaching for Upper 6

Staff Training Day

No teaching

23/05/24 - 24/05/24

Staff Training Day

No teaching

May Half Term

27/05/24 - 31/05/24

Spring Bank Holiday

Pride Month

LGBT Pride Month is a month, typically June, dedicated to celebration and commemoration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride.

01/06/24 - 30/06/24

Lower 6 Progress Review Afternoon

No teaching 1pm onwards

04/06/24 - 05/06/24

Lower 6 Progress Review Afternoon

Lower 6 Parents' Evening (online)

Lower 6 Parents' Evening (online)

Windrush Day

Windrush Day is a commemoration in the United Kingdom held on 22 June to honour the contributions of migrants to the post-war economy.

Year 11 Welcome Day

No teaching

‘Perfect Pitch’ Lunchtime Concert

St Cross Chapel, Winchester, 12.30pm

Free entrance

Year 11 Welcome Day

No teaching

Arts Festival

5.30pm - 7.30pm

Lunchtime Concert

Winchester Cathedral, 1.15pm

General admission fees apply

Open Evening

No afternoon lessons from 1pm

Open Evening

No teaching

Governor Full Board Meeting

Piano Showcase

Recital Room, PSC, 6pm

Performance by Music students

• Ticket Source

End of term for students

A-Level Results Day 2024

GCSE & Level 2 Results Day 2024

Summer Bank Holiday

Enrolment 2024

27/08/24 - 30/08/24

Start of Term: Upper Sixth

Start of Term: Upper Sixth

Start of Term: Lower Sixth

Lower Sixth Induction Day

No Upper Sixth teaching

Start of Term: Lower Sixth

New Parents Information Evening (Online)

Directors of Curriculum and Support & Senior Tutors

Awards Evening

Applications For 2025 Open

Internal UCAS Early Deadline

HSMC Presentation Evening

6-7pm

HSMC Open Evening

Recital Room, PSC, 6 - 8pm

Come along and find out more about the Hampshire Specialist Music Course

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Open Evening

5.30-8.30 pm No afternoon teaching

Open Evening

5.30-8.30 pm No teaching

Lunchtime Concert

Winchester Cathedral, 1.15pm

Chamber Concert

General admission fees apply

External UCAS Early Deadline

HSMC Concert

St Mary's Church, Kings Worthy, 7.30pm

Chamber Concert

£8/£5

• Ticket Source

No afternoon lessons

Half Term

28/10/24 - 01/11/24

Half Term: All Students

28/10/24 - 01/11/24

Level 2 Exams begin

Boarding application deadline

PSC Rocks!

Theatre Royal, Winchester, 7.00pm

Students from the Popular Music Performance course at Peter Symonds College will perform a concert of timeless pop and rock.

£10/£7

• Theatre Royal

Upper 6 & Level 2 Progress Review Day

no teaching

Level 2 Exams end

College Concert

Thornden Hall, 7.30pm

Symonds Orchestra, College Choir, Big Band and Soul Band

£10/£7

• Tickets

Upper 6 & Level 2 Parents' Evening

online

Internal UCAS Deadline

Women Composers' Concert

Recital Room, PSC, 1.00pm

Chamber Concert, featuring the Mayflower Ensemble

Free

Lower 6 Progress Review Day

no teaching

Lower 6 Progress Review Day

no teaching

Lower 6 Progress Review Morning

no teaching morning only

Applications For 2025 Close

Carol Service

Winchester Cathedral

Carol Service

Winchester Cathedral, 7.30pm

With music from College Choir, Kelso Choir and College Brass

Free entrance

Lower 6 Parents' Evening

online

End of Term

no afternoon teaching

End of Term: All Students

College Holidays

23/12/24 - 03/01/24

Christmas Day - Bank Holiday

Boxing Day - Bank Holiday

Bank Holiday

Staff Training Day

Start of Term: Students

Start of Term: All Students

Art Foundation Deadline

HE Funding Advice Evening

for Upper 6 parents

Holocaust Memorial Day Concert

Recital Room, PSC, 1.00pm

Chamber Concert

Free

External UCAS Deadline

Young Musician Festival: Classical Final

Recital Room, PSC, 1.00pm

Concert

Free

Careers Day

no teaching

Half Term

17/02/25 - 21/02/25

Oxbridge Information Evening

for Lower 6 parents

Lunchtime Concert

Romsey Abbey, 1.00pm

Chamber Concert

Free

Upper 6 & Level 2 Progress Review Day

no teaching

Upper 6 & Level 2 Parents' Evening

online

Progression Fair

10.30am - 2pm

Simon Clarkson Memorial Concert

Chandler's Ford Methodist Church, 7.30pm

Symonds Orchestra, College Brass, College Choir, Big Band

£10/£7

• Ticket Source

HSMC and Friends End of Year Concert

St Paul's Church, Winchester, 7.30pm

Chamber Concert

£10/£7

• Ticket Source

Founder's Day Evensong

5:30pm Winchester Cathedral

Founder's Day Evensong

Winchester Cathedral, 5.30pm

Celebration of Black Composers

Recital Room, PSC, 1.00pm

Chamber Concert

Free

Jazz and Soul Night

The 1865, Southampton, 7.30pm

Concert

£10/£7

• Ticket Source

End of Term

College Holidays

07/04/25 - 18/04/25

Bank Holiday

Good Friday

Bank Holiday

Easter Monday

Lower 6 End of Year Exams

22/04/25 - 01/05/25

Start of Term: Staff and Students

Start of Term: All Students

Marking Day

No Lower 6 A-Level teaching or tutor. Upper 6, Level 2 and Vocational teaching continues.

Bank Holiday

Early May Bank Holiday

Lower 6 Return to lessons

Wellbeing Day

Last day of teaching for Upper 6

Level 3 Exams begin

Level 2 Exams

12/05/25 - 09/06/25

Future Options Evening

for parents

Staff Training Day

College closed to students except those with a scheduled external exam

Staff Training Day

College closed to students except those with a scheduled external exam

Bank Holiday

Half Term

27/05/25 - 30/05/25

Apprenticeship Information Evening

for Lower 6 parents

Lower 6 Progress Review Day

No teaching

Lower 6 Parents' Evening

online

Year 11 Parents Webinar

delivered by the Senior Management Team at 5:30pm

Year 10 Taster Days

Lower 6 teaching continues

23/06/25 - 24/06/25

'Perfect Pitch' Lunchtime Concert

St Cross Chapel, Winchester, 12.30pm

Chamber Concert

Free

Year 11 Welcome Days

no teaching

26/06/25 - 27/06/25

Arts Festival

5.30pm-7.30pm

A-Level Results Day 2025

GCSE Results Day 2025

Bank Holiday

Enrolment 2025

26/08/25 - 29/08/25

Staff Training Day

College closed to students

Staff Training Day

College closed to students

Staff Training Day

College closed to students

U6 Boarders Return

Upper Sixth Teaching Begins

Start of Term: Upper Sixth

Lower Sixth Induction Day

No U6 lessons

Start of Term: Lower Sixth

Lower Sixth Teaching Begins

All students in College

New Parents Information Evening (Online)

Directors of Curriculum & Support and Senior Tutors

Awards Evening

New Parents Information Evening (Online)

Tutors (by appointment only)

Applications For 2026 Open

Internal UCAS Early Deadline

HSMC Open Evening

6-8pm

Staff Meetings Afternoon

Open Evening

5.30-8.30pm (no afternoon teaching)

Staff Meetings Day

Open Evening

5.30-8.30pm (no teaching)

Teaching starts at 9.30am

External UCAS Early Deadline

Half Term

27/10/25 - 31/10/25

Boarding application deadline

Level 2 Exams

03/11/25 - 12/11/25

U6 and L2 Progress Review Day

No teaching

U6 & L2 Parents' Evening

online

Internal UCAS Deadline

Lower 6 Progress Review Day

No Teaching

Lower 6 Progress Review Day

No teaching

Lower 6 Progress Review Morning

Teaching resumes afternoon

Carol Service

Winchester Cathedral

Applications For 2026 Close

Lower 6 Parents' Evening

Online

End of Term

No afternoon teaching

College Holidays

22/12/25 - 02/01/26

Bank Holiday

Bank Holiday

Bank Holiday

Staff Training Day

College closed to students

Boarders return

Start of Term: Students

Start of Term: All Students

External UCAS Deadline

Art Foundation Deadline

HE Funding Advice Evening

U6 parents

Careers Day

No teaching

Half Term

16/02/26 - 20/02/26

Oxbridge Information Evening

L6 parents

U6 and L2 Progress Review Day

No teaching

U6 & L2 Parents' Evening

Online

L2 Re-enrollers Interviews

Progression Fair

SEND Information Evening

6-8pm

Founder's Day TBC

Winchester Cathedral

End of Term

College Holidays

30/03/26 - 10/04/26

Bank Holiday

Bank Holiday

Start of Term: Staff and Students

Start of Term: All Students

Wellbeing Day

Lower 6 End of Year Exams

21/04/26 - 30/04/26

Marking Day

No Lower 6 A-Level teaching or tutor groups. Upper 6, Level 2 & Vocational teaching continues.

Bank Holiday

Lower 6 Return to lessons

Level 3 Exams begin

Level 2 Exams

11/05/26 - 08/06/26

Future Options Evening

for parents

Staff Training Day

Staff Training Day

Bank Holiday

Half Term

25/05/26 - 29/05/26

Apprenticeship Information Evening

for Lower 6 parents

Lower 6 Parents' Evening

online

Year 10 Taster Days

Lower 6 teaching continues

22/06/26 - 23/06/26

Exam Contingency Day

SMT Year 11 Parent Presentation

online

Year 11 Welcome Days

No teaching

25/06/26 - 26/06/26

Open Evening

5.30pm - 8.30pm no afternoon teaching

Open Evening

5.30pm - 8.30pm no teaching

End of Term: Students

09/07/26 - 10/07/26

End of Term: Staff

College Holidays

14/07/26 - 24/08/26

Enrolment 2026

To be confirmed

25/08/26 - 28/08/26

Bank Holiday