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Session 2026 / 2027

Termly Schedule of Key Dates & Events

Our academic year runs across three comprehensive terms, integrating Nigerian National Curriculum milestones, Cambridge International Assessment windows, and Islamic observances.

Term 1: Autumn / First Term (September – December)

14 Academic Weeks
Date / Period Event / Activity Stakeholders
Early September Staff In-Service Professional Development (CPD) & Planning All Faculty
Mid-September Boarders Check-in & Orientation for New JSS1 Scholars All Students & Parents
Third Week Sept Commencement of Full Academic & Tahfiz Lessons All Students
Late October Continuous Assessment Test 1 (CAT 1) & Mid-Term Reviews Academics
Early November Mid-Term Break & Parent-Teacher Consultation (PTC) Parents & Teachers
Early December Terminal Examinations & Cambridge Progress Reviews Academics
Mid-December End of Term Assembly, Carol/Islamic Recitations & Vacation Whole School

Term 2: Lent / Second Term (January – April)

13 Academic Weeks
Date / Period Event / Activity Stakeholders
Second Week Jan Boarders Return & Resumption of Academic Classes Whole School
Early February Cambridge IGCSE & SSCE Mock Examination Series 1 SS3 & Year 11
Mid-February Annual College Inter-House Sports & Athletics Championships Community & Parents
Late February Mid-Term Break & Educational Excursions Students & Parents
March – April Ramadan Spiritual Observance, Tahfiz Night & Second Term Exams Whole School
Mid-April End of Lent Term Vacation & Eid Celebrations Whole School

Term 3: Trinity / Third Term (April – July)

12 Academic Weeks
Date / Period Event / Activity Stakeholders
Late April Resumption & Commencement of External Exam Series Whole School
May – June Cambridge IGCSE & WAEC SSCE International Examinations Graduating Classes
Mid-June Continuous Assessment & Promotion Examination for JSS1-2, SS1-2 Junior & Senior
Early July Annual Quranic Recitation & Tahfiz Convocation Ceremony Tahfiz Scholars
Mid-July Annual Speech & Prize-Giving Day • Valedictory Graduation Whole School & VIPs
Late July Commencement of Long Summer Vacation All Students

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