Lent term named for Lent, the six-week fasting period before Easter, is the name of the winter academic term at the following British universities: University of Cambridge Canterbury Christ Church University University of Lancaster University of Liverpool London School of Economics and Political Science Swansea University and was the name of the autumn term at the University of Sydney before it swapped over to the two semester system in 1989. It was also formerly used at King's College London, University of Kent, Exeter University, University of Wales, Lampeter, University of Wales, Aberystwyth and Heythrop College, University of London. The term runs from January to March and thus corresponds to Hilary term at Oxford and Dublin, and Epiphany term at Durham. At Sydney, it ran from March to May (10th to 22nd Mondays of the year). Schools Schools in the United Kingdom which use the name 'Lent term' include: Abingdon School Amesbury School Barnard Castle School Berkhamsted School Bloxham School Bradfield College Brentwood School Brighton College Bromsgrove School Clifton College Christ's Hospital Dean Close School Downside School Dulwich College Epsom College Eton College Exeter Cathedral School Forest School Gresham's School Highgate School Hull Collegiate School Hurstpierpoint College King's College, Taunton King's School, Canterbury King's School, Gloucester King's School, Rochester King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon Lancaster Royal Grammar School Lancing College Lincoln Minster School Liverpool College Longridge Towers School Manchester Grammar School Marlborough College Oswestry School Old Buckenham Hall School Prior Park College Repton School Royal Grammar School, Worcester Ruthin School Sevenoaks School Sexey's School Sherborne School Sherborne School for Girls Shrewsbury School St Benedict's School St Columba's College St. Edmund's College (Ware) St Helen & St Katharine St Lawrence College, Ramsgate Sutton Valence School The London Oratory School Tonbridge School Trent College Westminster Cathedral Choir School Warwick School Wellingborough School Whitgift School See also Michaelmas term Epiphany term Hilary term Summer term Trinity term Easter term References Further reading University of Sydney, Calendar Archive Academic terminology Lancaster University Terminology of the University of Cambridge Educational time organization