A Typical School Day

8.00am - 8.30am	Pupils start arriving in school.
8.30am - 8.45am	Registration in form groups, pupils will be asked at morning registration whether they are leaving at 4.10pm or whether they are staying late for prep or activities and tea.
8.45am - 9.00am	Assembly. Sometimes this is led by the Headmaster, or by a teacher, or by a visitor - or by ourselves as a Form Assembly.
9.00am - 9.45am	Lesson 1.
9.50am - 10.40am	Lesson 2.
10.40am - 11.00am	Break time - a drink and fruit are available in the school dining room.
11.00am - 11.50am	Lesson 3 . On Mondays and Fridays, this is games for Forms 5 and 6.
11.55am - 12.45am	Lesson 4. On Tuesday and Thursdays, games for Forms 3 and 4.
12.45am - 1.30pm	Lunch Break. We have a cafeteria service and there is a wide choice. Children are encouraged to choose a balanced meal and to finish it.
1.30pm - 2.15pm	Lesson 5.
2.20pm - 3.05pm	Lesson 6.
3.05pm - 3.25pm	Afternoon Break - a drink and fruit are available in the school dining room.
3.25pm - 4.10pm	Lesson 7.
4.10pm - 4.15pm	Pupils not staying for prep or an activity can be picked up at the end of the school drive. A member of staff will be in attendance and any pupils not picked up after 10 minutes will be brought back into the School to await collection. A drink and fruit are available in the school dining room for those children staying at school.
4.15pm - 5.15pm	Activities. Supervised prep for those opting to stay. Children in Form 3 who are staying late, and not attending an activity, will go to the Pre-prep department for after school care. This finishes at 5.15pm when remaining children are brought back to the school dining room to be supervised until parents arrive.
5.25pm - 5.45pm	Tea in the dining room for any pupils staying on for activities, or pupils who are being picked up at 5.45pm.

The longer school day has provided our son with a rich mix of academic studies and musical and sporting interests. His abilities and interests have been nurtured and encouraged in a wonderful school community. Taking a full part in what life at Durham School has to offer has enabled our son to mature into a well adjusted, happy and confident young man.

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Mrs Cowie Smith and Mr Smith, Parents