JANUARY Cricket vs Anglican Church Grammar School (Australia) at Durban North College: 7 January from 09h00-17h30 Cricket vs St John's (Harare, Zimbabwe) at Riverside: 9 January from 09h00-17h30 Cricket 1st XI Hilton Independent Schools' Cricket Festival: 10-12 January New Staff Induction and Staff Seminar: 10-12 January Cricket: Final Under 14 selection match at Riverside: 11 January from 09h00-17h30 Cricket: U15 Westville Festival at Riverside 12-16 January Orientation Day: Grade 8 students arrive for the commencement of their Orientation Programme 12 January from 08h00-13h00 Grade 8 Parents Evening in the Ken Mackenzie Hall: 12 January at 17h30 Prefects' Camp at Oribi Gorge: 13-15 January Grade Excursion: Grade 8 students and Grade 11 mentors to Seula 13-15 January WEEK 1 Academic Week 1 07h30 FIRST TERM COMMENCES Co-Curricular Timetable begins Induction Ceremony: Grade 8 and College new students on Founders Lawn (Grades 3-08h30-09h15 Tues 16 12 to attend) 09h15-10h00 Tea with Grade 8 and new students parents and mentors on the Mitchell Square 10h00-10h30 Welcome Assembly in the Ken Mackenzie Hall 10h30-11h30 Grade Assemblies followed by Hair Inspection: Various venues Wed 17 Student Council applications OPEN Thurs 18 Tennis St Benedict's 1st Team Tournament 19-21 January Fri 19 14h30-16h30 Swimming: Trials Gala at the Clifton Aquatic Centre 18h00-21h00 New Parents Welcome Function in the College Quad and on the Mitchell Square 09h00-14h00 Water Polo vs Michaelhouse: 1st-5th Teams, U15A-B, U14A at the Clifton Aquatic Centre Sat 20 Basketball vs Michaelhouse: 1st-4th Teams, U16A-C, U15A-E, U14A-D at Clifton 09h00-16h30 Basketball Courts 1 and 2 09h00-17h30 Cricket vs Michaelhouse: 1st XI-3rd XI, U16A, U15A, U14A-C (home and away) Sun 21 WEEK 2 Academic Week 2 07h30-12h00 Grade 9C: City Walk with Doung Jahangeer Mon 22 14h45-17h30 Golf: Internal First team trials at Durban Country Club 15h00-17h30 International Programmes: Selection interviews Tues 23 07h30-12h00 Grade 9F: City Walk with Doung Jahangeer 07h40-09h00 Grade 11: Study Sensei in the Maths classrooms 07h30-12h00 Grade 9L: City Walk with Doung Jahangeer Wed 24 15h00-17h00 Swimming: League Gala at Glenwood 15h00-17h30 Cricket T20 Big Bash: Clifton vs Glenwood at Glenwood 17h30-19h00 Grade 12: Parent Information Evening in the Ken Mackenzie Hall Water Polo: 1st Team to Grey College Tournament 25-28 January 07h30-12h00 Grade 9T: City Walk with Doung Jahangeer Parents@Clifton AGM Meeting (all parents and guardians are welcome) in the Barry 07h40-08h30 Thurs 25 Richards Pavilion 15h00 Tennis: ethekwini Boys' High School meeting at Westridge Tennis Stadium
15h00-17h00 Debating: Compulsory Briefing at Westville Boys' 08h00-09h00 Academic Awards Ceremony: Grades 8-12 in the Ken Mackenzie Hall Fri 26 14h00 Student Council applications CLOSE 15h00-17h30 Tennis vs Kearsney: 1st Team at Kearsney Argentinian Exchange students arrive 08h00 Debating: Adjudicator Training and Accreditation at Westville Girls' 09h00-14h30 Basketball vs Kearsney: 1st-4th Teams, U16A-D, U15A-E, U14A-D at Kearsney Sat 27 09h15-13h00 Water Polo vs Kearsney: 2nd Team, Clifton 3rd Team vs Kearsney U16A, Clifton 4th Team vs Kearsney 3rd Team, Clifton 5th Team vs Kearsney 4th Team, U15A-B, U14A at Kearsney 09h30-17h30 Cricket vs Kearsney: 1st XI-3rd XI, U16A, U15A, U14A-C at various venues Sun 28 WEEK 3 Academic Week 1 14h45-17h30 Golf vs Northwood: 2nd Team at Durban Country Club Mon 29 Panel Discussion: Transformation and Education in the Ken Mackenzie Hall. 18h00-20h00 Compulsory attendance for Grades 10, 11 and 12. Tues 30 15h30 Water Polo vs Kearsney: 1st Team (away) Public Speaking: Daily News Rotary Team Talk Briefing Session Wed 31 15h00-17h00 Cricket T20 Big Bash: Clifton vs Sunfoil at Riverside FEBRUARY 15h00-17h00 Swimming: League Gala at DHS Water Polo: 1st Team training tour to Cape Town 1-4 February 14h15-16h30 Interact Club: St Thomas Children's Home Thurs 1 15h00-17h00 Water Polo vs DHS: 2nd Team, U15A, U14A (away) 15h00-17h00 Durban Coastal Debating League: Senior round 1 at Northwood IEB: National Conference (Information Technology) Cricket CCT20 Finals Day: Semi Finals vs Kearsney at Kearsney Fri 2 15h00-17h00 Tennis vs DHS: Teams and venue tbc IEB: National Conference (Accounting, EGD, Geography, Life Orientation, Maths Literacy, isizulu, Life Sciences, Visual Arts, English and Music) Sat 3 08h30-16h30 Basketball vs DHS: All teams (away) 09h00-17h30 Cricket vs DHS: All teams (1st XI at DHS) 11h00 Canoeing: Capitol Caterers Kayak Centre Race (Lions River) Sun 4 Golf: 1st Team KZN Southern Coastal Qualifying - Round 1 at Beachwood WEEK 4 Academic Week 2 14h45-17h30 Golf vs Glenwood: 1st Team at Royal Durban Mon 5 14h45-17h30 Golf vs Crawford La Lucia: 2nd Team at Mount Edgecombe Tues 6 Wed 7 Thurs 8 15h00-17h00 15h00-17h00 Cricket T20 Big Bash: Clifton vs Westville at Riverside Durban Coastal Debating League: Junior round 1 at Pinetown Boys' High 17h30-20h00 16h45-17h30 College Open Evening Interact Club: Soup Kitchen at St Joseph s Catholic Church Dominion School (USA) visit 9-16 February Fri 9 15h00-17h30 Tennis vs Northwood: Teams and venue tbc 18h00-20h00 Swimming: Westville Invitational Gala 08h30-14h00 Water Polo vs Northwood: All teams tbc Sat 10 08h30-16h30 Basketball vs Northwood: All teams (home) 09h00-17h30 Cricket vs Northwood: All teams (1st XI venue tbc) 11h00 Canoeing: Capitol Caterers Kayak Centre Upper Umgeni Race Sun 11 Midmar Mile WEEK 5 Academic Week 1 Tennis: ethekwini Boys' High School District trials at Westridge Tennis Stadium 12-13 13h30-17h30 February Mon 12 14h45-17h30 Golf vs Kearsney: 1st Team, 2nd team at Cotswold Downs Tues 13 Wed 14 Civvies Day: students to wear red for Valentine's Day (R20.00 to mentor teacher)
Wed 14 Cricket Semi Final Durban Coastals T20 (tbc) 15h00-17h00 Swimming: Independent Schools' League Gala at Kearsney Water Polo: U14 to Pitcairn Cup at Reddam 15-18 February Thurs 15 Independent Schools' Cricket Festival: U15 at St Charles 15h00-17h00 Durban Coastal Debating League: Senior round 2 at Werda Fri 16 08h00-13h30 Blood Bank in the Barry Richards Pavilion 08h30-14h00 Water Polo vs Westville: All teams (home) Sat 17 08h30-15h00 Basketball: Grace College U16 Invitational Tournament at Cowan House Indoor Centre 09h00-17h30 Cricket vs St Andrews: 1st XI, U16A, U15A and U14A (home) Sun 18 WEEK 6 Academic Week 2 Golf vs Westville: 1st Team at Kloof, Westville 3rd Team vs Clifton 2nd team at Durban 14h45-17h30 Mon 19 Country Club Tues 20 Wed 21 15h30-17h30 Clifton/DGC Strategy meeting at DGC 13h00 Clifton closes for : No co-curricular practices this afternoon 14h15-16h30 Interact Club: St Thomas Children's Home Thurs 22 15h00-17h00 Durban Coastal Debating League: Junior round 2 and Grade 8 round 1 at DHS 18h00-20h00 Swimming: Top Schools Gala at Kings Park Pool. Compulsory attendance for Grades 8 and 9 Fri 23 Basketball: U16A St Stithians Tournament 23-26 February Sat 24 Canoeing: Capitol Caterers Kayak Centre Race (Underberg) 24-25 February IEB: Regional Conferences (Afrikaans, Physical Science, Mathematics, History, Dramatic Arts, Business Studies) Sun 25 WEEK 7 Academic Week 1 Public Speaking: Daily News Rotary Team Talk Prelims: 26 February -2 March Mon 26 Golf: 1st Team Nomads KZN Foundation Tournament at Kloof Country Club (Round 2 and 3) 15h00 Rotary Daily News Team Talk: Grades 10 and 11 at Ridge Park College Tues 27 Swimming: Durban and Districts Gala at Kings Park Pool. Compulsory attendance 18h00-20h00 for Grades 8 to 12 Wed 28 Independent Schools' Cricket Festival: 1st XI at St Alban's 28 February-4 March 17h30-19h00 Grade 10: Excursion Information Evening in the Ken Mackenzie Hall MARCH Water Polo: U15 to Parktown Tournament 1-4 March Water Polo: 1st Team to KES Tournament 1-4 March 12h30 Early closing for Grades 8 to 12: Grade 8 2019 Scholarship Examinations Thurs 1 14h00 Grade 8 2019 Academic Scholarship Exams in the Ken Mackenzie Language Centre 15h00-17h00 Durban Coastal Debating League: Senior round 3 at Northlands Tennis vs St Charles: Teams and venue tbc Fri 2 08h00-11h00 Clifton Preparatory School Open Morning 08h30-14h00 Basketball vs St Charles: All teams except the 1st Team (away) Sat 3 08h30-14h00 Water Polo vs St Charles: 2nd Team and U15B (home) 09h00-17h30 Cricket vs St Charles: All teams except the 1st XI (venues tbc) 11h00 Canoeing: Capitol Caterers Kayak Centre Bushmans River Race Sun 4 WEEK 8 Academic Week 2 Winter Co-Curricular Begins Mon 5 14h45-17h30 Golf vs Westville: Clifton 1st Team vs Westville 2nd team at Durban Country Club Tues 6 17h30-19h00 Grade 11: Parents Consultation Evening in the Ken Mackenzie Hall Wed 7
Thurs 8 Fri 9 15h00-17h00 16h45-17h30 17h30-20h00 07h30-08h30 13h30-17h00 Debating: Durban Coastal Debating League Junior round 3 and Grade 8 round 2 at Westville Boys' High Interact Club: Soup Kitchen at St Joseph s Catholic Church Grade 12 History Evening in the Ken Mackenzie Hall Parents Who Pray: All parents/staff welcome in the Aftercare classroom College Senior Drama Production: Dress Rehearsal and Sound in the Sutcliffe Theatre Rugby: A and B teams at the Richards Bay Festival Sharks Schools 1st XV Rugby Day at Kings Park Sat 10 College Senior Production: Dress and Technical Rehearsal (Lights and Sound) in the 09h00-16h00 Sutcliffe Theatre Sun 11 09h00-13h00 College Production: Technical Run of Play in the Sutcliffe Theatre WEEK 9 Academic Week 1 Public Speaking: Daily News Rotary Team Talk Semi Finals 12-16 March Mon 12 College Senior Drama Production: Dress and Technical Rehearsal in the Sutcliffe 13h00-18h00 Theatre Tues 13 19h00-20h30 College Senior Drama Production in the Sutcliffe Theatre. Compulsory attendance Grade 8 and 10 Wed 14 19h00-20h30 College Senior Drama Production in the Sutcliffe Theatre. Compulsory attendance Grade 9 and 11 07h40-08h30 Parents@Clifton Meeting (all parents and guardians are welcome) in the Barry Richards Pavilion Thurs 15 15h00-17h00 Durban Coastal Debating League: Senior round 4 at St Mary's 19h00-20h30 College Senior Drama Production: (Gala Evening) in the Sutcliffe Theatre. Compulsory attendance Gr 12 Fri 16 Sat 17 07h30-08h30 08h00-13h00 Parents Who Pray: All parents/staff welcome in the Aftercare classroom Rugby vs Fourways: 1st XI, 2nd XV, U16A, U15A, U14A (home) 17h00 08h00-14h20 Canoeing: SA Schools Surfski Championships, Durban Hockey vs Fourways: 1st XI, 2nd XI, U16A-B, U14A (home) Sun 18 WEEK 10 Academic Week 2 15h00-17h00 Durban Coastal Debating League: Senior round 5 at Durban North College Mon 19 17h30-18h30 Student Council Meeting in Mr Church s classroom Grade 8 2019 Scholarship interview evening in the staffroom and various interview 17h30-19h00 venues 19-20 March Tues 20 Wed 21 Public Holiday: Human Rights Day Durban Coastal Debating League: Junior round 4 and Grade 8 round 3 at Durban North 15h00-17h30 Thurs 22 College Fri 23 08h00-14h00 Rugby vs DHS: All teams (away) Sat 24 08h00-14h20 Hockey vs DHS: Teams tbc (home/away) 19h00-23h30 Matric Dance in the Ken Mackenzie Hall Sun 25 WEEK 11 Academic Week 1 Mon 26 Tues 27 Public Speaking: Daily News Rotary Team Talk Finals Public Speaking: Helen Joseph Shield Oratory Callenge in the Sutcliffe Theatre Hockey: U14 Westville Festival 28-31 March Rugby: Northwood U15A Festival 28-31 March 08h00 Festival of the Resurrection Service: Grades 4-12 in the Ken Mackenzie Hall Wed 28 09h00-09h30 Awards Assembly in the Ken Mackenzie Hall 10h30 FOUNDATION PHASE CLOSES FOR THE HOLIDAYS 10h45 SENIOR PREP CLOSES FOR THE HOLIDAYS 11h00 CLIFTON COLLEGE CLOSES FOR THE HOLIDAYS EVENTS DURING THE HOLIDAYS Loudoun International Youth Leadership Summit, Dominion High School, Sterling, Va, USA: 7-18 April Public Speaking: World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships, Bishops, Cape Town 9-15 April Rugby: U16A ISRF at Hilton 12-16 April St Stithians Easter Festival - 1st Hockey XI, 1st Rugby XV and 1st Tennis Team 28 April-2 May