The College year
Events & term dates
The rhythm of a CBC year, from the Form One Camp in January to Speech Day in October.
Annual calendar
The year, in order
Start of Term 1
Form One Camp
New boys are welcomed into College life through rugby, soccer, cross-country and basketball, a quiz and a treasure hunt, house against house. Davidians took the 2021 title.
Early February
School Development Committee AGM
The SDC's annual general meeting. New parents especially are encouraged to join the committee that funds and drives the College's facilities.
Term 1
Inter-house Athletics
The four houses contest the Parents' Guild Shield on the 400-metre track: the loudest day of the school year.
On or near 17 March
St Patrick's Day Cross-Country
The whole school runs the College trail in the house marathon that marks our patron's day. Andreans are the reigning recorded champions.
Announced each year
Open Day
Grade 6 and 7 boys and their parents tour the College: the pool, the fields, the classrooms and the boys themselves. The 2026 Open Day invitation is out now.
25 May
Africa Day Culture Festival
Traditional food, performance and a fashion show fill the D I Thomson Quad, a festival first held in 2018 with Black Umfolosi among the visiting artists.
Start of Term 2, May
Feast of Blessed Edmund Rice, Opening Mass
Term 2 opens with Mass for the feast of the founder of the Christian Brothers. The six tennis courts were blessed and opened on this day in 2018.
October
Speech Day and Prize-Giving
The academic and sporting year's honours are conferred: Colours Awards, subject prizes and the year's trophies.
Term 3
CBC Junior T20 Cricket Festival
The College hosts junior sides from across the region for a festival of T20 cricket on its four fields, a fixture since 2019.
Dates
Term dates
Current term
Term dates for the current year are published by the school office each term. A daily calendar showing every activity for the whole term is issued to each pupil by the first day of term, as much for parents as for the boys.
Time your visit to a fixture
The College is at its best mid-match. Ask the office what's on when you plan to come.