Please click below for important dates to help you plan your school year at John Bapst. Remember, when you use Bangor International Airport, the school will provide free transportation to and from the airport — we just need advance notice of the airline and flight times. John Bapst does not provide transportation to or from the Portland and Boston airports. Concord Trailways Bus is a convenient way to get from those cities to Bangor if you can coordinate your flight with the bus schedule.

At John Bapst, the dorms stay open during all school vacations except during the December holiday break (in other words, during the traditional Christmas holiday time). Students may stay on campus during Thanksgiving, Winter Break, and Spring Break.

For seniors and their parents, graduation is a 3-day event at John Bapst, beginning on Friday, June 2, 2017 with Baccalaureate and Class Night beginning at 6 p.m. and ending with the all-important Commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 3 p.m.

For students in grades 9, 10, and 11, the last day of final exams is after graduation on Friday, June 9.

2017-2018 Important Dates for Boarding and International Students

For 2017-2018, we are happy to share with you some basic dates to help you plan travel.

Next year, John Bapst dormitories will open on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Orientation for boarding students begins officially on Thursday, August 24, with the first day of classes for all students on Tuesday, August 29. Dorms will close for the December holiday on December 17, 2017 (classes end on December 14) and reopen on December 31. Classes begin again on January 2, 2018. Graduation will be on Sunday, June 3, and the last day of exams for grades 9-11 will be June 8.

Please contact International Director Louisa Deng with any questions at ydeng@johnbapst.org.