{{short description|Education term}} {{italic title}} The [[Latin]] word '''''exeat''''' ("he/she may leave") is most commonly used to describe a period of absence from a centre of learning.<ref name="dict">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Exeat ''Exeat'' — definition] from the [[Free Online Dictionary]].</ref>
==In Britain== ''Exeat'' is used in [[Education in Britain|Britain]] to describe leave of absence from a [[boarding school]].<ref>[http://www.boardingschools.hobsons.com/advice/advice_overseas_boarding_uk_boarding Boarding in the UK]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, The Hobsons UK Boarding Schools Guide.</ref>
It is also used at certain colleges to define a required note to take absence -- such as for entire days, parts of a day, for appointments, interviews, [[Open house (school)|open days]] and other {{clarify|text=fixtures.|date=October 2016}}<ref>[http://www.charterhouse.org.uk/OnlineForms Exeat & Leave Weekend Request Forms] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831024309/http://www.charterhouse.org.uk/OnlineForms |date=2012-08-31 }}, [[Charterhouse School]].</ref> Students at [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spc.ox.ac.uk/uploads/regs_jnr_members_aug05.pdf |title=Regulations For Junior Members |publisher=[[Saint Peter's College, Oxford]] |date=August 2005 |accessdate=2012-05-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207103129/http://www.spc.ox.ac.uk/uploads/regs_jnr_members_aug05.pdf |archivedate=February 7, 2012 }}</ref> [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]], and other British universities have in the past also been required to obtain such permission to leave college overnight, though such regulations are now less stringent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/queens/Misc/jargon/CUjargon-all.html |title=Glossary of Cambridge jargon |publisher=Queens.cam.ac.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-05-07}}</ref>
==In the Commonwealth== A similar method of ''exeat'' notifications is used in many [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] schools.<ref>[http://www.newingtoncollege.nsw.edu.au/_userfiles/pdf/about/HLD_School_Rules.pdf School Rules] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913005138/http://newingtoncollege.nsw.edu.au/_userfiles/pdf/about/HLD_School_Rules.pdf |date=2009-09-13 }}, [[Newington College]].</ref> It is common for [[Education in Australia|Australia]]n schools to call the [[long weekend]]s of leave enjoyed by boarders an ''exeat'' weekend. This results in the [[boarding house]] closing for the weekend. This typically involves an extra day of leave associated with a [[public holiday]] to create a long weekend.<ref>[http://www.det.wa.gov.au/countryboarding/docs/Parent_Handbook_Broome.pdf Parent Handbook, p. 13] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903071912/http://det.wa.gov.au/countryboarding/docs/Parent_Handbook_Broome.pdf |date=2007-09-03 }}, Broome Residential College.</ref>
In [[Education in New Zealand|New Zealand]] or [[Education in South Africa|South Africa]], an ''exeat'' may refer to a period of day leave from a school. This is used as a way to record the coming and going of students from the campus.<ref>[http://www.wentworthcollege.school.nz/prospectus/contact_procedures.html Wentworth College – Prospectus – Contact Procedures] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912045922/http://www.wentworthcollege.school.nz/prospectus/contact_procedures.html |date=September 12, 2007 }}</ref>
==See also== {{wiktionary}} {{Portal|Australia|New Zealand|South Africa|United Kingdom|Education}} * [[List of Latin phrases (E)]]
==References== <references />
[[Category:Educational time organization]] [[Category:Latin words and phrases]]