Academic calendar
Semester 2 2026 runs Jul 20, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- HE Intensive 4 2026
- Semester 2 2026Relevant now
- HE Intensive 5 2026
- HE Intensive 6 2026
- Summer Semester 2026
- HE Intensive 1 2027
- Semester 1 2027
- HE Intensive 2 2027
- HE Intensive 3 2027
- HE Intensive 4 2027
- Semester 2 2027
- HE Intensive 5 2027
- HE Intensive 6 2027
- Summer Semester 2027
Campus language
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Showing 9 of 9 terms
A
- ASSA
- Alice Springs Student Accommodation, providing residential services for students at the Alice Springs campus.
C
- Cas
- Shorthand for the Casuarina campus, the university's largest study location.
- CDU Active
- The university's fitness and sports organization managing campus gym facilities.
- CDUSA
- Charles Darwin University Students' Association, the peak representative body for all students.
I
- IHD
- International House Darwin, the primary on-campus residential community at the Casuarina campus.
L
- Learnline
- The brand name for the university's online learning management system (Blackboard).
P
- Postie
- The Post Office cafe area at the Casuarina campus, often used as a quick meeting and coffee spot.
T
- The Terrace
- The main food and retail hub located at the Casuarina campus, housing various cafes and seating areas.
- The Waterfront
- Refers to the Darwin Waterfront campus, which primarily houses business and law programs.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Blue 1
- Building 1 within the Blue precinct, part of the university's color-coded navigation system.
- CDU Portal
- The central single sign-on website used to access email, grades, and enrollment details.
- centralian_caf
- Centralian Café
- Inter-campus Shuttle
- A free bus service provided for students to travel between the Casuarina and Palmerston campuses.
- Orange 3
- Building 3 in the Orange precinct, typically housing administrative or faculty offices.
- Pink 4
- Building 4 in the Pink precinct, used for various academic lectures and tutorials.
- Student Card
- The official multi-purpose ID card used for library access, printing, and identification.
- the_arthouse
- The Arthouse
- the_lunch_room_cafeteria
- The Lunch Room Cafeteria
- ugly_duckling
- Ugly Duckling
- VET
- Vocational Education and Training; refers to the technical and trade-based courses offered alongside higher education.
- Yellow 1
- The main library building located in the Yellow precinct at the Casuarina campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semester 2 2026 runs Jul 20, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 9 approved campus terms and 12 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.