Academic calendar
School Year 2026 runs Jan 27, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2026Relevant now
- School Year 2027
Campus language
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Showing 10 of 10 terms
B
- Blue and Gold
- The school colours, often used as a rallying cry or to describe school pride/identity.
E
- ELC
- Early Learning Centre, the school's kindergarten and preschool section.
F
- Fintonians
- The term used to refer to current students and graduates of the school.
- Flexischools
- The cashless online ordering system used by students to pay for food at the canteen.
H
- House
- The four competitive and pastoral care groups: Boyd (Blue), Carew (Red), Maxwell (Green), and Murdoch (Gold).
O
- OFA
- Old Fintonians' Association, the school's alumnae network.
S
- Shakespeare Day
- A major annual house-based competition where students perform scenes from Shakespeare plays.
- SRC
- Student Representative Council, the student leadership body responsible for representing student interests.
T
- Tuckshop
- The on-campus canteen where students purchase lunch and snacks, often managed via Flexischools.
V
- VCE
- Victorian Certificate of Education, the final two years of secondary education undertaken by senior students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 109
- The tram route (Box Hill - Port Melbourne) that stops near the school on Whitehorse Road, used by many students for commuting.
- Balwyn Road
- The main thoroughfare where the Senior School campus is located.
- Considine
- The Considine Art and Design Centre, a dedicated facility for visual arts and creative technologies.
- Eaglemont
- The primary building and precinct for Junior School students (Prep to Year 4).
- Elizabeth Butt Centre
- The campus gymnasium and sports complex used for physical education and indoor sports.
- Fintona Connect
- The school’s internal digital portal for accessing timetables, grades, and news.
- Operoo
- The digital platform used by the school for managing medical forms and excursion permissions.
- The Annie Hughston Centre
- The school's dedicated Science and Technology hub.
- The Tourmont
- The iconic historic mansion that serves as the administrative hub and learning space for Senior School students.
- the_tuckshop
- The Tuckshop
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026 runs Jan 27, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 10 approved campus terms and 10 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.