Academic calendar
Term 4 2026 runs Oct 12, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Term 3 2026
- Spring Holidays 2026
- Term 4 2026Relevant now
- Term 1 2027
- Autumn Holidays 2027
- Term 2 2027
- Winter Holidays 2027
- Term 3 2027
- Spring Holidays 2027
- Term 4 2027
Campus language
Search the full glossary. Nothing is sampled or hidden when the search field is empty.
Showing 10 of 10 terms
A
- Abitur
- The German international school-leaving certificate (DIA).
B
- Bazar
- The massive annual school festival and fundraiser, a major event in the Cape Town calendar.
D
- DaF
- Deutsch als Fremdsprache (German as a Foreign Language), the department for non-native speakers.
K
- Kombi-Abitur
- The dual qualification stream where students earn both the Abitur and the NSC.
M
- Matric
- The South African National Senior Certificate (NSC) taken in Grade 12.
- Mensa
- The school cafeteria where students eat lunch and buy snacks.
S
- SRC
- Student Representative Council, the elected student leadership body.
- SV
- Schülervertretung, the German term for the Student Representative Council.
T
- The Heim
- The school's boarding house (Schülerheim) located on the Tamboerskloof campus.
V
- VDSK
- Verein der Deutschen Schule Kapstadt, the non-profit association that governs the school.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Afternoon Care
- Supervised extracurricular care and homework supervision for primary school students.
- DSK Bus
- The private school bus service that transports students from various Cape Town suburbs.
- linga_longa_cafeteria
- Linga Longa Cafeteria
- MyCiTi
- The public bus system frequently used by older students to reach the Tamboerskloof campus.
- Parent Portal
- The online administrative system used for school reports, schedules, and communication.
- Tamboerskloof
- The main campus located on the slopes of Lion's Head.
- The Hall
- The multi-purpose sports and event hall used for assemblies and PE.
- the_tuckshop
- The Tuckshop
- Tygerberg
- The satellite campus in Parow for primary school students (Grades 1-4).
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Term 4 2026 runs Oct 12, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 10 approved campus terms and 9 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.