Academic calendar
Term 4 2026 runs Oct 13, 2026 – Dec 17, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Term 3 2026
- Term 4 2026Relevant now
- Term 1 2027
- Term 2 2027
- Term 3 2027
- Term 4 2027
- Term 1 2028
- Term 2 2028
- Term 3 2028
- Term 4 2028
Campus language
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Showing 11 of 11 terms
B
- Bates
- The blue house, named after Daisy Bates.
C
- Campbell
- The yellow house, named after Elizabeth Campbell.
- Canteen
- The on-campus food service area where students purchase lunch and snacks.
F
- Flexischools
- The online ordering system and payment app used for canteen purchases.
G
- Garrett
- The green house, named after Mary Garrett.
I
- ISCF
- Inter-School Christian Fellowship; a student-led religious group meeting on campus.
M
- Macarthur
- The red house, named after Elizabeth Macarthur.
P
- P&C
- Parents and Citizens Association; the school's community and fundraising organization.
S
- Selective
- A term used by students to refer to the school's status as a high-achieving academic selective school.
- SRC
- Student Representative Council; the primary student leadership and advocacy body.
T
- The Pit
- A sunken outdoor seating area in the playground popular for student socializing.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- A Block
- The main administrative building which also houses the English and History departments.
- Hornsby Station
- The primary transit hub used by the majority of students to commute to the school.
- ID Card
- The mandatory student identification used for library borrowing and verifying student status for transport.
- L Block
- The school library and learning center building.
- Merits
- The school's reward system where students earn points for their houses through academic or extracurricular achievement.
- school_canteen
- School Canteen
- Sentral
- The digital portal used by students and parents to check timetables, daily notices, and attendance.
- The Hall
- The multi-purpose hall used for assemblies, exams, and indoor sports.
- The Lab
- General student shorthand for the science laboratories located in the designated science wings.
- The Quad
- The central outdoor courtyard area between main classroom blocks.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Term 4 2026 runs Oct 13, 2026 – Dec 17, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 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.