Academic calendar
Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Jul 2, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Academic Year 2026-2027Relevant now
Campus language
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Showing 14 of 14 terms
A
- AS
- Association Sportive; the school's sports association offering competitive and recreational athletics.
B
- BDE
- Bureau des Élèves; the student union responsible for organizing social events and merchandise.
- Bizuth
- A first-year student, particularly in the preparatory classes (CPGE).
C
- CVL
- Conseil des Délégués pour la Vie Lycéenne; the elected student council that represents student interests to the administration.
H
- Hypokhâgne
- The first year of the literary preparatory classes (CPGE Littéraire).
K
- Khâgne
- The second year of the literary preparatory classes.
- Khârré
- A second-year student in the literary or scientific preparatory classes.
- Khûbe
- A student who chooses to repeat the second year of preparatory classes to get a better exam result.
L
- L'inter
- Common shorthand for the boarding house (internat).
- L'internat
- The on-campus boarding residence for students, particularly those in CPGE.
- La cantine
- General term for the school dining hall and meal service.
- Le self
- The main self-service cafeteria where students eat lunch and dinner.
M
- MDL
- Maison des Lycéens; a student-run association focused on cultural and social projects.
T
- Taupe
- Slang for the scientific preparatory classes (Maths Spé).
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Bâtiment A
- One of the primary classroom blocks, often associated with administrative offices.
- L'appel
- The mandatory roll call taken at the start of every class and in the dorms.
- La cour d'honneur
- The historic main courtyard of the school.
- Le badge
- The electronic ID card required for entering the school gates and paying for meals at the self.
- Le carnet
- The correspondence notebook used for official communication between parents and the school (primarily for high schoolers).
- Le CDI
- Centre de Documentation et d'Information; the school library and study resource center.
- Le gymnase
- The indoor sports facility used for physical education and AS activities.
- Pronote
- The essential online platform used for checking schedules, grades, homework, and attendance.
- service_de_restauration_self
- Service de restauration (Self)
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Jul 2, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 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.