Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Spring 2027
Campus language
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Showing 17 of 17 terms
D
- DH
- The Dining Hall, where students gather for daily meals.
G
- Grace
- Grace House, a residential house for female students.
- Grub
- Personal snacks or food items brought from home to supplement school meals.
I
- Interact
- The Interact Club, a junior branch of Rotary International focused on community service.
K
- Kennedy
- Kennedy House, a student residential wing.
L
- Luwum
- Luwum House, named after Archbishop Janani Luwum.
N
- Nsubuga
- Nsubuga House, a residential house for students.
P
- Paget
- Paget House, one of the residential houses for students.
- Porridge
- The standard breakfast served to students in the morning.
- Posho and Beans
- The standard daily meal served in the dining hall.
- Prep
- Short for 'Preparation'; mandatory study time held in classrooms during early morning or evening.
S
- Sempa
- Sempa House, a residential house named after a prominent figure in the school's history.
- Sosh
- Short for 'Social'; an organized event or party, often involving a visiting sister school.
- SU
- Scripture Union, a prominent Christian student organization.
T
- Tuck
- Snacks or small food items purchased from the school canteen.
U
- UNSA
- Uganda National Students Association, the national body representing students.
W
- WLC
- Wildlife Club, a student group focused on environmental conservation.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Bursar
- The office responsible for school fees, financial clearances, and pocket money management.
- Main Hall
- The primary assembly hall used for school gatherings, prayers, and events.
- main_dining_hall
- Main Dining Hall
- Pocket Money
- Funds deposited with the school bursar for students to withdraw in small amounts for personal use.
- Roll Call
- The mandatory process of checking student attendance, usually conducted by house masters or prefects.
- Science Block
- The building housing the physics, chemistry, and biology laboratories.
- The Library
- The central academic resource center for private study and research.
- The Sickbay
- The school's medical clinic for student health services.
- Visitation Day
- A designated Sunday each term when parents and guardians are allowed to visit students.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 17 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.