Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Jul 21, 2026 – Dec 2, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2026-2027Relevant now
Campus language
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B
- BTND
- Back to Newington Day; the biggest annual community and rugby event of the year.
C
- CAS
- Combined Associated Schools, the athletic conference in which Newington competes.
E
- EWH
- Common acronym for Edmund Webb House boarding facility.
G
- GPS
- Great Public Schools; while Newington is in the CAS, students frequently refer to 'The GPS' regarding the rival sporting association.
N
- NCCU
- Newington College Cadet Unit, the school's long-standing Australian Army Cadets program.
- New
- Casual shorthand for the school itself among students from other CAS schools.
O
- ONU
- Old Newingtonians' Union, the official alumni association of the college.
S
- SES
- The Student Executive Service, essentially the senior student leadership/prefect body.
- Stanmore
- Used to distinguish the main 7–12 campus from the prep schools (Wyvern and Lindfield).
T
- The Black and White
- A collective term for the school's spirit, teams, and the student body.
- The Canteen
- The primary spot for day students to purchase lunch and snacks during breaks.
- The Refectory
- The main dining hall for boarders and day students, often simply called the Ref.
W
- Webb
- Short for Edmund Webb House, the school's primary boarding residence located off-campus in Stanmore.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Canvas
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where all course materials, assignments, and grades are hosted.
- Centenary
- Centenary Hall, the main assembly hall used for chapel, speech nights, and major events.
- Founders
- The Founders Building, the iconic historic sandstone building at the heart of the Stanmore campus.
- Insite
- The centralized online portal for students to check timetables, reports, and notices.
- The Crest
- The school emblem found on the blazer, used formally to refer to school identity.
- The Diary
- The mandatory physical student planner used for recording homework and hall passes.
- The Spaces
- Refers to the Creative Arts 'Spaces' used for drama, music, and visual arts.
- The Taylor
- The Taylor Sports Centre, containing the school's main indoor basketball courts and gym.
- the_cafeteria
- The Cafeteria
- Tupou
- The Tupou College Centre, which houses the senior library and various learning resource areas.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Jul 21, 2026 – Dec 2, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 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.