Academic calendar
School Year 2026 runs Jan 30, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2026Relevant now
- Term 3 2026
- Term 4 2026
Campus language
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Showing 6 of 6 terms
A
- ACC
- Associated Catholic Colleges, the primary sports association Parade competes in.
H
- House
- One of the five pastoral groups (Bodkin, Hughes, Lynch, Nolan, Treacy) that form the basis of student identity and competition.
O
- OPA
- Old Paradians' Association, the official alumni network for former students.
P
- Paradian
- A term used to describe a current student or an alumnus of Parade College.
S
- SRC
- Student Representative Council, the student leadership and advocacy body.
T
- The Tuckshop
- The school canteen where students purchase lunch and snacks, officially referred to as the Canteen.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- PAM
- The Parent Access Module, the portal used by families to monitor attendance and academic reports.
- SIMON
- The internal student intranet and learning management system used for timetables and daily notices.
- The 86
- The Route 86 tram, which provides the main public transport access to the Bundoora campus.
- The Bunjil
- The Bunjil Centre, the school's dedicated performing arts and music facility.
- The ERC
- The Edmund Rice Centre, a multi-purpose hall used for assemblies and indoor sports.
- The Greening
- The Greening Centre, the campus facility focused on science and technology education.
- The Nash
- The Nash Learning Centre, the main library and collaborative study hub at the Bundoora campus.
- year_10_12_canteen
- Year 10-12 Canteen
- year_7_9_canteen
- Year 7-9 Canteen
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026 runs Jan 30, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 6 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.