Academic calendar
Term 3 2026 runs Jul 21, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Term 3 2026Relevant now
- Term 4 2026
- Term 1 2027
- Term 2 2027
- Term 3 2027
- Term 4 2027
Campus language
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Showing 6 of 6 terms
A
- Amnesty
- The school's Amnesty International student action group focused on human rights advocacy.
P
- P&C
- Parents and Citizens Association, the volunteer group supporting school infrastructure and programs.
- Penrith High
- The common shorthand name used by students and the community for the school.
S
- Selective
- A term used to denote the school's status as an academically selective institution within the NSW Department of Education.
- SRC
- Student Representative Council, the elected student body responsible for school leadership and events.
T
- The Canteen
- The on-campus food service facility where students purchase recess and lunch items.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- A Block
- The administration building which also contains English department classrooms.
- B Block
- The building housing Mathematics and Science classrooms.
- Blaxland
- One of the four competitive school houses, represented by the color blue.
- C Block
- The Technological and Applied Studies (TAS) building for wood, metal, and food tech.
- D Block
- The Creative Arts building used for Visual Arts and photography.
- E Block
- The HSIE (Human Society and Its Environment) building for History and Geography.
- F Block
- The PDHPE building, including the school gymnasium and fitness facilities.
- G Block
- The modern Science laboratory building.
- H Block
- The Music and performing arts building.
- Lawson
- One of the four competitive school houses, represented by the color red.
- Mitchell
- One of the four competitive school houses, represented by the color green.
- Opal Card
- The mandatory smartcard for students using the train to Penrith Station or local buses to commute.
- school_canteen
- School Canteen
- Sentral
- The digital portal used by students to check their daily timetable, attendance, and school notices.
- Wentworth
- One of the four competitive school houses, represented by the color yellow.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Term 3 2026 runs Jul 21, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 6 approved campus terms and 15 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.