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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C
- Common Room
- The social and relaxation area within a boarding house where students gather.
E
- Elementaita
- A girls' boarding house, often housing senior girls.
- Exeat
- A weekend or period during the term when students are permitted to leave the boarding school.
I
- IYA
- International Youth Award, the local name for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award program active at the school.
J
- Jipe
- The second boys' boarding house, named after the Kenyan lake.
M
- Magadi
- One of the two boys' boarding houses on campus.
N
- Naivasha
- One of the two girls' boarding houses.
P
- PPA
- Peponi Parents Association, the body coordinating parental involvement and social events.
- Prep
- The designated period for homework and independent study, typically held in the evenings for boarders.
T
- The Ref
- The Refectory, the main dining hall where all meals are served for boarders and staff.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Day Boarder
- Students who participate in the full school day, including evening dinner and prep, but return home to sleep.
- Fixed Exeat
- A mandatory weekend away from school for all boarders, occurring once or twice per term.
- Half-term
- A week-long break in the middle of each academic term when the school closes.
- Northlands
- The massive ranch and estate grounds upon which the school is located.
- peponi_school_dining_hall
- Peponi School Dining Hall
- Shell
- Specifically refers to the Year 9 student group and their designated academic and social block.
- The San
- The Sanatorium, the 24-hour medical facility on campus staffed by qualified nurses.
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?
- 10 approved campus terms and 7 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.