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 11 of 11 terms
B
- Boys' Dorm
- The male student residential building on campus.
C
- Canteen
- The primary dining hall where scholars take their daily meals.
G
- Girls' Dorm
- The female student residential building on campus.
K
- KDP
- Kapisanan ng Diwa at Panitik; the official Filipino student publication.
M
- Mintal
- The district in Davao City where the campus is located; often used to refer to the campus itself.
P
- Pisay
- The universal nickname for the Philippine Science High School system and its students.
- Probie
- A student placed on academic probation due to grades falling below the required GWA.
S
- SA
- Scholar's Allowance; the monthly stipend provided to students by the government.
- SMC
- Science and Mathematics Club; an organization focused on academic competitions and activities.
- SSG
- Supreme Student Government; the highest student representative body.
T
- The Thistle
- The official English student publication of PSHS-DRC.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Acad 1
- Academic Building 1, primarily housing classrooms and laboratories.
- Acad 2
- Academic Building 2, the secondary classroom and laboratory facility.
- Admin
- The Administration Building housing the Director's office and registrar.
- Check-in
- The mandatory Sunday evening return to the dormitory for residential students.
- Check-out
- The Friday afternoon departure from the dormitory for the weekend.
- Curfew
- The strict time by which all students must be inside their respective dormitory buildings.
- Gym
- The Multi-Purpose Gymnasium used for sports and school-wide assemblies.
- pshs_drc_cafeteria
- PSHS-DRC Cafeteria
- Study Period
- The designated evening hours (usually 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM) reserved for mandatory quiet study in the dorms.
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?
- 11 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.