Academic calendar
Semester 2 2026 runs Aug 1, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Semester 2 2026Relevant now
Campus language
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B
- Boarders
- Students who live on campus in the residential houses.
C
- Capitol
- Refers to Capitol Caterers, the external service provider that manages the campus dining hall.
- CHOC
- Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa, a primary charity partner supported by student events.
F
- Founders
- Shorthand for Founders House, the primary co-ed boarding residence on campus.
H
- Huis Jan
- Nickname for Huis Jan Stander, a historical boarding building now part of the Founders House complex.
I
- Inter-house
- Competitions and events held between the different school houses to build spirit.
J
- Jan Stander
- Refers to the Jan Stander Hostel, the school's primary residential facility.
- Junior Dining
- The dining hall facility used for meal services, particularly for younger students.
K
- KZN
- KwaZulu-Natal, the South African province where the campus is situated.
L
- Learners
- The standard South African term for students, used by both staff and peers.
M
- Maritzburg
- The common shorthand for the city of Pietermaritzburg used by the student body.
- Matrics
- Grade 12 students who are in their final year of schooling.
P
- PDL
- Pietermaritzburg Debating League, the competitive circuit in which the school's debating teams participate.
T
- The Corridors
- The gender-separated residential wings within the boarding house where visiting is restricted.
- The Hall
- The central dining hall where boarders receive their daily meals.
- The Hostel
- The general student term for the residential boarding facilities and community.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Admission of guilt
- A formal document students must sign if they are found violating campus cellphone usage policies.
- Clear Bags
- The mandatory requirement that all laundry handed in by boarders must be in clearly labeled transparent bags.
- Entrance Hall
- The main administrative and entry point for the boarding hostel.
- Founders House
- The main boarding establishment housing approximately 80 students.
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- Founders House Dining
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- Founders House Dining Hall
- Huis Jan Stander
- A historical building on campus used for boarding, named after a former superintendent.
- Laundry bags
- Hostel-supplied bags that must be clearly labeled with the student's name for the weekly laundry service.
- Laundry Monday
- The designated day of the week when boarders are permitted to hand in or collect their washing.
- Locked Doors
- The strict curfew policy where hostel doors are locked at a set time, after which no one may leave.
- Parallel medium
- The school's instructional model where classes are offered in both English and Afrikaans.
- Recreation Hall
- The common area within the hostel used for student leisure and social activities.
- Sprouts
- The on-campus preschool facility, officially known as Sprouts Preschool.
- Supervised Study
- Mandatory academic sessions held in the evenings for residential students.
- The VCC
- Victoria Country Club, a nearby landmark often used for navigation or local outings.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semester 2 2026 runs Aug 1, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 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.