Academic calendar
Term 1 runs Aug 5, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Term 1Relevant now
- Term 2
- June-August Term Break
Campus language
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Showing 8 of 8 terms
A
- Academy
- The common shorthand used by students and staff to refer to the school internally.
C
- CAS
- Creativity, Activity, Service; a core requirement of the IB Diploma Programme involving extracurricular projects.
D
- DP
- Diploma Programme, the academic curriculum for Grade 11 and 12 students.
M
- MYP
- Middle Years Programme, the academic curriculum for Grade 6 through 10 students.
R
- Res
- Short for the Residential Village or the boarding houses where students live.
S
- SRC
- Student Representative Council, the elected student government body.
T
- The Commons
- The central dining hall where students and staff eat meals together.
- The Village
- The collective term for the residential area on campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Exeat
- A formal permission slip required for boarding students to leave campus for a weekend or holiday.
- Junior School
- The academic building dedicated to primary education.
- ManageBac
- The primary online platform used for curriculum management, tracking grades, and reporting CAS hours.
- Prep
- Designated evening hours for quiet, supervised study within the residential blocks.
- Senior School
- The academic building dedicated to secondary education and the IB Diploma Programme.
- Sports Centre
- The facility housing the swimming pool, gym, and indoor sports courts.
- The Commons
- The multi-purpose building containing the dining hall and social spaces.
- the_commons_dining_hall
- The Commons Dining Hall
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Term 1 runs Aug 5, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 8 approved campus terms and 8 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.