Academic calendar
Term 3 2026 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Term 2 2026
- Teaching Period T2B 2026
- Teaching Period T2C 2026
- Term 3 2026Relevant now
- Teaching Period T3A 2026
- Teaching Period T3B 2026
- Teaching Period T3C 2026
- Summer Term U1 2027
- Term 1 2027
- Teaching Period T1A 2027
- Teaching Period T1B 2027
- Teaching Period T1C 2027
- Term 2 2027
- Teaching Period T2A 2027
- Teaching Period T2B 2027
- Teaching Period T2C 2027
- Term 3 2027
- Teaching Period T3A 2027
- Teaching Period T3B 2027
- Teaching Period T3C 2027
Campus language
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Showing 16 of 16 terms
A
- Arc
- The primary student organization and union at UNSW, managing clubs and services.
C
- Colombo
- Colombo House, a self-catered student residence on campus.
F
- Fig Tree
- Fig Tree Hall, a multi-faith and dietary-requirement-friendly student residence.
K
- Kenso
- The Kensington Colleges, comprising Basser, Goldstein, and Philip Baxter colleges.
O
- O-Week
- Orientation Week, the week of festivities and club sign-ups before Term 1 begins.
P
- Penny Lane
- A well-known cafe located in the Alliance building on the Kensington campus.
- PGC
- Postgraduate Council, the representative body for postgraduate students.
S
- SRC
- Student Representative Council, the undergraduate student advocacy body within Arc.
T
- T1/T2/T3
- The shorthand for Term 1, Term 2, and Term 3 under the UNSW 3+ trimester system.
- The Basser Steps
- The steep set of stairs connecting the lower campus to the upper campus near the Kensington Colleges.
- The Main Walkway
- The central pedestrian thoroughfare running from Anzac Parade to the top of the campus.
- The Roundhouse
- The primary student hub, bar, and major event venue on lower campus.
- The Village
- UNSW Village, a large student apartment complex managed by Campus Living Villages.
- The Whitehouse
- A popular student bar and cafe located near the Quadrangle.
U
- UNSWOC
- UNSW Outdoors Club, one of the university's largest and most active recreational societies.
- Upper Campus
- Refers to the food court and dining area located near the Main Library and Mathews Building.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- goldstein_dining_hall
- Goldstein Dining Hall
- L2/L3
- The Sydney Light Rail lines that provide the primary public transport link between campus and Central Station.
- Moodle
- The primary online Learning Management System (LMS) used for course content and assessments.
- myUNSW
- The official administrative portal for enrollment, grades, and financial records.
- shalom_college_dining_room
- Shalom College Dining Room
- The Blockhouse
- A multi-purpose building housing student clubs, Arc offices, and commercial services.
- The Quad
- The Quadrangle Building, a central hub for student services and the Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture.
- The Red Centre
- The building housing the School of Mathematics and Statistics and the Faculty of Built Environment.
- The Scientia
- The John Niland Scientia Building, used for graduations and major university ceremonies.
- the_lounge
- The Lounge
- zID
- The unique seven-digit student identification number (prefixed with 'z') used for all logins.
- zPass
- The secure password associated with a student's zID for accessing UNSW digital services.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Term 3 2026 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 approved campus terms and 12 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.