Academic calendar
Full Year 2026 runs Jan 12, 2026 – Nov 29, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Full Year 2026Relevant now
- Semester 2 2026
- School Term 3 2026
- Non Standard X02 2026
- School Term 4 2026
- Summer Term 2027
- Semester 1 2027
- Winter Term 2027
- Semester 2 2027
Campus language
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B
- Broadway
- Refers to the main Sydney campus location near Central Station.
C
- Cleopatra
- The Cleopatra Hotel, a historic building used for student accommodation in Fremantle.
- Court
- Short for the Prindiville Hall courtyard or surrounding cafes where Fremantle students eat.
D
- Darlo
- Refers to the Darlinghurst campus in Sydney, primarily used for Medicine and Nursing students.
F
- Freo
- Common shorthand for the Fremantle campus.
M
- MANDUS
- Medical Association of Notre Dame University Sydney, representing medical students.
N
- NDSA
- Notre Dame Student Association, the peak representative body for students.
- NDSLS
- Notre Dame Sydney Law Society, the student-run body for Broadway law students.
P
- Port Lodge
- A student residential facility located near the Fremantle campus.
T
- The Core
- The mandatory 'Core Curriculum' units in Philosophy, Ethics, and Theology that all students must complete.
- The Hub
- The central social and dining area for students on the Sydney Broadway campus.
- The Student Hub
- The primary gathering and snack area for students on the Fremantle campus, located in the ND1 building.
- The Tannery
- A popular student residential building on the Fremantle campus, originally a 19th-century tannery.
U
- UNDFMSA
- University of Notre Dame Fremantle Medical Students' Association.
W
- West End
- The historic district of Fremantle that effectively serves as the university's campus grounds.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 10-minute rule
- The unofficial but widely accepted convention that lectures start five to ten minutes past the hour.
- benito_s_cafe
- Benito's Cafe
- Blackboard
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where students access course materials and submit assignments.
- forum_coffee
- Forum Coffee
- MyND
- The online portal for student administration, enrollment, and results.
- Opal Card
- The transport pass required for students at the Sydney campuses to access student-concession fares.
- P&O Building
- A heritage building in Fremantle used for academic offices and classrooms.
- Prindiville Hall
- A key student activity center and administrative hub in Fremantle (ND1).
- SmartRider
- The transport card used by Fremantle students for bus and train travel in Western Australia.
- St Benedict’s
- The main historic building and church on the Sydney Broadway campus.
- The Courthouse
- The historic Fremantle Justice Complex building that houses the School of Law.
- The Drill Hall
- A historic Fremantle building used for university events and student services.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Full Year 2026 runs Jan 12, 2026 – Nov 29, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 15 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.