Academic calendar
Semester 2 runs Aug 3, 2026 – Nov 28, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Semester 2Semester 2 2026Relevant now
- Semester 2 (S2C)
- Semester 2 Replacement Exam Period 1
- Semester 2 Replacement Exam Period 2
Campus language
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A
- ASA
- Abercrombie Student Accommodation, located near the Business School.
C
- Courtyard
- The Courtyard Restaurant and Bar located in the Holme Building.
D
- Drew's
- St Andrew's College, a residential college on campus.
F
- Fisher Coffee
- The coffee cart or cafe located at the entrance of Fisher Library.
G
- Graffiti Tunnel
- The legal graffiti space connecting the Manning and Holme buildings.
H
- Honi
- Honi Soit, the university's weekly student newspaper.
J
- John's
- St John's College, a residential college on campus.
L
- Laneway
- The Laneway Cafe, a popular coffee and food spot near the library.
M
- Manning
- Manning Bar or the food outlets located in the Manning Building.
P
- P-plate
- A 'Pass' grade (50-64%), often used jokingly to mean 'just enough to pass'.
Q
- QMB
- Queen Mary Building, a large university-run student accommodation high-rise.
S
- Sancta
- Sancta Sophia College, a residential college primarily for women.
- SASS
- Sydney Arts Students Society, the faculty society for Arts and Social Sciences.
- SRC
- Students' Representative Council, the political and advocacy body for undergraduates.
- Stuvac
- Study Vacation, the week-long break before final exams used for revision.
- SUEUA
- Sydney University Engineering Undergraduates Association.
- SULS
- Sydney University Law Society, the representative body for law students.
- SUPRA
- Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association, representing postgrad students.
T
- The Footbridge
- The pedestrian bridge over City Road connecting the two halves of the campus.
U
- USU
- University of Sydney Union, the primary student organization managing clubs and food.
W
- WAM
- Weighted Average Mark, the numerical average of a student's grades.
- Wentworth
- The food court and services located in the Wentworth Building.
- Women's
- The Women's College, a residential college within the university.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ABS
- The Abercrombie Building, home to the University of Sydney Business School.
- Canvas
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where course materials and assignments are hosted.
- Carslaw
- The Carslaw Building, a major hub for Science and Mathematics lectures.
- Census Date
- The deadline to withdraw from a unit of study without financial or academic penalty.
- F23
- The Michael Spence Building, the main administrative and student services hub.
- Fisher
- Fisher Library, the main and largest library on the Camperdown campus.
- mandelbaum_house_dining_hall
- Mandelbaum House Dining Hall
- Opal
- The public transport smart card used for trains and buses to and from campus.
- SciTech
- The SciTech Library, located in the Jane Foss Russell Building.
- Special Con
- Special Consideration, the formal process for requesting extensions due to illness or misadventure.
- student_canteen_electrical_engineering_building
- Student Canteen (Electrical Engineering Building)
- Sydney Student
- The online administrative portal for enrollment, timetabling, and results.
- SydPay
- The internal payment system used for printing, scanning, and laundry.
- The Quad
- The Great Hall and Quadrangle, the iconic sandstone heart of the campus.
- usu_foodhub
- USU FoodHub
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semester 2 runs Aug 3, 2026 – Nov 28, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 23 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.