Academic calendar
Term 4 2026 runs Oct 6, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Term 3 2026
- Term 4 2026Relevant now
- Term 1 2027
- Term 2 2027
- Term 3 2027
- Term 4 2027
Campus language
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- 1st XV
- The First XV, the school's premier rugby team.
D
- DH
- The Dining Hall, where boarders take their daily meals.
G
- Griffin
- The school's mascot and the collective term for any student attending WBHS.
- Grom
- A Grade 8 student, derived from 'grommet' (a term for young surfers common in KZN).
I
- Incepto
- Short for the school motto 'Incepto Ne Desistam' (May I not shrink from my purpose).
- Incepto Ne Desistam
- The school motto ('May I not shrink from my purpose'), often used as a motivational phrase.
M
- Matric
- A Grade 12 student; the senior-most year group on campus.
- MCA
- Media Centre Assistants, a student service organization that manages library and tech resources.
O
- OBA
- Old Boys Association, the network of school alumni.
- Old Boy
- A graduate or alumnus of Westville Boys' High School.
R
- RCL
- Representative Council of Learners; the student government body.
S
- SGB
- School Governing Body; the primary administrative oversight group.
T
- The BE
- The Boarding Establishment, the primary residence for students living on campus.
- The DH
- The Dining Hall, primarily used by boarders for daily meals.
- The Dining Hall
- The main eating facility specifically for boarders in the BE.
- The Griffin
- The school's mascot and the symbol of the 'Griffin Spirit' invoked during sports and events.
- The Highway
- Refers to the local geographical area and the group of rival schools located along the M13 highway corridor.
- The Hostel
- The school's on-site boarding establishment, officially the Westville Boys' High School Boarding House.
- The Res
- A common shorthand for the boarding house facilities.
- The Tuckshop
- The on-campus kiosk where students purchase snacks and light lunches.
- Tuckshop
- The campus canteen where day students buy lunch and snacks.
W
- War Cry
- The traditional, choreographed chants performed by the student body at inter-school matches.
- WBHS
- The standard abbreviation for Westville Boys' High School.
- WBHS Foundation
- The philanthropic arm of the school focused on development and bursaries.
- WBOBA
- Westville Boys' Old Boys Association, the official network for school alumni.
- Westville House
- The formal name of the school's boarding house facility.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Bowden's
- The school's primary rugby field, named after a former headmaster.
- D6
- The D6 Communicator, the essential mobile app used for all official school notices, schedules, and alerts.
- eatfresh_canteen
- Eatfresh Canteen
- EduAdmin
- The online portal used by students and parents to access academic reports and grades.
- House
- One of the ten pastoral and competitive units (e.g., Wandsbeck, Outspan) students are assigned to.
- Late Stay
- Supervised afternoon study sessions or detention held after school hours.
- Maurice Wilkinson Hall
- The main assembly hall used for formal ceremonies and gatherings.
- MySAMS
- The administrative portal used by students and parents to track academic results and attendance.
- MySchool Card
- A community loyalty card used by the school community to raise funds through local retailers.
- Roy Bowden Pavilion
- The main sports pavilion overlooking the primary fields, used for functions and match-day hosting.
- Roy Couzens
- The Roy Couzens Media Centre, which serves as the school library and IT hub.
- Roy Couzens Pavilion
- The sports pavilion overlooking the cricket and hockey fields.
- The Commons
- A central outdoor social and eating area for students.
- The Griffin
- The name of the school's official weekly newsletter sent to parents and students.
- The Griffin Centre
- The multi-purpose indoor sports and events complex.
- The Griffin Newsletter
- The weekly digital publication containing school news and achievements.
- The Hall
- The W.H. Hall, used for assemblies and formal school functions.
- The Highway
- Local reference to the M13 or N3, which students use to navigate to the school's Westville location.
- The HPC
- The High Performance Centre, the school's specialized gym and sports conditioning facility.
- The Med
- The Media Centre, the school's modern library and digital research hub.
- The Media Centre
- The school's library and digital resource hub.
- The Shop
- The official on-campus store for uniforms and school-branded gear.
- The Shop
- The official on-campus uniform and stationery store.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Term 4 2026 runs Oct 6, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 26 approved campus terms and 23 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.