Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 10, 2026 – May 28, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2026-2027Relevant now
Campus language
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4
- 4U
- Shorthand for Grade 12 University-level courses required for Ontario university admissions.
C
- CIA
- The common acronym used by students and staff to refer to Cambridge International Academy.
D
- DECA
- The business and entrepreneurship club that competes in provincial and international events.
E
- ENG4U
- The specific student shorthand for the mandatory Grade 12 University-level English credit.
S
- SC
- The Student Council responsible for organizing school events and student advocacy.
T
- The Caf
- The school cafeteria where meal plan students eat.
- The Residence
- The on-campus boarding facility for international and domestic students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 130 Commercial
- The primary campus building address in Ajax, often used to identify the school location.
- Community Hours
- The 40 hours of mandatory volunteer work required by the province to graduate.
- IELTS
- The English proficiency test heavily emphasized for the academy's international student body.
- OSSD
- The Ontario Secondary School Diploma, the graduation goal for all full-time students.
- OUAC
- The Ontario Universities' Application Centre portal used by students to apply for higher education.
- PLAR
- Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition, the process used to transfer international credits to the OSSD system.
- The Lab
- The dedicated science facility used for practical experiments and STEM courses.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 10, 2026 – May 28, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 7 approved campus terms and 7 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.