swotvac

A study period immediately before exams typically one week long. This term is mainly used in Commonwealth countries, especially the UK and Australia.
It commonly refers to an acronym for Study While On Term VACation or Study WithOut Teaching VACation.

The time right before university exams in which students no longer have to attend classes. Generally about a week long.

To 'swot' is to cram or study intensively.
Swotvac is a 'vacation' in which students are expected to study for their end-semester exams.

This term is used mainly in the UK and Australia.

Noun. Abbreviation of Study Vacation. A time when Uni students find anything to do but study for final exams.

The week after classes end before the exam period begins the following Saturday. Depending on who you ask, it's a combination of "study without teaching" and "vacation", or "swot" means "to study". Either way, it translates to "study vacation" and usually involves students spending even longer hours at uni than usual (at least in some faculties).

At the eastern Aussie unis, the end of semester 2 coincides with the blooming of jacarandas, a purple flowering tree that we dedicate the Bloom Festival to at UQ. There are many decades of folklore about needing to study by the time the jacarandas bloom (originating from USyd ) and superstition that being hit by a falling blossom means you will fail your exams.