REDDAM HOUSE BALLITO The Reddam House Ballito, opening in 2019, is affiliated to the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) and offers a diverse, stimulating subject choice and highly qualified, dynamic, experienced teachers as the custodians of your child’s future. A FEW … Continue reading →
PSG-aligned private education group Curro is back on the deal trail, snagging its first African deal scarcely six weeks after a controversial takeover bid for rival Advtech was shelved. Although the failed Advtech bid could have led to a period … Continue reading →
Vodacom introduced its education portal called Vodacom e-school at Riet Valley Combined School, KwaZulu Natal. The Vodacom e-school serves as a learning platform with Internet access to education content sites for all grades 10-12 high school South African learners. Vodacom … Continue reading →
Curro Holdings Ltd., an operator of private schools in South Africa, plans to raise 1.44 billion rand ($124 million) from debt markets and a rights issue as it seeks to develop new institutions and explore potential acquisitions. Shareholders will be offered … Continue reading →
ANA 2014 Results The ANA 2014 results are a significant milestone in basic education in more than one sense: Firstly, this is the first ANA that involves the entire General Education and Training Phase (GET) Band (Grades 1-9) However; Grades … Continue reading →
With an annual fee of R209,000, Hilton College in Kwa-Zulu Natal is South Africa’s most expensive private school. The all-boys boarding school, located near Hilton in the KZN Midlands, was founded in 1872 and sits on an over 1,700 hectare … Continue reading →
The investment case for private schools was bolstered this week when the government revealed that the pass rate for public schools was 75.8%, with only 28.3% of matriculants quali-fying for university entrance. By contrast, private schools boasted a 98.3% pass … Continue reading →
Pretoria – A private school in Pretoria apologised on Monday for separating students according to race, said Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi. “The school embraces and accepts that they’ve made a mistake and they will rectify it,” Lesufi told reporters … Continue reading →
Johannesburg – The Mpumalanga education department is set to close down a private school notorious for allegedly administering corporal punishment, unless it provides a good explanation.The City Press reported that the department launched an investigation into Cefups Academy, located between … Continue reading →
An August report compiled by the Centre for Development and Enterprise said that, by international standards, South Africa’s low-fee schools generally cater to the working class rather than the very poor. Fees of less than R7 500 a year are considered … Continue reading →