International Schools in Cape Town
A further advantage for expat children is the opportunity to form connections with children from diverse countries and backgrounds who nevertheless share the complex experience of being an expat child. Fees naturally vary, yet are generally on par with domestic private schools in Cape Town.
International School of Cape Town (Wynberg)
www.isct.co.zaGender: Co-educational
Curriculum: British
Ages: 4 to 19
A good school with an outstanding academic track record which often produces students who achieve top results worldwide in the Cambridge examinations.
Co-Ed Deutsche Schule Kapstadt (Gardens)
www.dsk.co.zaGender: Co-educational
Curriculum: German
Ages: 5 to 18
Students graduate with a South African NSC as well as either a German Language Diploma Level B2/C1 or German International Abitur. Extra-curricular activities focus mainly on sports and music.
French School (Gardens)
www.ecolefrancaiseducap.orgGender: Co-educational
Curriculum: French
Ages: 4 to 18
Pupils are taught a bilingual curriculum eventually graduating with DNB Diplôme National du Brevet at the end of Grade 9 and the “French Baccalaureat” at the end of Grade 12.
American International School of Cape Town (Constantia)
www.aisct.orgGender: Co-educational
Curriculum: International
Ages: 4 to 19
This school aims to give a comprehensive education based mainly on the American curriculum but with international elements.
International School of Hout Bay (Hout Bay)
www.houtbay.iesedu.comGender: Co-educational
Curriculum: British
Ages: 3 to 18
This IB World school in the small beach-side town of Hour Bay offers a choice of Cambridge A-Levels or the IB Diploma in Grade 11 and 12.
Chester House
www.chesterhouse.co.zaGender: Co-educational
Curriculum: Cambridge International Examinations
Ages: 4 to 18
With a campus in Durbanville, this is the only school offering a non-South African curriculum in the Northern Suburbs.
