Private Schools in Johannesburg
There are preparatory schools (divided into Junior Prep Grades 0-3 and Senior Prep Grades 4-7) and high schools (Grades 8-12). The term “college” refers to a school that encompasses both prep and high school.
Most private schools have religious origins but are nondenominational, and are registered with the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (ISASA). Grade 12 students write the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) Matric Examinations.
While the following list is not exhaustive, it includes a number of schools in the Northern suburbs of Johannesburg, where most expats live.
Brescia House School
www.brescia.co.za
K-12
Girls only
Established 1966 as Catholic girls school
Campus in Bryanston
Crawford Preparatory
www.crawfordschools.co.za
Pre-K to 12
Co-ed
Single largest private school collection in SA with innovative curriculum
Campuses in Sandton, Fourways, Lonehill, Pretoria
Dainfern College
www.dainferncollege.co.za
Pre-K to 12
Co-ed
1000 students
Campus adjacent to Dainfern Golf Estate and four other secure estates
Heronbridge College
www.heronbridgecollege.co.za
Pre-K to 12
Co-ed
Campus in Northern suburbs, 10km North of Fourways
Kyalami Prep School
www.kyalamiprep.co.za
K-7
Co-ed
Campus adjacent Kyalami Estate
Michael Mount Waldorf School
www.michael-mount.co.za
K-12
Co-ed
620 students
Holistic educational principles based on teachings of Rudolf Steiner
Campus in Bryanston
Redhill School
www.redhill.co.za
Pre-K to 12
Co-ed
Over 100 years old
1100 students
Campus in Morningside/Sandton
St. Peters College
www.stpeters.co.za
K-12
Boys and girls tracks in prep school, co-ed in high school
Anglican prep school established in 1950, independent high school since 1998
Campus in Bryanston
St Stithians College
www.stithian.com
K-12
Single-ed, both boys and girls tracks
Boarding available
Founded in 1953
Campus in Bryanston
Summit College
www.summitcollege.co.za
Pre-K to 12
Co-ed
500 students, boarding available from grade 8
Campus between Fourways and Kyalami
Most private schools have religious origins but are nondenominational, and are registered with the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (ISASA). Grade 12 students write the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) Matric Examinations.
While the following list is not exhaustive, it includes a number of schools in the Northern suburbs of Johannesburg, where most expats live.
Brescia House School
www.brescia.co.za
K-12
Girls only
Established 1966 as Catholic girls school
Campus in Bryanston
Crawford Preparatory
www.crawfordschools.co.za
Pre-K to 12
Co-ed
Single largest private school collection in SA with innovative curriculum
Campuses in Sandton, Fourways, Lonehill, Pretoria
Dainfern College
www.dainferncollege.co.za
Pre-K to 12
Co-ed
1000 students
Campus adjacent to Dainfern Golf Estate and four other secure estates
Heronbridge College
www.heronbridgecollege.co.za
Pre-K to 12
Co-ed
Campus in Northern suburbs, 10km North of Fourways
Kyalami Prep School
www.kyalamiprep.co.za
K-7
Co-ed
Campus adjacent Kyalami Estate
Michael Mount Waldorf School
www.michael-mount.co.za
K-12
Co-ed
620 students
Holistic educational principles based on teachings of Rudolf Steiner
Campus in Bryanston
Redhill School
www.redhill.co.za
Pre-K to 12
Co-ed
Over 100 years old
1100 students
Campus in Morningside/Sandton
St. Peters College
www.stpeters.co.za
K-12
Boys and girls tracks in prep school, co-ed in high school
Anglican prep school established in 1950, independent high school since 1998
Campus in Bryanston
St Stithians College
www.stithian.com
K-12
Single-ed, both boys and girls tracks
Boarding available
Founded in 1953
Campus in Bryanston
Summit College
www.summitcollege.co.za
Pre-K to 12
Co-ed
500 students, boarding available from grade 8
Campus between Fourways and Kyalami
