{"id":244513,"date":"2018-05-15T10:02:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T08:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=244513"},"modified":"2018-05-15T10:02:21","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T08:02:21","slug":"south-african-private-schools-that-are-cheaper-than-public-schools-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/244513\/south-african-private-schools-that-are-cheaper-than-public-schools-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"South African private schools that are cheaper than public schools in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to an April 2018 report by the Sunday Times,<\/a><\/strong> South Africa\u2019s top private schools have lost thousands of students over the last year due to rising school fees and other costs.<\/p>\n

Two of South Africa\u2019s biggest private school chains, Curro and AdvTech, lost 3,881 pupils last year \u2013 mainly because parents could not afford to pay fees.<\/p>\n

In addition, St John\u2019s College in Parktown and St Stithians College in Sandton have confirmed that they had seen a number of drop-outs as well as an increase in students who had fallen behind in school fees.<\/p>\n

Worse still, the pain is only set to increase according to Old Mutual<\/a><\/strong>, which found that the cost of\u00a0education is expected to increase by about 9% per year.<\/p>\n

This means that within five years, you could be facing school fees of around R130,000 per annum for a private school, and over R50,000 for a public school.<\/p>\n

Similar increases can be expected across the education sector Old Mutual said, with the expected cost of one year of university rising from\u00a0R58,860<\/strong>\u00a0in 2018 to\u00a0R254,725<\/strong>\u00a0by 2035.<\/p>\n

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Expected cost of one year of education<\/th>\n2018<\/th>\n2023<\/th>\n2030<\/th>\n2035<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Public Primary or High School<\/td>\nR34 613<\/td>\nR53 256<\/td>\nR97 355<\/td>\nR149 792<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Private Primary School<\/td>\nR84 742<\/td>\nR130 386<\/td>\nR238 351<\/td>\nR366 733<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Private High School<\/td>\nR136 065<\/td>\nR209 352<\/td>\nR382 704<\/td>\nR588 838<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University<\/td>\nR58 860<\/td>\nR90 563<\/td>\nR165 553<\/td>\nR254 725<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n
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Private options<\/strong><\/p>\n

While many parents can simply no longer afford to send their children to private schools, there are still a number of schools that are actually cheaper than many public offerings – especially at the primary school level.<\/p>\n

Factoring in Old Mutual’s expected cost of R34,613 for a year of schooling at a public primary or high school, BusinessTech looked at the biggest players in the market, and how their fees compare.<\/p>\n

SPARK<\/strong><\/p>\n

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SPARK’s primary schools offer facilities for students from Grade R – Grade 7.<\/p>\n

Each curriculum used encompasses the requirements of the CAPS curriculum, however there special focus is given to dynamic and individualised teaching, which ensures that scholars are learning the curriculum in new ways that are interesting for them.<\/p>\n

According to the school’s website, two payment options are available for the 2019 school year\u00a0 – an annual tuition cost of\u00a0R23,100 per year<\/strong>, or a monthly tuition cost of R2,310 over 10 months.<\/p>\n

In addition,\u00a0the school will provide all necessary stationery for students upon receipt of an annual stationery fee and parents are not responsible for purchasing textbooks or replenishing school stationery (a R500 once off cost).<\/p>\n

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Pembury (PLG)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pembury’s Lifestyle Group and its school’s have grown aggressively since its official listing on the AltX board in\u00a0March 2017.<\/p>\n

It currently boasts more than ten schools across Gauteng, the North West and Limpopo, with facilities for students from Grade R through to matric.<\/p>\n

Each school offers vastly different fees<\/a><\/strong>, with the PLG Willow View Academy charging R26,400 to R36,300<\/strong> between Grade R and Grade 7. While you can expect to pay between R46,200 and R51,700<\/strong> between Grade 8 and matric.<\/p>\n

In contrast you can expect to pay significantly more at PLG’s Northriding Academy which charges R32,450 to R42,350<\/strong>\u00a0Grade R and Grade 7, and\u00a0R52,800<\/strong> between Grades 8-10,<\/p>\n

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Curro<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Arguably no other South African private school group has seen as much growth as Curro over the last few years.<\/p>\n

The group develops, acquires and manages independent schools for learners from the age of three months to Grade 12.<\/p>\n

The different school models are Curro Castles (nursery schools), Curro, Curro Academy, Meridian and Select schools – with construction on five new campuses across the country planned for 2018 and beyond.<\/p>\n

Despite this, the school was named directly by the Sunday Times due to the number of drop-outs it has seen due to rising schools fees.<\/p>\n

As with the other options on this list, the fees differ depending on the school – however they are no longer directly accessible on the Curro website and you are required to contact the school directly for more information.<\/p>\n

However a recent Business Insider<\/a><\/strong> report notes that the average school fee per pupil was R41,600 in 2017<\/strong> – with increases of up to 12.2% in 2018.<\/p>\n

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Advtech<\/strong><\/p>\n

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AdvTech was also named by the Sunday Times as one of the groups which saw some of the biggest drop-outs due to rising school fees.<\/p>\n

Owner of the Crawford college and Trinity House schools, the group offers options for Grade\u00a0 through to matric, at a number of schools across the country.<\/p>\n

While each school offers its own pricing structures, many were notably more expensive than other options on this list, with pricing starting at R54,670<\/strong> for Grade R at Crawford Pretoria<\/a><\/strong>, rising to R118,280<\/strong> in matric.<\/p>\n

Similarly you can expect to pay R68,030 to R132,830<\/strong> between Grade R and matric at Crawford’s Sandton College.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Trinityhouse’s fees\u00a0<\/b><\/a>are slightly less expensive, charging between\u00a0R56,900 and R99,300<\/strong> for Grade R through to Grade 12.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Read: New schooling option expected to shake up South African education system<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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