{"id":684653,"date":"2023-05-21T17:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=684653"},"modified":"2023-05-26T10:42:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T08:42:54","slug":"top-performing-private-schools-in-south-africa-and-how-much-they-cost-to-attend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/684653\/top-performing-private-schools-in-south-africa-and-how-much-they-cost-to-attend\/","title":{"rendered":"Top-performing private schools in South Africa – and how much they cost to attend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Private schools in South Africa are known for their prestige and excellent results year-on-year but also for their costly fees attached.<\/p>\n

The allure of sending your child to a private school in South Africa is rooted in the perception that these institutions provide a superior education.<\/p>\n

This is partly due to private schools offering smaller class sizes, more individual attention, and access to highly qualified teachers due to having more funding than their public counterparts.<\/p>\n

These differences seemed to reflect in their 2022 matric results, with the IEB confirming a 98.42% pass rate, a slight uptick from 98.39% recorded in 2021.<\/p>\n

In contrast, The Department of Basic Education published the final National Senior Certificate results for the 2022 matric year showing a 3.7 percentage point increase in the pass rate to 80.1%.<\/p>\n

It might be a surprise to know that the top seven independent girls\u2019 schools on this list achieved more distinctions per candidate than the top boy\u2019s school.<\/p>\n

Roedean School for Girls was the top achiever among the all-girls schools – reporting an impressive 4.64 distinctions per candidate. This was followed by St Cyprian\u2019s School (3.9), Durban Girls\u2019 College (3.7), St Mary\u2019s Waverly (3.58), and St Andrew’s Senderwood \u00a0(3.26), which make up the top five girls\u2019 schools.<\/p>\n

Comparatively, St John\u2019s College topped the all-boys schools, reporting an average of 3.1 distinctions per candidate. Hilton College followed this in second with 2.43 distinctions and St Benedict\u2019s College in third with 2.41.<\/p>\n

Co-educational schools also produced some notable results, with King David Linksfield and Somerset College topping the lot with an average of 3.8 distinctions per candidate. Herzlia High School is second with 3.7 distinctions, while SAHETI scored third and achieved 3.6 distinctions.<\/p>\n

Combining these subcategories to list the top 10 best-performing private schools, the ranking comprises all-girls and co-educational schools, without any top all-boys schools.<\/p>\n

The top 10 overall best-performing schools are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Roedean<\/strong> \u2013 all-girls<\/li>\n
  2. St Cyprian\u2019s School<\/strong> \u2013 all-girls<\/li>\n
  3. King David Linksfield<\/strong> \u2013 co-educational<\/li>\n
  4. Somerset College<\/strong> \u2013 co-educational<\/li>\n
  5. Durban Girls\u2019 College<\/strong> \u2013 all-girls<\/li>\n
  6. Herzlia High School<\/strong> \u2013 co-educational<\/li>\n
  7. SAHETI<\/strong> \u2013 co-educational<\/li>\n
  8. St Mary\u2019s Waverly<\/strong> \u2013 all-girls<\/li>\n
  9. Crawford College Sandton<\/strong> \u2013 co-educational<\/li>\n
  10. Redhill<\/strong> School<\/strong> \u2013 co-educational<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    While all these schools achieved impressive results, it comes at a costly expense as most of these school charge over R150,000 per year for each child to attend. Others like Roedean and St John\u2019s College charge close to R200,000, which is just for day schooling.<\/p>\n

    For boarding, both Roedean and St John\u2019s College charge well over R300,000 per year, while the likes of Hilton and MichaelHouse charge R369,920 and R347,680, respectively \u2013 equating to around R1 million over a child\u2019s high school career.<\/p>\n

    The tables below rank the top girls, boys, and co-educational schools based on their average distinctions per candidate and how much they cost per year in school fees.<\/p>\n

    Note: we looked at the most expensive schools in South Africa and how they compared academically. Schools with a yearly fee of over R100,000 were considered.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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    The top girls\u2019 schools\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    #<\/th>\nSchool<\/th>\nLocation<\/th>\nAverage distinctions<\/th>\n2023 fees<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    1<\/td>\nRoedean<\/td>\nJohannesburg, Gauteng<\/td>\n4.64<\/td>\nR191 181<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2<\/td>\nSt Cyprian’s School<\/td>\nCape Town, Western Cape<\/td>\n3.90<\/td>\nR148 900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    3<\/td>\nDurban Girls\u2019 College<\/td>\nDurban, KwaZulu-Natal<\/td>\n3.70<\/td>\nR140 800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    4<\/td>\nSt Mary’s Waverly<\/td>\nJohannesburg, Gauteng<\/td>\n3.58<\/td>\nR176 640<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    5<\/td>\nSt Andrew’s Senderwood<\/td>\nJohannesburg, Gauteng<\/td>\n3.26<\/td>\nR161 095<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    6<\/td>\nKingsmead College<\/td>\nJohannesburg, Gauteng<\/td>\n3.23<\/td>\nR170 365<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    7<\/td>\nBrescia House<\/td>\nJohannesburg, Gauteng<\/td>\n3.20<\/td>\nR148 105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    8<\/td>\nSt Mary’s DSG Kloof<\/td>\nKloof, KwaZulu-Natal<\/td>\n3.03<\/td>\nR146 820<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    9<\/td>\nSt Stithians Girls College<\/td>\nJohannesburg, Gauteng<\/td>\n3.03<\/td>\nR161 480<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    10<\/td>\nSt Anne’s Diocesan College<\/td>\nPietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal<\/td>\n3.02<\/td>\nR147 060<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    \n

    The top boys\u2019 schools<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    #<\/strong><\/th>\nSchool<\/strong><\/th>\nLocation<\/strong><\/th>\nAverage distinctions<\/strong><\/th>\n2023 fees<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    1<\/td>\nSt John\u2019s College<\/td>\nJohannesburg, Gauteng<\/td>\n3.10<\/td>\nR194 148<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2<\/td>\nHilton<\/td>\nHilton, KwaZulu-Natal<\/td>\n2.43<\/td>\nR369 920*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    3<\/td>\nSt Benedict\u2019s College<\/td>\nJohannesburg, Gauteng<\/td>\n2.41<\/td>\nR150 670<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    4<\/td>\nMichaelHouse<\/td>\nBalgowan, KwaZulu-Natal<\/td>\n2.30<\/td>\nR347 680*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    5<\/td>\nSt David\u2019s Marist Inanda<\/td>\nJohannesburg, Gauteng<\/td>\n2.13<\/td>\nR160 230<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    6<\/td>\nKearsney<\/td>\nBotha\u2019s Hill, KwaZulu-Natal<\/td>\n2.00<\/td>\nR224 620<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    7<\/td>\nSt Alban\u2019s College<\/td>\nJohannesburg, Gauteng<\/td>\n1.85<\/td>\nR174 750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    8<\/td>\nClifton School<\/td>\nDurban, KwaZulu-Natal<\/td>\n1.80<\/td>\nR179 119<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    9<\/td>\nSt Stithians Boys College<\/td>\nJohannesburg, Gauteng<\/td>\n1.70<\/td>\nR161 480<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    10<\/td>\nAndrew\u2019s College<\/td>\nMakhanda, Eastern Cape<\/td>\n1.50<\/td>\nR152 364<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    * These schools are boarding schools, which reflects higher fees than those that offer day schooling.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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    The top co-educational schools\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    #<\/strong><\/th>\nSchool<\/strong><\/th>\nLocation<\/strong><\/th>\nAverage distinctions<\/strong><\/th>\n2023 fees<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    1=<\/td>\nKing David Linksfield<\/td>\nJohannesburg, Gauteng<\/td>\n3.80<\/td>\nR174 360<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1=<\/td>\nSomerset College<\/td>\nStellenbosch, Western Cape<\/td>\n3.80<\/td>\nR141 300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    3<\/td>\nHerzlia High School<\/td>\nCape Town, Western Cape<\/td>\n3.70<\/td>\nR148 800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    4<\/td>\nSAHETI<\/td>\nJohannesburg, Gauteng<\/td>\n3.60<\/td>\nR159 115<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    5<\/td>\nCrawford College Sandton<\/td>\nJohannesburg, Gauteng<\/td>\n3.48<\/td>\nR178 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    6<\/td>\nRedhill School<\/td>\nJohannesburg, Gauteng<\/td>\n3.40<\/td>\nR162 500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    7<\/td>\nCrawford College La Lucia<\/td>\nDurban, KwaZulu-Natal<\/td>\n3.02<\/td>\nR165 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    8<\/td>\nDe La Salle Holy Cross College<\/td>\nJohannesburg, Gauteng<\/td>\n2.80<\/td>\nR111 540<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    9<\/td>\nOakhill School<\/td>\nGarden Route, Western Cape<\/td>\n2.51<\/td>\nR128 065<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    10<\/td>\nCrawford College Lonehill<\/td>\nJohannesburg, Gauteng<\/td>\n2.46<\/td>\nR162 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    [The article has been updated to include more schools]<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Read: School fee warning for South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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