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Still on the topic of raising kids, are (any of) these honestly worth the price tag? What do they teach that the other less expensive private schools don't? :)

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Top-performing private schools in South Africa – and how much they cost to attend

The most expensive private schools in South Africa ranked on results and how much they cost to attend.
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The top 10 overall best-performing schools are:

  1. Roedean – all-girls
  2. King David Linksfield – co-educational
  3. St Cyprian’s School – all-girls
  4. Somerset College – co-educational
  5. Durban Girls’ College – all-girls
  6. Herzlia High School – co-educational
  7. SAHETI – co-educational
  8. St Mary’s Waverly – all-girls
  9. Crawford College Sandton – co-educational
  10. St Andrew’s Senderwood – all-girls
 
epah said:
Yes definitely worth it. I am not putting my kids education in the hands of the ANC.
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I hear you, but not all private schools are this pricey.

Not even discussing govt schools!
 
Candystore said:
I hear you, but not all private schools are this pricey.

Not even discussing govt schools!
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Non pricey private schools are not worth it, They are just fly by night like Curro. Proper private schools are worth every cent.
 
The power of these is in signalling and networking. Providing the kid also has the requisite academic strength.

I am sure they have produced a few hairdressers with trust funds also.

They can afford to engineer their distinction averages for example by offering huge bursaries to a small number of clever kids who then carry it for the rest.
 
epah said:
Non pricey private schools are not worth it, They are just fly by night like Curro. Proper private schools are worth every cent.
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To be honest, Curro is not that cheap AFAIK.

Someone explained to me that they pay per subject and it is around R2K/subject, but I stand corrected as I have no first-hand knowledge of how their fee structure works.
 
half of those are girls only and the remainder are co-ed

so there's either no gender gap at all in the professional world or those schools are not worth the money, period
 
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’s School (3.9), Durban Girls’ College (3.7), St Mary’s Waverly (3.58), and St Andrew’s Senderwood (3.26), which make up the top five girls’ schools.
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This is an interesting metric to rate a school. These schools can kick out non performing students and offer bursaries to exceptional students to poach them from other schools.
So its not a great metric to measure a school by. Sure there may be other things that make the school great but I don't think this is the best measure.
 
If you enjoy spending time with your kids, then send them to any cheap school but also make sure that you teach them university level maths and English. Save the extra that you would’ve paid in school fees and invest it for them.

If you don’t enjoy spending time with your kid (and be honest with yourself here), send them to private school and hope the teachers raise them into something decent.

The golden rule with children: if you don’t have the time for them, throw money at the problem.
 
Candystore said:
To be honest, Curro is not that cheap AFAIK.

Someone explained to me that they pay per subject and it is around R2K/subject, but I stand corrected as I have no first-hand knowledge of how their fee structure works.
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We left SA about 9 months ago but fees for my kid was around 7k or so a month at a Curro school (Grade 3)
Moved her there from crawford, where the pricing was much higher and I felt the education worse
 
Candystore said:
Still on the topic of raising kids, are (any of) these honestly worth the price tag? What do they teach that the other less expensive private schools don't? :)

businesstech.co.za

Top-performing private schools in South Africa – and how much they cost to attend

The most expensive private schools in South Africa ranked on results and how much they cost to attend.
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The top 10 overall best-performing schools are:

  1. Roedean – all-girls
  2. King David Linksfield – co-educational
  3. St Cyprian’s School – all-girls
  4. Somerset College – co-educational
  5. Durban Girls’ College – all-girls
  6. Herzlia High School – co-educational
  7. SAHETI – co-educational
  8. St Mary’s Waverly – all-girls
  9. Crawford College Sandton – co-educational
  10. St Andrew’s Senderwood – all-girls
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Not sure if still the case, but sending your kids at a very prestigious school had very strong networking benefits.
Alumni helped each other out, helped others kids out and you got a foot in the door when starting a career that others simply didnt.
This might have changed, but it used to be a very real benefit. A case of who you know, not what.
 
Candystore said:
Still on the topic of raising kids, are (any of) these honestly worth the price tag? What do they teach that the other less expensive private schools don't? :)

businesstech.co.za

Top-performing private schools in South Africa – and how much they cost to attend

The most expensive private schools in South Africa ranked on results and how much they cost to attend.
businesstech.co.za businesstech.co.za

The top 10 overall best-performing schools are:

  1. Roedean – all-girls
  2. King David Linksfield – co-educational
  3. St Cyprian’s School – all-girls
  4. Somerset College – co-educational
  5. Durban Girls’ College – all-girls
  6. Herzlia High School – co-educational
  7. SAHETI – co-educational
  8. St Mary’s Waverly – all-girls
  9. Crawford College Sandton – co-educational
  10. St Andrew’s Senderwood – all-girls
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Article is factually incorrect. Herschel Girls school in Cape Town is number 1 based on 2022 Matric results, and wasn't even included on the list. More than half achieved an A overall.

They achieved an average of 4.7 distinctions per matriculant. Roedean had 4.6 distinctions per matriculant.
 
Candystore said:
Still on the topic of raising kids, are (any of) these honestly worth the price tag? What do they teach that the other less expensive private schools don't? :)

businesstech.co.za

Top-performing private schools in South Africa – and how much they cost to attend

The most expensive private schools in South Africa ranked on results and how much they cost to attend.
businesstech.co.za businesstech.co.za

The top 10 overall best-performing schools are:

  1. Roedean – all-girls
  2. King David Linksfield – co-educational
  3. St Cyprian’s School – all-girls
  4. Somerset College – co-educational
  5. Durban Girls’ College – all-girls
  6. Herzlia High School – co-educational
  7. SAHETI – co-educational
  8. St Mary’s Waverly – all-girls
  9. Crawford College Sandton – co-educational
  10. St Andrew’s Senderwood – all-girls
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There are 3 pretty exclusive schools from my (tiny) municipality in those 3 lists.

Yes, their prestige goes a very long way and will be with the kid for life. Your kid would rub shoulders with ministers and billionaires kids.
Overseas trips would be part of their education.
Some use a different (usually better) curriculum entirely
Usually these schools have smaller classes and better equipment with more extra-curricular choices.
If your kid has some sort of problem learning its picked up on and treated, whereas a cheaper school might just overlook that.

But other than the above, they are just schools. Your kid has to be able to learn all that is taught.

I'd be honoured if my kids could attend one of these schools but only if they have a bursary to do so. Otherwise there are a few cheaper alternatives that aren't public.
 
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