A school small enough to know your child, serious enough to stretch them.
Independent, co-educational, Grade 000 to Grade 12, in Rondebosch since 1964. Eighteen in a class. IEB matric. Sport, music and art inside the school day.
- founded
- 1964
- average class size
- 18
- IEB matric pass, 2025, with 87% bachelor passes
- 100%
Three phases, one campus
Children can join at any grade, but most begin in Grade 000 or Grade 8. Each phase has its own head, its own buildings and its own rhythm.
Grade 000 to Grade R, ages 3 to 6
Pre-primary
Play-based learning in a garden campus with its own kitchen, outdoor classroom and a ratio that lets teachers actually know each child.
16 per class. Head: Mrs Lindiwe Jacobs
Grade 1 to Grade 7, ages 6 to 13
Preparatory
Small classes, specialist teachers from Grade 4, and a timetable that keeps sport, music and art in the school day rather than after it.
18 per class. Head: Mr Daniel Okafor
Grade 8 to Grade 12, ages 13 to 18
College
IEB matric, twenty subjects on offer, and a house system that gives every pupil a team and a tutor who follows them for five years.
20 per class. Head: Dr Amara Petersen
Sport, music and art sit inside the school day
Nothing worth doing is left to an optional hour after the last bell. Every child plays, sings or makes something, and the timetable is built around that rather than apologising for it.
Explore the phasesComing up
Term 4 begins
Term
Open day, all phases
Open day. 09:00 to 12:00. Tours leave every 30 minutes from the Great Hall.
IEB matric examinations
Event, to 27 Nov
Preparatory swimming gala
Event
Carols on the lawn
Event. 18:30. Families welcome.
What parents and old Bramleighans say
Our daughter moved from a large school in Grade 4 and was known by name by every teacher within a week. Eighteen in a class changes everything.
The matric results speak for themselves, but what we noticed is that the school pushed our son on the things he was avoiding, not just the things he was good at.
Outdoor classroom, real gardening, Afrikaans and isiXhosa from Grade 000. My son comes home muddy and happy, which is exactly right.
Come and see it
The best way to judge a school is to walk around it during a school day. Tours run most weekday mornings and take about an hour. Open days are for the whole family.
Applications for 2027 close on 30 October 2026. Later applications are considered where places remain.
Questions about fees or places?
The admissions office is open 08:00 to 15:30 on school days and happy to talk before you apply.