Kersten College, Florida
Important School Information: Kersten College, Florida
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Location |
12 West St, Florida, Roodepoort, 1710 |
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Type of school |
Independent School |
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Admissions |
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Gender |
Co-ed |
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Grades Taught |
Grade R - Grade 7 (Pre-Primary and Primary) |
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Telephone |
011 472 3531 |
| Admissions Forms | Click here to Download Admissions Form |
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Download Fees |
Welcome
to Kersten College. Here, we strive to ensure every learner is happy
in our nurturing and caring environment, and want a child to feel
'at home'. We are certainly firm, yet fair, and ensure we do our
utmost best to offer some personal tuition to every child who needs
it and is willing to do his/her part in completing each term's
curriculum.
Our school offers more than the ABC. We believe in holistic
education, including values, principles, and good manners. An
assembly is conducted each morning, and includes a weekly theme, for
example, manners, love, bullying, etc: We end each assembly, which
lasts no more than about 10 minutes, with our National Anthem which
the children and staff sing with pure gusto and pride.
A child does not have to understand the English language when
starting at our school. Children are able to learn a new language
within a few short months, and assure you the lack of knowledge of
the English language does not negatively affect the child's ability
to learn in any way.
You may ask whether the school is affiliated to a specific religion.
The answer is no, we welcome and respect children and parents of all
religions as we feel humankind's core values and principles are the
same for all. We strongly believe in non violence, integrity, love,
truth, peace, ethics and right action, and are not qualified in
theology to teach religion at school. We do, however, celebrate a
number of religious days.
Be assured, your child will receive the best attention at all times
at Kersten College, and it is our mission to prepare your child to
be able to meet the demands of any high school he/she will attend
hereafter.
School Mission
We want our school to be known as a caring school where all
students gain the confidence to become positive, quality,
learners. The school will provide a nurturing, caring,
stable environment and academic excellence while preparing
its students for life long learning.
Our School Vision
The school will strive for the recognition, protection and
respect of freedom of belief, religion and speech. The
school will utilise the Gauteng Department of Education
learning guidelines. Having studied a number of 'other'
curriculums, we truly feel this syllabus is academically,
the most appropriate, is well rounded, and compares
favourably to the best in the world. Our main 'Readers' are
published by the commercial arm of the NGO "READ", 'Reading
Matters', which company can be found on the Internet. These
readers are very appropriate for South Africa and depict our
wonderful diversity in cultural aspects, as well as our
animals and bird life.
Admissions Policy
The school is an Ordinary Private school and will be unable
to accommodate learners with true special education needs.
However, the school will NOT place more than 26 learners (up
to 28 in an emergency) in any class. Kersten College is
willing to accommodate learners deemed as 'behind their
peers' elsewhere, as these learners may, due to the small
numbers which means more individual tuition, be able to
catch up with their peers. The Kersten College Principal and
staff will at all times be honest with parents in terms of
the child's progress or otherwise.
Physically disabled learners who are wheelchair bound will
be accommodated as there are ramps built within the premises
as well as inside the school building allowing such learners
to move freely. ALL ordinary learners who are of the
appropriate age group will be admitted subject to the
payment of the school fees, as well as availability of class
numbers, and total learners allowed as per the Health
Department's Certificate, and there will be NO unfair
discrimination against any learner in respect of race,
gender, nor religious affiliation.
The school will strive for the recognition, protection and
respect of freedom of belief, religion and speech. The
school motto is 'Knowledge, Friendship, Integrity', which
are depicted in the School Coat of Arms as 3 Gold Stars, and
these principles will be adhered to at all times, as well as
the five core values, namely Truth, Love, Peace, Right
Action and Non violence.
Our Commitment
We assure you we shall do our utmost best at all times to
ensure your child receives above average academic education/
leadership training/ good behavioural skills, to stand
him/her in good stead to meet the challenges of any high
school your child will attend hereafter. A number of our
Grade 7 learners have 'Prefect' status and are assigned a
set of rules/responsibilities, under the watchful eyes and
ears of the Principal and Educators.
Admission Enquiries Click here to send us an ADMISSIONS enquiry