International School of Cape Town

Since January 2023, Kascha Reed BA PGCE MEd. Looking businesslike in a sharp black jacket, hair neatly scraped back, former deputy principal Kascha Reed has recently taken over the reins from outgoing principal David Hunter.

Mr Hunter spent

Currently no waiting list and the school welcomes new students at any time, subject to an individual, in-person assessment with a class teacher up to year 2 (since students in the English curriculum start to read at an earlier age than in many cou

Many students leave after taking four (or five) AS level exams in year 12, which is the minimum required for matriculation at South African universities, though A levels may give an edge for more competitive courses. The Universities of Cape Town

In 2023: At IGCSE A*-A grade is 59.9 per cent. At A and AS level - 50.86 per cent A*/A and 75 per cent A*/B.

In 2022 only 13 pupils took A level exams; an average sized cohort. Of the 34 subject grades awarded, almost half (16 students) wer

Parents say the school is ‘small and nurturing’, ‘warm and friendly’ and ‘with a good, inclusive atmosphere,’ and our visit bears witness to this. With only two classes per year, and a maximum of 16-24 pupil per class, this really is a school wher

The two SENCO leads, for primary and secondary, double up as counsellors. The school considers every application, accepting any child if they feel that they can give them what they need, and without being detrimental to the rest of the school. The

The primary school is happy to accept children with little or no English and gives them extra support. In the senior school it’s very much on a case-by-case basis.

We were intrigued to follow signs to The Dungeon, which turns out to be a useful multi-purpose space in the depths of the school. Not huge, but atmospheric, equipped with a stage and lights, it is being prepared for a school play. Pupils are rehea

The principal is the first to admit that it cannot compete with some of the big Cape Town schools for sport. There’s no rugby, for a start; which may attract as many international families as it repels. But there are swimming, football, netball, v

The school celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2023. Since 2004 it has been owned by Education Development Trust, a UK charity which also owns two British prep schools. One big advantage of this, according to the school, is the sharing of internati

Students are smiling, happy and polite – the younger ones wave happily at us, while the older ones greet us as ‘ma’am’ and ‘sir’, standing aside to let us through the door. South African culture is very respectful towards one’s elders, which no do

The school is now roughly 75 per cent South African, with Brits forming the largest group in the remaining 25 per cent. The principal’s goal is to swing this back towards the 60/40 seen previously. Even so, many of the ‘local’ pupils have one pare

Fees are seen as reasonable for the country, and quality of education. Extra charges are made for individual SEN provision, uniform, trips, exam fees. The school is owned by a charitable educational trust and although a couple of parents described

If you want the Cambridge international curriculum culminating in the prestigious IGCSE, AS and A levels qualifications, ISCT is your only choice in central Cape Town. And if you want a school which is small and friendly, academic without hothousi