Redhill School

Since 2015, Joseph Gerassi BEd MEd. Educated locally at University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), he spent ten years as principal of King David School, also in Johannesburg, and then ventured overseas, with three years as principal at Bialik College in

Main entry points at G000/00 in the early learning centre (age 3 up) which, unusually, includes grade 1. Forty students (out of around 300 applicants) accepted into grade 8, mostly from local primaries and private prep schools. Some spaces available

A full-time careers counsellor is available to grade 10s and up, and school hosts a university fair including some overseas institutions. Most leavers stay in South Africa, with University of Cape Town (UCT) and Stellenbosch University (‘Stellies’)

In 2024, Redhill’s IEB matric results were the fifth best in the country for co-ed schools. Students achieved an average of 3.5 distinctions each (better than any of the big names in boys’ schools) with 45 per cent getting an A average and 82 per

This is a school not afraid to do things differently. One of only three schools in the country to offer the IBDP (alongside the IEB matric) and the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) for grades 6-9 (after a rigorous three-year accreditation process

Parents say teachers are adept at identifying when children need intervention and support for learning differences. One said a teacher realised that her child’s medication was too strong and was eclipsing his personality. She encouraged the parents

The spotlight shines on the arts just as much as sports here, with excellent facilities. All students take part in activities. Most sitting the IEB only take seven subjects, the minimum required (instead of nine or ten taken at some schools), freeing

School proudly boasts an impressive new high-performance sports centre, with an outdoor 10-lane floodlit swimming pool (introducing water polo as a school sport) with plenty of spectator seating, a well-equipped gym, yoga studio, changing rooms and

We felt a wonderfully warm and vibrant energy around the university-like campus. Parents and students alike told us that school is inclusive, lets every kid find their path and express themselves freely. It celebrates diversity of both race and

Choosing not to have a parent association, instead parent ambassadors, who apply for the role and are selected (or not) by the school, represent each grade (sometimes two or three in the younger grades) and assist with major events. The head has

Fees are pretty standard for private schools in the city. What sets it apart is how much building and improvement the school has been able to undertake in the last few years (and plenty is still going on) without asking parents or alumni to dig

This is a school that feels different to any other in the city. Co-educational, secular, diverse and progressive with a choice of IEB matric or IB diploma, both leading to excellent academic results (despite no homework until senior school, some prep