CAS 2026 mentors announced as adjudication tour begins

The CAS 2026 adjudication tour is underway, bringing a national panel of mentor-adjudicators into schools to assess performances and guide entrants across acting, music, dance, visual arts and reading.

Curro Create bursary awarded to Inascio Govender

Each year, Curro Create awards a R75,000 bursary to a learner from any Curro school who intends to pursue a creative degree at a recognised tertiary institution.

Parkdene Academy learners excel at Maths-A-Thon Challenge

Parkdene Academy recently hosted its inaugural Maths-A-Thon Challenge in  August 2025. The event highlighted how learners can sharpen their mathematical skills through competitive games while celebrating the joy of problem-solving.

Ke Nako! Festival of Voices unites 19 Curro schools

Learners from 19 Curro schools came together at the Ke Nako! Festival of Voices, filling The Canvas at Riversands I-Hub in Fourways with music and energy.

Curro Create’s #Acting4Film Shines Spotlight on Future Stars at Premiere

Curro Create’s #Acting4Film project culminated in a red carpet screening and awards ceremony at Curro Durbanville High School’s theatre on Saturday, 27 September 2025. The event celebrated the Top 15 learners, selected from 409 entries across three categories, with an evening styled to mirror a professional film premiere.

Art Eisteddfod excellence for St Dominics Newcastle Primary School

Creativity was at the forefront as our talented learners showcased their skills at the recent Art Eisteddfod, earning certificates and well-deserved recognition for their remarkable work.

Curro Nelspruit learner to represent South Africa at Miss Tourism World

Chriské Schwirzer, a Grade 12 learner from Curro Nelspruit, has boarded a plane to China where she will represent South Africa in the Miss Tourism World 2025 finals.

Curro George learner’s artwork published in national water awareness project

Grade 6 learner Emily Greyling from Curro George has earned recognition in the Water Artwork Competition 2025, hosted by North-West University in collaboration with the University of the Western Cape and Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Ke Nako! Festival of Voices: When 410 hearts beat as one

Across South Africa's educational tapestry, from Johannesburg's bustling city to Mpumalanga's rolling hills to the Western Cape's windswept beauty to Limpopo's lush landscapes, something beautiful is taking shape.

Grade 9 learner Chrizmie Mostert crowned Miss Teen Universe South Africa 2025

Meet Chrizmie Mostert, a 15 year old Grade 9 Curro Online learner who has earned the title of Miss Teen Universe South Africa 2025. Chrizmie also holds the titles of official Pink Territory Perfume Ambassador, PPMC Magazine’s Miss Victorious, and Junior Photogenic across eight countries.

Curro Westbrook learners shine in Eastern Cape choirs

Two Curro Westbrook learners have made their mark on the Eastern Cape choral scene, performing on some of the province’s most prominent stages.

Curro Somerset West learners help break marimba world record

At the beginning of August the Grand Arena at GrandWest in Cape Town filled with the sound of 1 276 marimbas as learners from across the Western Cape and Zimbabwe made history. The gathering broke the Guinness World Record for the Largest Marimba Ensemble – and Curro Somerset West’s Grade 7 elite marimba band and high school marimba band were right in the middle of it.

Curro learners shine at 2025 Theatre Week finals

The Curro National Youth Theatre Festival returned in 2025 with five powerful learner-led productions taking centre stage in Johannesburg.

Curro learners shine in Vrouestemme: Voices of Power at Suidoosterfees

More than 300 Curro learners took to the stage of the Artscape Opera House in Vrouestemme: Voices of Power – a bold, large-scale concert celebrating the power and impact of female voices. The production, presented at Suidoosterfees 2025, blended music, movement, light, and language into one cohesive performance that left audiences visibly moved.

Annie+Helen earns 10 KANNA nominations and a national tour

A standout stage production developed through Curro Create’s Advanced Mentorship Programme (AMP) has earned the most KANNA nominations of any production at the 2025 Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK). Annie+Helen, a powerful, learner-led work that reimagines the early life of Helen Keller, is now gaining national attention following sold-out performances and wide critical acclaim.

#Acting4Film gives Curro learners a head start in screen acting

A bold new screen acting initiative is giving Curro learners professional-level, in-studio experience long before they finish school. The new #Acting4Film programme, which is being launched by Curro Create, introduces a first-of-its-kind opportunity in South Africa: hands-on screen acting training designed with international standards in mind, and tailored to the local context.

Courtney House’s Kylie Leung excels in academics, sports, and beyond

Courtney House International School’s Year 6 learner, Kylie Leung, has achieved remarkable success across academics, sports, and cultural activities. From gymnastics triumphs to mathematics excellence, this ten-year-old’s talents have earned her recognition on both national and international platforms. Read more!

Baobab School’s marimba band performs at Botswana’s presidential inauguration

Baobab School’s marimba band reached a historic milestone by performing at the inauguration of Botswana’s new president at the government headquarters in Gaborone. This prestigious event provided the learners with a unique opportunity to showcase their talents on a national stage and left a lasting impression on the school community. Read more!

Curro Vanderbijlpark celebrates performing arts success at SACOPA

A successful week in Pretoria Deeca-Skye Afrikaner, part of the Durbanville Junior Majorettes, represented her team at the FDDCMSA National Championship in July at Hoërskool Eldoraigne in Pretoria. Deeca-Skye and team competed against teams from seven provinces, and they excelled by achieving top positions across several categories. Read more!

Curro Durbanville’s Mensdom triumphs at ATKV Tienertoneel

Curro Durbanville High School’s production of Mensdom has captured national attention, placing third out of 187 productions at the prestigious ATKV Tienertoneel competition. As with all accolades earned, hard work was at the corner of their success.

Curro Heritage House celebrates Prian Moodley’s success at CAO Arts Competition

Congratulations to Prian Moodley, a talented high school learner at Curro Heritage House, for his outstanding achievement at the CAO High Schools Arts Competition! Prian’s artwork earned him a third-place finish in the senior category among 50 finalists from an initial pool of 300 entrants.

Hannah Delpaul’s Rise to the International Stage

Curro Nelspruit’s Grade 11 learner, Hannah Delpaul, continues to shine in the world of dance, building on her years of commitment. In September she competed at the DTMA South African Nationals, held at the prestigious Marcellus Theatre at Emperors Palace, where her performances earned her significant accolades, including South African National Colours​. Read more!

Five of Curro's schools amaze at Curro Create's spectacular Theatre Week

Plays from five Curro schools performed their way to the glitzy Theatre Week: an entire week jam-packed with professional mentoring, individual acting workshops, and a glitzy award ceremony at the end. Read more!

HeronBridge College makes final round in Curro Create event, after first-ever participation

After participating for the first time ever in the Curro Create National Youth Theatre Festival: One Act Play, HeronBridge College's learners reached the final round from a pool of 40 entries. Read more!

Young author discovered at Curro Sandown

Shortly after Melokuhle Ngcamu joined Curro Sandown, we discovered that she had already published a book shortly after lockdown – when she was just in Grade 7! Read more about her story here.

Curro Durbanville learner performs in British Youth Theatre Festival

Sanah Healey, a Curro Durbanville learner born to be on stage, has managed to secure herself one of the lead roles in Angry Salmon, a British Youth Theatre Musical.

Curro’s 25-year Celebrations Kick Off

Curro kicked off its 25-year celebrations in Cape Town with a brand-new, breathtaking musical-theatre production, #Currage Concert. The school opened its doors with a handful of learners in a church in Durbanville in 1998 and has grown into a school magnate at the forefront of excellent independent education with more than 80 campuses across Southern Africa.

Curro Brackenfell junior choir places second in national competition

Curro Brackenfell’s junior choir (the Knightingales) won second place in kykNET’s national Sing in Harmonie choir competition of 2021, as broadcast on Sunday, 8 May 2022.

Mackenzie Callen makes waves in Ireland

Talented Mackenzie Callen spent the last few weeks in Belfast Ireland dancing up a storm in the 50th Anniversary Irish World Championships.

Modelling and Talent Convention – Jayden Pohl heads to New York

Jayden, a Grade 10 student at Curro Aurora, participated in the International ARTS Talent Showcase at Silverstar Casino in September 2021 after being scouted by 33andMe Talent Agency.

#HOPEtober essay writing winners chosen by award-winning journalists announced

Stories of Hope showcased by Curro’s and The Ithemba Foundation’s initiatives. As a young, budding writer, being chosen by award-winning journalists Marianne Tham, Rebecca Davis, Dana Snyman or Erns Grundling as one of the winners of the Curro and Ithemba Foundation’s #HOPEtober essay writing competition is no small feat.

Curro Durbanville learner receives WP colours for singing

Grade 10 learner Sanah Healey recently took part in the ‘Talent Africa’ competition she went to regionals and made it through to the national round where she received Western Province colours for singing.

Creston College learners win the National Ithemba Essay Competition

Creston College learners recently took first, second and third places in the National Ithemba Essay Competition. The topic was “What Does Hope Mean to Me?”

Curro Sitari ATKV redenaars champion

Curro Sitari learner Josh Steyn in Grade 12 has just been crowned as the National winner of the “ATKV Redenaars” competition in the Afrikaans First Additional Language category. Not only is Joshua the only one in the top 10 from the Western Cape, but he also won 1st place competing against learners from some of the top macro schools in Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

Curro Serengeti learner Alicia Oldjohn becomes award winning author

Curro Serengeti learner Alicia Oldjohn is a 12-year-old award-winning author, who started writing her first book when she was just eight years old. In addition to writing, Alicia is an avid reader. She also loves dancing, drama, ice-skating and riding her bicycle.

Young actress from Curro Krugersdorp selected to participate in World Monologue Games’ Tigers

Danae Conradie has been selected to compete in the regional finals of the World Monologue Games' Tigers category (under 12 years) on September 17.

Curro Durbanville learner heads to nationals for ‘Oppie Tong Af’ competition

Curro Durbanville is baie trots op Luca Human, wat in twee afdelings van die “Oppie Tong Af” redenaars- kompetisie die Wes-Kaapse wenner is. Sy gaan Oktober aan die Nasionale kompetisie deelneem. Ons wens haar alle sterkte toe.

Ansunè Stolk progresses to the final round of the ‘speeltoneel’ competition

Curro Kathu wil baie graag geluk toewens aan Ansuné Stolk wat deurgedring. Het na die finale rondte in die “speeltoneel-kompetisie”. Dit is voorwaar ‘n besonderse prestasie aangesien sy uit duisende leerders regoor die land heen gekies is.

Curro Hazeldean learner places second in national ATKV digi-orators competition

Baie geluk aan Curro Hazeldean leerder Andreas de Vries, wat ‘n nasionale 2de plek behaal het by die ATKV-DigiPraat kompetisie.

Twee leerders presteer in provinsiale Afrikaanse-digkuns kompetisie

Die Grondwoorde-projek is in 2016 in die lewe geroep. Wouter Gildenhuys het besluit om ’n digkompetisie vir hoërskoolkinders in KwaZulu-Natal, wat nog in Afrikaans onderrig ontvang, tot stand te bring. Die projek het selfs in 2020 voortgegaan, ten spyte van al die pandemie se uitdagings. Wouter praat met Naomi Meyer oor die projek.

Curro Mount Richmore learner’s art makes semi-finals of the National Eisteddfod

Congratulations to Shari Nandlal in Grade 12 at Curro Mount Richmore who has gone through to the Semi finals for the National Eisteddfod of SA Official Group Page young artist awards!

Grade 12 learner Kiara Fryer releases new single – listen here

Curro Aurora High School matric learner, Kiara Fryer, released her new single Lovin' On A Summer's Day today!

Curro Mount Richmore learner writes own gospel song

At first, writing a song seemed to be a huge mountain to climb for grade 7 Curro Mount Richmore learner, Siphesihle (Sihle) Mabizela, but she took on the challenge and wrote her very own first song.

Curro Nelspruit snags best school in culture category for the National Allegretto Eisteddfod

Curro Nelspruit is as die beste kultuurskool van 2020 aangewys by die Nasionale Allegretto Eisteddfod. Die laerskool se kultuuronderwyser, Alta Ehrke, is ook as die beste verteenwoordiger in die land aangewys.

Curro Uitzicht's new music programme to boost development

Music Box is a pre-music program. Our Grade 1 to 3 learners had the opportunity to participate in a demonstration and they all loved it. The Music Box program works with different types of music and percussion instruments. Playing and learning the different techniques of percussion instruments helps towards enabling learners to continue on the path to formal music training.

Curro learners on Roll of Honour for music

Several music learners from Curro Independent School Hermanus excelled in the UNISA practical music exams which took place in October this year.

Curro Durbanville se dansende koningin

Alexa Collen, (12) ‘n Graad 6 leerder aan Curro Durbanville het gedurende grendeltyd as deel van die Westelike Provinsiespan aan Talent Africa Nasionale Kampioenskappe vir uitvoerende kunste deelgeneem.

Little Big Mouth – Curro Aurora’s Brady-Rae Brophy going for the stars

Brady Hofmeyr, a student at Curro Aurora, Randburg, is the child star of the new romantic comedy, Little Big Mouth, on Netflix. Brady acts as the 9 year old Luke, who lives with his single mom and her dad, his oupa, and whose lives pretty much revolve around Luke.

IN THE face of Covid-19 challenges that limited access to learning materials, Namibian teenagers who participated in the recent World Schools Debate competition held in China scooped the country's first international debate accolades.