Local young scientists impress at Tunisia science and engineering festival
12 July 2022Ethan de Wet from Curro Durbanville, recently received a silver medal when representing South Africa at the International Festival of Engineering Science and Technology held in Monastir, Tunisia in June 2022.
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Participation in the ISF
26 May 2022Ra’ees de Witt from Curro Hermanus was one of seven of South Africa’s finest young scientists to travel to Atlanta, USA to represent our country at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair and the Broadcom Masters International Programme.
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St Dominics learner bags international runner-up Science and Engineering award
14 April 2022Dia Singh, a 16-year-old Grade 11 learner from Curro’s St Dominics Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal has won the first runner-up award at the HP Steam International Expo in Dubai for her Plastic Incinerated by Plastic (PIP) system...
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Futureproofing our children through play
09 March 2022SCIENTIFIC research over the past 30 years has shown that the most important period of human development is from birth to eight years old.
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Celebrating 86 years of academic excellence at St George's Preparatory
24 February 2022School joins Curro Holdings but retains its rich traditions and history.
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Build a future for your child with Curro's quality education
23 February 2022The Curro facility on Westbrook Estate aims to be a 'one-of-a-kind' metro high school as it builds from strength to strength.
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Curro Durbanville High School’s new mega campus responds to learners’ needs
18 February 2022Curro Durbanville, a school managed by JSE-listed independent education provider, Curro Holdings, is proud to announce that it has expanded its original grounds, resulting in a brand new, contemporary campus for the high school that is 9 800 sqm in size (once the auditorium is complete).
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KFC Continues to Provide Quality Education to the Most Deserving Learners with its Ikusasa Lethu Scholarship Programme
14 February 2022Having launched in 2021, the KFC Ikusasa Lethu Scholarship programme once again continues to grow skills and feed potential across the country with 30 learners enrolled in 2022.
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Curro Mount Richmore provides quality education
14 February 2022Curro firmly believes in maintaining a healthy balance between academics and cultural activities to promote team awareness, discipline and self-confidence.
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What are the matriculant's rights when it comes to rewriting or repeating a Grade?
14 February 2022It looks like schools don't usually allow matrics to repeat a year. One school has refused a pupil, we heard via a reader who shared that her sister sadly failed her matric examinations and wanted to go back to school to redo her matric year, but the school refused.
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Curro Castle Aurora kicks off the year
07 February 2022The little ones confidently said goodbye and enjoyed their first day as they explored their new surroundings.
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Woodhill College is top performing IEB school once again
07 February 2022Soaring with pride!
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Curro Castle Krugersdorp's Group 5 learners show us why outdoor play is important
07 February 2022As part of the “My Body” theme, the Group 5 Butterfly class showed us how to keep our bodies healthy by taking part in outdoor play.
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Curro’s matric heroes achieve excellence
31 January 2022Curro congratulated all the matriculants for their hard work, deeming them "matric heroes".
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Matric results: This school hits perfection for five years straight
24 January 2022It’s upmarket but these five-year matric results outclass any similar competitors. The school’s leader said “you’re only limited by the boundaries of your mind.”
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NASA aspirations for learner with 7 distinctions
24 January 2022Rohan Cloete from Curro Somerset West has long aspired to work for NASA, and now with his journey starting at UCT in 2022, where he will study Astro Physics, he may well be on the right path. To earn a place in the 3-year course, Rohan’s exam results needed to be stellar, and that they were: he received 7 distinctions in his final matric exams.
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Curro celebrates matric results as IEB schools score 98% pass rate
24 January 2022More than 13 000 candidates from the class of 2021 received their National Senior Certificate results under the Independent Examination Board (IEB) on Wednesday, with a 98.39% pass rate, which is slightly higher than 98.06% achieved in the previous year.
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Curro Castle Bryanston welcomes learners to the Curiosity Approach
10 January 2022Day one has gone by in the blink of an eye and our hearts are just so full of happiness because we have all our little Learners back at school! We are ready for a wonderful year!!
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Curro Nelspruit honours class of 2021 with Matric valedictory
29 November 2021It was a truly auspicious day for Curro Nelspruit to be able to host the 2021 Valediction after not being able to do so in the previous year. Due to the restrictions, and still needing to adhere to Covid-19 protocols, the ceremony was streamed to the learners and educators who were unable to attend the live event.
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Why should you send your child to St Dominics Newcastle?
22 November 2021Independent schools provide parents with the opportunity to ensure that their children receive the best education possible. Thereby securing them a prosperous future.
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Curro Helderwyk introduces entrepreneurial studies as an elective subject
18 October 2021The Curro Helderwyk Independent School has introduced entrepreneurial studies as an elective subject for the first time. Bruce Whitfield finds out how it works from Lisa Illingworth, CEO of FutureProofSA.
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Relationship-centered schools are the way of the future
04 October 2021When it comes to the future of education, you may think that teaching children to be more technologically-minded is the way forward, and while developing this critical skill for a 4IR world is incredibly important, more and more value is being placed on school-leavers who can operate in creative, flexible and empathetic ways. So says Frank Rumboll, Executive Head at Curro Rivonia. These skills are 21st century imperatives, he says, and is why teaching them to young children from as early as Grade R is vital.
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Curro aims to develop learners into leaders
27 September 2021We prepare learners for the future by providing high-quality education that embraces 21st century learning through technology.
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Personalised learning allows learners to choose subjects that resonate with them
20 September 2021Choosing from a broad range of subjects that learners truly enjoy, provides a greater sense of commitment to studying and helps to achieve academic success.
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Grantleigh learner Kenzo Sandenbergh placed first in Royal Society Essay competition
13 September 2021Grantleigh’s Kenzo Sandenbergh was placed first in South Africa in this year’s Royal Society Essay competition.
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Grade 9 learner from Curro Waterfall excels in programming
30 August 2021Curro Waterfall's Grade 9 learner, Daksh Singh was recently awarded for his excellent work in programming.
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Meet our top 5 achievers per grade at Curro Kathu
23 August 2021Curro Kathu spog met uitmuntende prestasies .Baie geluk aan al ons leerders.
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Land of Oz's Chartwell campus introduces Grade R
16 August 2021Land of Oz, a well-known and beloved Nursery School for children aged 12 months to 6 years in northern Johannesburg, will launch a Grade R class at its Chartwell campus in 2022. The school is 34 years old, has campuses in Fourways and in Chartwell, and is owned by Curro Holdings, the JSE-listed independent education provider.
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Curro Heuwelkruin is introducing NCV for learners in high school
16 August 2021Traditionally a learner would first need to finish Grade 12 before undertaking any tertiary education, but with a National Certificate Vocational (NCV), high school learners can leave school and get straight to work armed with the right qualifications for jobs in fields such as Information Technology and Tourism. Given we have such high unemployment among our youth, being able to start work in a particular field upon leaving school gives them a significant advantage.
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Curro equips learners for the fourth industrial revolution
26 July 2021Innovating the Curro way. Curro is helping equip school-leavers with the relevant skills for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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Listen to the interview with Curro Delft Executive, Head Phil Snyman
10 May 2021Curro's opened a 'tech-focused' school in Delft, Cape Town. Executive Head Phil Snyman discusses the model that made it possible.
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Learning through play: the best way to learn
15 March 2021Play, laugh and learn at St George’s Pre-preparatory. The newly acquired Curro Select school believes that education through play is the best way to learn.
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Top IEB and NSC learners announced
15 March 2021A unique school year concluded in a virtual celebration, as Curro Holdings’ Class of 2020 logged in online today for the annual Matric Awards ceremony. Traditionally, Curro’s top achievers were celebrated at a prestigious gala event in January each year. While this year’s event required a format change, there was certainly no less reason to celebrate as the Class of 2020 truly excelled under immense pressure.
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Hands-on learning in Natural Sciences at Curro Thatchfield
08 March 2021At Curro Thatchfield we take science very serious!
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NSC results | 95% pass rate – read more
22 February 2021Curro Holdings, the JSE-listed independent education provider, can today proudly congratulate each of its learners on their National Senior Certificate (NSC) results. Despite an immensely challenging 2020, Curro’s Academy, Meridian and Assisted Learning independent schools achieved a pass rate of 95%.
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IEB results | 99.5% pass rate – read more
22 February 2021After the challenges of 2020, Curro Holdings, the JSE-listed independent education provider, is proud to congratulate its 1 525 learners who wrote the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) exams (across 30 Curro campuses nationally), on an exceptional 99.5% pass rate. Furthermore, the group’s top 10 IEB achievers all passed with averages above 90%.
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Curro Rivonia's stunning first-ever NCV 2 results
22 February 2021The class received a 100 per cent pass rate with 17 distinctions between seven learners.
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Curro launches new e-learning solution with 20 school subjects
15 February 2021Curro Holdings, the JSE-listed independent education provider, has launched Curro Choice – an e-learning offering that broadens the range of subjects available to every Curro high school learner nationwide.
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How Robotics is taught at a young age
01 February 2021The Grade 1’s from Curro Sitari had tons of fun designing their photos frames in robotics class today. Did you know that the Rubiks cube was designed in 1975? It is a 6 sided, multi-colored cube with 3 rows and 3 columns. Our Grade 2’s learned all about is in IT and designed their own Rubiks cube. What fun they had.
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Curro Online setting the trend for the future of education
18 January 2021The Department of Basic Education says it is pinning its hopes on the opening of online schools to reduce pressure on school admissions. Thousands of learners are often left stranded at the beginning of the year when schools re-open, particularly in Gauteng due to the shortage of schools in the province.
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Longer days, but less homework in 2021 at Northriding College
18 January 2021This school will join some of the first to focus on technology in South Africa – with longer days and less homework.
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Welcome to our new Executive Head at Curro Foreshore, JP le Roux
18 January 2021Curro Holdings, the South African JSE-listed independent education provider, has appointed JP le Roux as the Executive Head of its flagship technology-driven school, Curro Foreshore. Le Roux will take the helm effective January 2021. The appointment comes alongside the school undergoing a major revamp.
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Cooper College teachers go beyond the call of duty
25 November 2020From Microsoft Teams classes to Saturday school sessions, teachers at Cooper College do everything in their power to ensure no learner gets left behind during trying times.
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Magic Beings: A look at 2021
05 November 2020At Magic Beings Nursery School, we provide our children with an elevated learning experience.
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How hybrid learning has boosted teaching skills
03 November 2020Remote, hybrid, blended, virtual, online; so many words formerly reserved for tech-focused fields have recently become synonymous with technologically-advanced teaching styles adopted by schools during the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown.
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Creston College 2020 dux learner
03 November 2020Luné Arlow has also achieved academic honours, along with merit certificates in accountancy, Afrikaans, English, life orientation, life sciences, mathematics, and physical sciences.
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The Cambridge Assessment International Education curriculum: An overview
28 October 2020Cooper College follows the Cambridge Assessment International Education curriculum which takes learners on an exciting educational journey from a young age.
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Your child’s home away from home: Magic Beings nursery school
27 October 2020At Magic Beings nursery school, we have created a safe, nurturing environment where children from birth to 5 years are loved and cared for while learning and having loads of fun.
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Curro Durbanville Matric class of 2020 writing exams in full attendance
23 October 2020Now this is a sight to behold…The Curro Durbanville Matric Class of 2020 in full attendance and writing their IEB English paper on Wednesday, 21 October 2020. Despite all the curve balls thrown at them in 2020, these learners and their teachers have persevered in their academics to get to this point.
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Curro Waterfall learners take flight in drone flying competition
13 July 2020To end the second term on a (literal) high point, Curro Waterfall hosted a drone-flying competition in which Grade 8 and Grade 9 learners showcased what they learned so far during the year. Learners maintained social distancing by connecting to Wi-Fi with their smartphones, and were assessed on their ability to work collaboratively and solve problems while maneuvering their drones through an obstacle course.
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