Academics

Meridian Rustenburg primary school is an independent Meridian school in Rustenburg, North West, that offers high-quality education for learners from Grade R to Grade 7. With controlled class sizes, dedicated teachers and focused sports and cultural activities, we try to ensure affordable school fees without compromising our academic standards, 21st-century skills or our enhanced curriculum.

As a Meridian school, our school is managed by Curro as part of a joint venture with Old Mutual and the Public Investment Corporation.

Foundation phase: Grade R to Grade 3  

Our foundation phase starts by providing the emotional and intellectual foundation required to handle the formal learning that starts in Grade 1. Through our enhanced curriculum, we then gradually develop learners’ 21st-century skills and knowledge in basic areas such as language (comprehension, speaking and listening), mathematics (counting and understanding numbers), and creative problem-solving, in an environment in which they enjoy being. As a Meridian school, learners even benefit from having Afrikaans and Setswana (from Grade 1) as additional language options.

Intermediate phase: Grade 4 to Grade 7  

In these grades, learners are taught to work with the learned material in an abstract manner. The nature of the content gradually builds from being tangible and real to more intellectual and abstract. We also prepare our learners for high school by teaching them to work more independently and to apply the material (21st-century skills and concepts) they have learned rather than just memorising it. Through our enhanced curriculum, we also promote creativity and critical thinking by encouraging learners to make their own choices within well-established boundaries.

As a school managed by Curro, teaching takes place in English, while Afrikaans and Setswana are offered as additional language options.

See which subjects we offer on our fact sheet (see Downloads).

What is meant by an enhanced curriculum?

We are committed to providing learners with an excellent education. Therefore, our approach to teaching the national CAPS curriculum is built on project-based learning and self-discovery. This approach, which is supported by our affordable school fees, allows our learners to interact with the learned material or discover the core concepts themselves. Regular assessments and tests take place, but we focus on ensuring that learners can use their intellectual abilities to discover the material and make it real to them in some way. This further provides them with 21st-century skills such as problem-solving, research, and self-initiated proactive action. 

Our activities

We believe that participation in sports and cultural activities plays an important role in promoting health, discipline, self-confidence and community. Therefore, our variety of activities is designed to help learners discover their inherent talents, or broaden their exposure beyond their current reference framework as part of our affordable school fees.

Our cultural activities include spelling and reading challenges, as well as dance and public speaking. These activities provide learners with the skills to get creative and present themselves in front of an audience.

We also offer Curro Arts Superhero (CAS) as part of the Curro Create initiative. CAS is an internal creative mentorship platform with a grading element, where learners are encouraged to discover, develop and display their inherent creative talents.

See which activities we offer on our fact sheet (see Downloads).