Academics

St George’s Preparatory has a new senior phase in PE Central, Gqeberha. We provide the excellent Curro DigiEd education to learners in Grade 8, with Grade 9 in 2025. We limit our class sizes to make sure learners get personal attention, and we have early drop-off and late pickup times to accommodate your work schedule. Teaching takes place in English, with Afrikaans and isiXhosa as additional language options. We also have subjects such as Robotics and Computer Studies.

Our goal is to empower our learners with knowledge, skills, and values that will help them become the leaders of the future, while preparing them for their eventual final exams in Grade 12.

A new approach

We take a whole new approach of teaching. At traditional schools, teachers stand in front of the class and teach from a prescribed textbook. They write on whiteboards, answer questions, and hand out homework to do after school. We teach by having our learners study textbooks, and watch videos, simulations, and tutorials as many times as they need to understand what they’re learning (it’s a digital education). When learners have questions, the teacher comes to them and explains everything they want to know, and they can ask as many questions as they need to. This means that each learner gets individual help exactly where they need, the teachers monitor each learner’s progress, and they get used to taking charge of their own learning and, later on, their lives.

As part of the Curro school group, learners enjoy preference when applying to us from any school in the group. Should you move to our area, we will help you through the transfer process from start to finish. Nearby Curro Westbrook has a primary school whose learners could easily progress to us if they are interested in the Curro DigiEd education approach. Learners can also easily transfer to Curro Online, which is a fully online school where your child can learn from home.

You get the excellent Curro education

We are committed to providing learners with an excellent education. That is why our approach encourages learners to take charge of their own learning by studying textbooks accompanied by videos, simulations, and tutorials as many times as they need to understand what they’re learning. When they have questions, the teacher comes to them and spends individual time until they feel ready to continue.

Regular assessments and tests still take place, but it’s important to us that learners can use their intellectual abilities to make the material real to them in some way. This teaches them to take charge of their lives, and to make connections between pieces of knowledge – which further develops critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.

As part of the excellent Curro  education, we have a great focus on Mathematics, Science, and Robotics. The knowledge and tangible skills taught by these subjects are in high demand in the future workplace, which gives our learners a head start in their dreams, whichever these might be.

How big are our classes

Our classrooms take a slightly more open-plan approach so that teachers can easily move between learners and help them exactly where they need. That is why we carefully limit our class sizes to allow teachers enough time to spend with each learner. This is just one of the ways that we create an environment where your child will enjoy what they learn and love coming to school.

Limited homework

Our longer school hours accommodate the schedules of working parents and prepare learners for the long hours at the workplace. This is why learners receive limited homework, and then mostly for revision purposes and to cement their understanding of the learning material. We also have early drop-off times and learners are kept safe at school until well after office hours. This means that home time is family time.

Saturday support programmes

Our Saturday support programmes offer extra classes for subjects with which they struggle and learners may also use this time and space to work on their projects or study in groups. These programmes are not compulsory and are included in our school fees. On these days, learners would still have access to resources required for digital learning in class.

Activities your child can enjoy

One part of the excellent Curro education, is that academics are balanced with sports and cultural activities. Participation in activities promote team-awareness, collaboration, and self-confidence. Activities such as art and choir help learners develop the skills to gather their thoughts and express themselves in creative ways. Our focused variety of activities are tailored to the interests of learners in our area. Your child is sure to find something that will pique their interest.

As a senior phase in Gqeberha, we are committed to providing our learners with a high-quality education that will help them become the leaders of the future, while preparing them for their eventual final exams in Grade 12. Scroll through the rest of our website to discover our school times, subjects, activities, and more.