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St Declan School For Boys
Combined · Private · Johannesburg South
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awesome
The younger grades have a nice track to ride bikes on, looks like a wonderland
Great looking
From what I have seen when visiting the school it seems excellent.
Not worth the price!
A school which I consider a work in progress, it’s getting there but the fee structure is ridiculously high for the room that is there for improvement.
The teachers are amazing and give the boys individual attention and the classes aren’t congested. The culture overall is amazing especially if you are a Christian.
They have too many activities that aren’t included in the fees and their extra murals aren’t well established as you would need to take your child to an external provider. I think the school is money driven looking at the difference in the fees from pre primary to foundation phase. In this economy jumping to a R1800 difference from one year to another is daunting.
They have a beautiful pool but they are disorganised in that area, lessons always get cancelled and the boys don’t get enough time to practice. For a school this expensive you would t expect such.
The pre primary section could do with a little more safety considerations, garden workers and other workers but teachers roam around in the morning ,the the boys basically have no teacher around until after seven, anything can happen to the boys during that time. The security is not tight anybody without a sticker can go in (I’ve seen it happen) and sometimes other pageants can pick a child up without supervision because nobody is ever there to monitor anyway.
The module and idea is great, if we are comparing it to other boy schools but it’s not worth the price.
The teachers are amazing and give the boys individual attention and the classes aren’t congested. The culture overall is amazing especially if you are a Christian.
They have too many activities that aren’t included in the fees and their extra murals aren’t well established as you would need to take your child to an external provider. I think the school is money driven looking at the difference in the fees from pre primary to foundation phase. In this economy jumping to a R1800 difference from one year to another is daunting.
They have a beautiful pool but they are disorganised in that area, lessons always get cancelled and the boys don’t get enough time to practice. For a school this expensive you would t expect such.
The pre primary section could do with a little more safety considerations, garden workers and other workers but teachers roam around in the morning ,the the boys basically have no teacher around until after seven, anything can happen to the boys during that time. The security is not tight anybody without a sticker can go in (I’ve seen it happen) and sometimes other pageants can pick a child up without supervision because nobody is ever there to monitor anyway.
The module and idea is great, if we are comparing it to other boy schools but it’s not worth the price.
Traditional Christian Values
St Declans is a new thriving school. Both my boys are doing very well. The school promotes good manners and self discipline.
Naaaaah...terrible for Senior Phase!
Primary grades were satisfactory, but I would not recommend senior phase. They do not offer extra lessons and I was forced to take my son to an external provider for Mathematics and Afrikaans at an additional cost.
There are no lockers, so boys are forced to walk around with heavy bags all day, every day. Beware of having the wrong hair cut; detention applies if your hair is too long and then again if it has not been cut to their liking.
I was forced to purchase new school shoes at the end of 2021 when my son's soles wore off. He had 12-hours left of school (3 hours in the morning for 4 day). I was told that rules are rules and that no incident would be taken on case-by-case basis; what an absolute waste of money since my son would never need the shoes again. I opted to borrow small shoes from a friend and my son let his heals hang off the back...luckily his pants were long and disguised my devious lil secret.
We moved to another school this year that offers compulsory extra lessons at no additional cost, has councilors, parents' class Whatsapp chats, lockers, believes in self expression, but won't accept tardiness and best of all, he doesn't need those awful haircuts and uncomfortable school shoes!
There are no lockers, so boys are forced to walk around with heavy bags all day, every day. Beware of having the wrong hair cut; detention applies if your hair is too long and then again if it has not been cut to their liking.
I was forced to purchase new school shoes at the end of 2021 when my son's soles wore off. He had 12-hours left of school (3 hours in the morning for 4 day). I was told that rules are rules and that no incident would be taken on case-by-case basis; what an absolute waste of money since my son would never need the shoes again. I opted to borrow small shoes from a friend and my son let his heals hang off the back...luckily his pants were long and disguised my devious lil secret.
We moved to another school this year that offers compulsory extra lessons at no additional cost, has councilors, parents' class Whatsapp chats, lockers, believes in self expression, but won't accept tardiness and best of all, he doesn't need those awful haircuts and uncomfortable school shoes!
Worse Boys School
This school should be check by Department of Education. How can this school qualified, no library, no computer lab, no science lab, etc. It's like leaving your son in a container.
Kakalitis for A school
This school is an absolute waste, my son learnt nothing from this school even though they promote rubbish
Best boys school in town
What an amazing school. The teaching staff are dedicated not only to the boys academic well being, but their emotional health as well. The discipline and guidance of the teachers has every boys best interests at heart.
They go above and beyond for our boys and we could not have asked for better.
They go above and beyond for our boys and we could not have asked for better.
St Declan's
All boys school on Rietvlei. The fusion of Christian values, passionate staff, eco consciousness, progressive thinking while striving to remain community orientated is an excellent formula for happy, well rounded boys.
wartkoppies Rd Liefde En Vrede, 2190, Johannesburg South
0110268822
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