Academics
SACPS bringing Education to Life
The School follows the South African National Curriculum. We offer the a wide variety of subjects according to the South African National Curriculum which is currently the CAPS syllabus.
The proximity of the school to the Embassies and the Union Buildings as well as the Tshwane CBD, makes us a school of choice for the children of ambassadors, parliamentary staff and city based employees of Tshwane. This adds a very important blend of diversity to the school.
Academic Support
The staff of SACPS is totally committed to providing every learner with support relevant to the needs of the learner, and the School is also cognisant of the fact that the inclusivity of the educational programme does present many challenges with learners having specific barriers to learning. As a result the School has geared its academic efforts towards identifying the specific needs of learners early and then referring them to specialists in these fields.
At no extra charge – these classes need to be arranged well in advance to ensure that a teacher’s time can be best utilised in the school and that there is no clash with other programmes offered at the school – usually these classes will be arranged between the teacher and the learners and will not be individual tuition.
Once a week a specialist teacher in Afrikaans, Mathematics and English is available for consultations for any grade in the school.
Afternoon Extra Classes for Matrics: Matric Learners are expected to attend additional classes in every subject every afternoon apart from on a Wednesday. This is set out clearly in a special roster.
classes are offered to matrics every Saturday morning.
The first week of every holiday is set aside for Matric Subject teaching and a roster is set up to facilitate the smooth functioning of this special service.
are expected to fit in to the Grade 12 extra classes at the end of the 4th term once the Grade 12 learners are no longer part of the regular timetable – this is to ensure that an early start can be made to the extensive and demanding CAPS syllabus in preparation for the following year.
Learners are expected to achieve at least an average of 50% for mathematics in Grade 9 to be admitted to the Grade 10 class for Mathematics. It is to be noted that a learner offering mathematical literacy has access to university many courses. In addition, a child will have to pass mathematics in Grade 9 to be a candidate for application of Grade 10 Mathematics.
is a programme that is run by the Registrar of the SACPS and is unique in that it provides academic assistance not only to the learners of SACPS but also to any learner in the vicinity of Tshwane.
These classes which run from 08:30 to 13:00 every Saturday. Currently SACPS has paused the Saturday classes until further notice.
Classes at Primary and Senior School level are conducted by trained SACPS staff and other teachers from local Pretoria schools. These classes run THROUGHOUT EVERY HOLIDAY and OVER EVERY LONG WEEKEND for the WHOLE YEAR! There is a nominal charge for these classes which run from 08:30 to 13:00 every Saturday.
sacps teaching staff
Commitment
SACPS is blessed with an extremely well qualified, dedicated academic staff representative of many cultures and creeds. This multicultural staffing complement ensures that the School can cope adequately with local learners and those from abroad.
The staff of SACPS is a very committed and dedicated team of professionals who:
- Show Commitment to and Care for every child they teach
- Show Commitment to excellence in the classroom and beyond
- Subscribe to the principles as contained in the SA College motto statement PRIDE
Subscribe to the Code of Practice of SACE - Seek to further their subject and educational knowledge and the development of their delivery skills in the classroom
- Regard the parents of the school as collaborators rather than as adversaries in the education of their children
- Regard every child admitted to the school as their very own to care for!
Enjoy teaching! And love each and every child!
Admissions
Learners are admitted on the basis of a satisfactory scholastic performance tests at SACPS and ensurance that the child will adapt to the schools culture and academic expectations
Curriculum
The School follows the South African National Curriculum, about which you can read about later in this overview.
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