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| Number of students |
1200 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Afrikaans, French, German, isiXhosa |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
| External examinations or assessments available |
A Levels |
| School bus service available |
Yes |
| Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
Support Services |
| Learning support offered |
A well-developed Learner Support Unit comprising occupational therapists, speech therapists, remedial teachers and psychologists is well established in the school. This provides a supportive learning environment for children experiencing difficulties in academic, social or emotional spheres of life. The vast majority of support can be provided on the school campus during, before or after the school day. |
| Student access to education psychologist |
Yes |
| School start time |
KG1 - KG3: 8:30
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| School finish time |
KG1: 12:00
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| Supervised care before/after school |
Monday to Friday from 12:30 to 17:00 |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Ball skills, kinetics, swimming, arts and crafts, golf, ballet, karate, drama, Marimba, curious cubs, dance, chess, rugby, mountain biking, cooking, surfing, skateboarding, fly fishing, puppets, scrapbooking, ceramics. |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Sports activities included |
Physical education |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Astroturf field, indoor cricket and rowing centre. |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Founded in 1997, Somerset College is one of the few schools in the country offering both the IEB curriculum and Cambridge programme.
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| Teaching approach of the school |
Somerset envisage a College which:
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