Girls Prep News

Do private schools prepare their students for the real world?

Parents sometimes question whether the value of placing a child in a private school environment is in line with the fees this requires. South African independent schools have historically been perceived as elitist and discriminatory environments, therefore incapable of thoroughly preparing…

St Peter's Prep Schools Celebrating 22/2/22 The St Peter's Way

Today St Peter’s Preps Schools Celebrated Twosday. The date is 22/2/22. This date can also be expressed as 22022022. This is both a palindrome and an ambigram. The date reads the same from left to right, from right to left AND upside down! The children started their “Twosday” with a…

St Peter's Girls Prep – Breaking the Gender barrier through Sport

Building an enduring love of health, movement and sport is a personal motivation for Andrew Steyn, Director of Sport for St Peter’s Girls Prep.  ‘When a child leaves school and continues to be involved with sport or movement throughout their lives, I feel that I have achieved something,’…

St Peter's Schools - Monastic vs Co-ed on the educational journey

St Peter’s Prep Schools are monastic, with both Girls and Boys Prep schools, while from Grade 8, St Peter’s College becomes co-ed. Prospective parents often ask why the lower and higher grades are schooled differently and whether one or the other model is more beneficial. In truth, despite…