Education at Steyn City School
Our work is to prepare children for a changing world. Our school is academically progressive while holding simple, traditional values. These values include respect, creativity, collaboration, curiosity, agility, and innovation. The skills that align with these values ensure that students are equipped with the competencies they need to find jobs in a world that has changed significantly over the years.
We have had a high pass rate for the final matric exams that took place in 2023.
Our Offering
Our offering is underpinned by an emphasis on personal growth, leadership, community spirit, service, and innovation.
Our purpose is for Steyn City School to develop our students’ potential by emphasising these aspects:
- Development of primary learning abilities
- Development of critical thinking and thought processes to enhance cognitive development and to develop real-world problem solving skills
- Mastery of curriculum content
- Personal growth
- Co-curricular engagement through our sports and cultural programmes
- Leadership through Student Councils, captaincy, mentorship, and the Leadership Programme, to name but a few opportunities
- Development of a lifelong learning mentality
- Technological innovation and development
- Empathy for community and involvement in community partnership and service initiatives
- Development of community through diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and social justice
Our Ethos
Steyn City School holds foundational and traditional values within a progressive and modern ethos.
Steyn City School upholds an inclusive Christian ethos and the message of love intrinsic to all religious traditions. We hold qualities such as truth, goodness, responsibility, sensitivity, openness, tolerance, patience, courage, persistence, and resilience dear. We believe that children are able to develop independence of thought and self-trust to express their individuality.
Our country is diverse and so our children need to grow and live in diversity. We focus on acceptance and inclusivity as a precious part of our culture.
