The Kay Mason Foundation works with a range of excellent schools in and around Cape Town.  Each of our schools – from the most expensive private institutions, where we have negotiated sizeable fee discounts, to schools that were systematically disadvantaged during the Apartheid era – offers a first rate education in a warm and inclusive environment.  KMF Pastoral Staff liaise closely with teachers and counselors to give each of our Scholars the best chance of succeeding.

PRIVATE SCHOOLS: 

DIOCESAN BISHOPS COLLEGE (BISHOP’S): 

School Type:  Private Boys’ School, with boarding facilities

School size:     850  

Academic results: Bishops is South Africa’s most famous boys’ school.  The faculty encourage excellence in all its forms and pass rates for Matric are regularly 100%.  This includes a very high percentage of A-Aggregate passes.  Most matriculants go on to university and eventually become leaders in their various chosen fields. 

Facilities: Situated in the shadow of Table Mountain, in the leafy suburb of Rondebosch, Bishops’ grounds and buildings make it one of the country’s most beautiful places to study.  The school has some of the best facilities in the nation, including an excellent ICT infrastructure that enables the boys, staff and parents to use computers and the school Intranet as central tools to connect, communicate and learn.  Music, Art, Drama and Sport all form an integral part of the school’s holistic education programe.  An education at Bishop’s is a privilege for any young man. 

Fees per annum: R95 000.  This includes tuition fees, boarding and other support that the scholar will require for extra curricular activities.  Bursaries are awarded in partnership with outside sponsors, on the basis of talent and need. 

Website: www.bishops.org.za

ST. CYPRIAN’S SCHOOL: 

School Type:   Private School for girls, with boarding facilities 

School Size:     650 girls.

 Academic results: St. Cyprian’s is South Africa’s foremost girls’ school and has consistently produced 100% pass rates for Matric, with a high proportion of girls achieving A-Aggregate passes. 

 Facilities:  Nestling on the lower slopes of Table Mountain, St. Cyprian’s enjoys one of the most sought after locations in Cape Town.   As the premier school for girls in South Africa, its facilities are hard to surpass.  It has beautiful, historic buildings, excellent playing fields, computer and art rooms, a chapel, and a hall for stage performances.  The school provides a warm, inspirational, multi-cultural environment which nurtures girls and allows them to develop as citizens and leaders.

Fees per annum: R75 000 which includes tuition, boarding, and support for extra curricular activities.

Website:  www.stcyprians.co.za

FORMERLY ‘WHITES-ONLY’ STATE SCHOOLS:

 CAMPS BAY HIGH SCHOOL: 

School Type    :           State, co-ed day school

School Size      :           560 boys and girls

 Academic Results: Camps Bay High School have a rich diversity of academic, cultural and sports activities to develop their students to their full potential. The school is seen as a pacesetter for other schools and have highly trained and professional staff who are fully committed to growing excellence in the key areas of the academic, sporting and cultural life of the school. The academic programme is structured to ensure that pupils receive the optimum opportunities to attain their best results. In the 2008 Matric Examinations, 25% of the Matric class obtained a code 6 or 7 (A or B symbol). The average subject aggregate was 64%, with the highest aggregates for some subjects being in the 70%’s. The Matrics also obtained 198 subject codes 6’s or 7’s. They are very proud of these results.

 Facilities: Camps Bay High offers excellent facilities equal to those at any well-run state school or even some private schools. There is a fully equipped library, ICT infrastructure, laboratories as well as the facilities for numerous sporting codes and other cultural activities and groups.

Camps Bay is situated in the best view in Cape Town which includes the Atlantic Ocean on the one side and the Twelve Apostle mountain range view on the other side.

Fees per annum: R22 000 which includes tuition and support for extra curricular activities.              

Web site:  http://www.campsbayhigh.com/home/

RHENISH HIGH SCHOOL:         

School Type:   State School for girls, with boarding facilities

School size:     600 girls 

Academic Results:  In 2006, Rhenish High achieved a 99% Matric pass rate and has a tradition of producing leaders in many fields. 

Facilities:  Like so many other former “white” State schools, Rhenish High has superb facilities including fully equipped science laboratories, computer rooms, a school hall, art facilities, a swimming pool and sprawling playing fields for a range of outdoor sporting activities. The Boarding House – which offers children from disadvantaged backgrounds the opportunity to live in a safe environment, dedicated to study, during term time – provides a warm welcome to all.

Fees per annum:  13 500 day school and R16 000 (boarding fees)   
Website:  www.rhenish.co.za

 SEA POINT HIGH SCHOOL:

 School Type:   State, co-ed day school.

School size:     349 boys and girls.

 Academic Results: Sea Point High has undergone a radical change in the past few years.  A former, “white” boys’ school, it now reflects the major changes that have taken place in South African society since our first democratic election.  The student body now comes from as far afield as Delft, Langa, Hout Bay informal settlement, Mitchell’s Plain, Khayelitsha, as well as from Sea Point itself.  The school is an active participator in the Education Department’s Schools’ Technology Project.  The school has a programme to make all pupils computer literate so that they are able to be part of the technical world in which we live.

Facilities: As Sea Point High is in a highly built up area, it does not have the extensive school grounds, typical of former “white” schools.  However, the school is still well-equipped and has an excellent ICT infrastructure.  The school has a dream: To skill every pupil and educator in the use of technology.  

Fees per annum: R7 000 which includes tuition and support for extra curricular activities.
Website:  None

WESTERFORD HIGH SCHOOL:

School Type:   State Co-ed day school.

School Size:     900 boys and girls.

 Academic results:  Westerford has one of the best academic reputations of many state schools in South Africa, and is the school of choice for the children of many University of Cape Town academics.  The school produces 100% Matric pass rates regularly with a high number of A-aggregates and university graduates.

 Facilities: The school has the full range of facilities with playing fields, a pool, art room and music room. This enables the school to provide a holistic education for its students.

Fees per annum: R17 700 which includes tuition and support for extra curricular activities.
Website:   www.whs.wcape.school.za

WYNBERG BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL:

School Type:   State, Boys’ School, with boarding facilities.

School Size:     817 boys.

 Academic results: Wynberg Boys’ High School has always been, and continues to be, a school of academic excellence.  The school ensures that the optimal academic environment is created where students can make full use of the opportunities afforded to them. The school programme is based on four pillars: Academic, Culture, Sports and Service.

 Facilities: The school campus is to be found on Wynberg Hill.  It provides the full range of facilities to support the pillars on which the school programme is built.  There is a school hall, fully equipped library, ICT infrastructure, laboratories as well as the facilities for 16 different sports codes and six cultural activities.

Fees per annum: R46 000, including tuition, boarding and extra curricular activities.     
Website:   www.wbhs.org.za   

FORMERLY ‘COLOUREDS-ONLY’ STATE SCHOOLS:

LIVINGSTONE HIGH SCHOOL:

School Type:   State, co-ed day school.  Livingstone High was a former coloured school, and was highly disadvantaged by relentless under-funding during the Apartheid years.

School size:     980 boys and girls

Academic Results:  Despite its history of disadvantage, Livingstone still manages to achieve excellent academic results.  It consistently produces 100% Matric passes with a high number of A-aggregate dfistinctions.  A significant number of pupils go on to complete university degrees and take up leadership positions in society. 

Facilities: The school has recently been able to build a school hall on its tiny campus, which has added much value to corporate activities.  However, the school is still challenged by meager resources and the need to keep school fees affordable for local communities.  This means that the school has to focus on its academic programme and is not able to offer a wide range of extra-curricular activities.  Despite these limitations the school continues to promote academic excellence, critical thinking and decision making.  It seeks to prepare informed and responsible citizens who contribute meaningfully to the development of a just, non-sexist, democratic society.  Hence students from Livingstone are confident, committed achievers. 

Fees per annum:  R 6 300 which includes tuition and support for extra curricular activities.
Website:    www.livingstonehigh.co.za

SOUTH PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL:

School Type:   State, co-ed day school.  As in the case of Livingstone High, South Peninsula High is a former “coloured” school.  This means that it was also seriously under-funded and under-resourced during the apartheid era.

Size of School:            884 girls and boys. 

 Academic results: Despite its history of disadvantage and oppression, the school manages to produce excellent Matric results consistently, and produce many political leaders, critical thinkers, and highly skilled professionals.  In 2006 it won awards from the Education Department for the most improvement in the Senior Certificate Examinations as well as the most improved performance in Mathematics Higher Grade.  It was one of the first 11 schools to participate in the Khanya Mathematics Project, which is an Education Department initiative to enhance Mathematics, Science and Technology education in the Western Cape.  Participation in this project has not only improved the school’s results in Mathematics, but it has also enhanced the school’s ICT infrastructure considerably. 

Facilities: The school has limited physical space and uses a community sports ground for outdoor sporting activities.  The school has 46 computers and the learner/PC ratio is 19:1.  Due to financial constraints, the school is able to offer limited sports and cultural activities. 

  
Fees per annum:  R 6 400 which includes tuition and support for extra curricular activities.
Website:   None