Laerskool en Hoërskool Raslouw

Laerskool en Hoërskool Raslouw
Coat of arms
Address
1 Witpensstekelstert Street, Raslouw
Centurion, Pretoria, South Africa
Information
Type Private school / Christian Reformed
Established 2000
Head Laerskool: mev Charmain Harmse
Grades 0 to 7
Color(s) Orange, Blue, White (colours of the Oranje Blanje Blou)
Affiliation indicato
Website Raslouw Skole

Laerskool Raslouw and Hoërskool Raslouw exists for the reason that a school should exist: to educate pupils. Academic responsibility and relevance is crucial, and is purposefully combined with the necessary sport and cultural activities that forms a comprehensive education inside and outside the classroom to empower a pupil for the future.

It is a suite of private confessional Christian schools with a drive for education suited to the information age, and the world of the 21st century. The Bible is the Word of God, and confessionally the schools refer to the three confessional tracts of the Synod of Dordrecht (1618/19) and this basis encourages education to be relevant to educate and train pupils to be able to preserve, develop and utilise the creation of God to the best of the wonderful ability that God has given to man. From 2014 the schools are located on its own premises in Raslouw, Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa.

The schools are Afrikaans in language and culture, and pupils enjoy the benefits of being schooled in a triangle of home, church and school that is in unison.

The schools

The primary school started in January 2000 after nearly two years of planning. It has grown from two teachers and six pupils to a fully-fledged set of schools, commencing with playschool in pre-primary from 3-year-olds to Grade 8 which recommenced in 2015 in the generic advancement of its pupils to high school.

The school went up to Grade 12 (matric) in 2011, but the lack of suitable infrastructure showed that the high school could not fully provide for the needs of the 21st century pupil, where academic, sport and cultural participation and pride requires facilities more than what was available in the small classrooms rented at churches. Academically the high school's ability to successfully teach CIE was proven, with the three matric pupils of 2011 currently successfully studying at three different universities in South Africa, and boasting numerous distinctions in their AS examination achievements.

After 10 years of existence as a parent owned mutual school, with good intentions but slow progress, the school was bought out in 2010 by two of the parents through the company indicato inligting (Edms) Bpk, and a commercial structure was established that enabled capitalisation and eventual progress towards a leading 21st century institution. The schools are thus owned by Raslouw Onderwys (Edms) Bpk which is a fully owned subsidiary of indicato. The current CEO was a founder member of the school since its earliest planning.

Land was procured in September 2013, and temporary school facilities established. One of the first permanent developments on this 2,6ha property in Raslouw, Centurion, South Africa, was the sports field. The specific land parcel is well placed close to major routes, but off the main road, and is a rectangular site that can be fully utilised. Existing trees are being preserved where possible, and the land has the qualities of space and natural Bosveld feel with which the South African child identifies.

The school consists of three divisions:

The Grade 7 class currently acts as the senior class of the primary school, in accordance with general practice in South African schools, but will attach to the high school in future, since it is part of the junior secondary phase.

These schools use the indicato curriculum up to Grade 7, and from thereon IGCSE and AS-levels of the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE).

The schools are Afrikaans language based, with strong emphasis on English as second language skills in a globalised world.

Administrative Information

The schools of Raslouw Onderwys (Edms) Bpk are dynamic: it takes cognisance of the community in which it operates, but follow independent thinking and in conjunction with its owners, indicato, is gradually reshaping education habits in South Africa to meet 21st century requirements.

The schools typically operate as morning based schools, but with a stronger emphasis on after-care facilities, and maximum extramural participation.

The administrative details, such as school terms, daily school times, fees and the like are available on the schools' website, where the contact details and application forms can also be found.

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