Parklands College | |
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Address | |
91 Raats Drive & 50 Wood Drive, Parklands and 1 College Avenue, Sandown , , 7441 South Africa | |
Coordinates | 33°49′04″S18°30′32″E / 33.8177°S 18.5090°E |
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School type | Private & Boarding |
Motto | Latin: Virtus per Scientiam (Strength through knowledge) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
Founded | 1980 |
Founder | Lorraine Roth |
School district | District 9 |
Grades | 12 months – Grade 12 |
Language | English (primary) |
Campus | Wood Drive Campus (foundation phase) Raats Drive Campus (intermediate phase) Sandown Campus (secondary) |
Houses | Oxford Yale Cambridge Harvard |
Color(s) | Blue White |
Slogan | Reaching Outwards, Growing Minds, Building Futures |
Accreditation | National Senior Certificate, DoE |
Website | parklands |
Parklands College and Christopher Robin Pre-Primary are private schools situated in Parklands, near Cape Town, South Africa. The college is managed by a board of directors represented by the managing director.
In 1980, Lorraine Roth opened the Christopher Robin Pre-Primary School.
The Western Seaboard was identified as a potential growth area through a research process that included consultation with the South African Department of Education. This was further supported by statistics provided by the town planning department of the Cape Town City Council. This research indicated that an independent school would complement the development of the new city and suburb of Parklands.
The construction of Parklands College commenced in 1998, in the new suburb of Parklands. The College opened its doors in July 1998 and draws learners from Parklands, Table View, Blouberg, Melkbosstrand, Milnerton, Durbanville, Plattekloof, Sunset Links, Atlantic Beach and Darling.
The school is located on three campuses. The Pre-Primary and Junior Preparatory Faculty (Grades 1 to 3) are located at 91 Raats Drive. 30°49′04″S18°30′31″E / 30.81778°S 18.50861°E .
The Senior Preparatory Faculty (Grades 4 to 6) is situated at 50 Wood Drive. 30°49′03″S18°30′35″E / 30.81750°S 18.50972°E and is directly opposite the Raats Drive campus. Access between the two campuses is granted over a main road with a specially situated pedestrian crossing with traffic light.
The secondary faculty is at 1 College Avenue, Sandown. 33°48′00″S18°30′16″E / 33.80000°S 18.50444°E
Parklands College offers comprehensive information and communication technology programmes including:
The school takes its arms from the Roth family. The arms are described as Blazen of Arms Azure, a unicorn ramant argent. Crest a unicorn, issuant.
New learners applying to enter the secondary faculty are required to write an entrance assessment, which will assess the learner's ability in English and mathematics. Scholarships may be awarded to students on merit.
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
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Candidates | 7 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 43 | 43 |
Passed | 7 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 43 | 43 |
Matric Exemptions | 5 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 36 | 31 |
A Aggregates | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
B and C Aggregates | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 27 | 20 |
New Curriculum NSC (National Senior Certificate) 2011
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
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Candidates | 51 | 46 | 35 | 49 | 61 | 65 | 86 | 105 | 77 |
Passed | 51 | 46 | 35 | 49 | 61 | 65 | 86 | 105 | 77 |
Admission to bachelor's degree | 39 | 40 | 30 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 80 | 92 | 73 |
Admission to Diploma | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
Admission to Higher Certificate | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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