Founded in 1919, The Ridge is one of Johannesburg's oldest and finest English-medium boys' preparatory schools it is situated on 16 acres of the historic Wesctliff Ridge.The school is famed for its nurturing environment which begins with our wonderful Junior School and extends through the Senior School and boarding house.
At The Ridge we focus on 4 key components underpinned by our values, based on courtesy, Christian morals and a sense of balance and perspective.
At the Ridge School we aim to cultivate a \strong mind and tender heart (Martin Luther King), by providing:
- An autonomous prep school of maximum 450 boys
- Three classes, each with fewer than 20 boys to ensure a firm foundation
- Top calibre staff who know about boys and their particular cognitive, emotional and physical needs
- An exciting curriculum with a strong learning support team focused on assisting individual needs
- Short-term and weekly boarding for boys from Grade 4 - Grade 7
- A nurturing and structured child-centred learning environment \"a happy child is a learning child\"
- An outstanding track record of academic success, well balanced with an excellent cultural and sporting tradition
- Proven safe entry practices to high school - Ridge boys are warmly sought by the major independent senior schools
- A sense of community - our boys are encouraged to do good and to do well
- An ethos where manners and sound values still matter
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