About Us
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SchoolGuide’s been trusted by parents for over 16 years to assist them in the most important decision of their child’s educational future. Every year +35,000 parents put their trust in SchoolGuide to find the perfect school for their child.
SchoolGuide was established to help parents easily search, compare and review schools across South Africa. Over 10,000 schools are found in our directory, and are categorized by type, level and province to name a few. Schools showcase an in-depth profile, not found on any other website.
On our way to two decades of experience, we’re continuously improving data, technology and content to make your life – EASIER.
Every phase of your child’s education has specific requirements; milestones, services and questions. We have selected trusted South African teachers, principals, psychologists, and other specialists to contribute to help you make important decisions. You can easily find a wealth of information for each of phase of school by reading advice, tips and articles. Keep up-to-date with the South African curriculum and educational news.
Our mission
- Inspire South Africans by the promotion of excellence and achievements in education
- Become the largest Online School Directory and community resource in South Africa
- Provide parents with current, relevant information and resources
You’ll find everything you’ve ever wanted to know about education in South Africa - all in one place. Find what you need, when you need it.
Membership
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May Madness
Join in the month of May and pay only R59 per month on Debit Order.
For R999 per annum or R100 p/m, you can enjoy the benefits of becoming a Schoolguide Member.
Schoolguide is an educational hub, which is rapidly becoming the most trusted and regular source of school related information in South Africa. We provide information and analysis to help parents make better-informed decisions about their child's education. Schoolguide offers a greater reach for schools to the public than their own websites may receive.
There are over 29,000 in South Africa, excluding most ECD schools, categorized by type, level and province, with an in-depth profile and GIS mapping functionality (for Member schools only).
Schoolguide is a platform for schools to showcase their ethos, achievements and accolades. Member schools who actively participate by submitting news, events, images and updated profiles are constantly promoted via multiple channels on our website, and email marketing.
Schoolguide has grown over 220% in the last year and we now have the pleasure of receiving an average of 40,000 visitors per month.
It's easy to join! For your convenience request the Debit Order Form.
BENEFITS
Schoolguide is a platform that offers member schools, the opportunity to showcase their school to a greater audience than ones regular site may enjoy.
Members schools who actively participate by submitting news, events, images and updated profile are constantly promoted via multiple channels on our website, and email marketing.
Visitors to our site become more informed through your schools profile, content and contributions and because of this they tend to make better decisions.
| Schoolguide.co.za Features | FREE | MEMBERS |
| GIS Mapping Home page | - | X |
| GIS Mapping | X | X |
| Basic Contact Details | X | X |
| School Descrtiption | Basic | X |
| Pre-Primary School information | - | X |
| School crest/badge | - | X |
| Link to your schools Website | - | X |
| Gallery | - | X |
| keywords & meta tags | - | X |
| School News & Events (with back link) | - | X |
| Ratings & Reviews | X | X |
SCHOOL DIRECTORY
We have added just over 8,200 schools listed by category in the online schoolguide database.
These schools were selected based on the number of hits each school had received over the last year.
Any school can be added to the database upon request by either user or school.
SCHOOL NEWS & EVENTS
School News & Events are submitted by schools, and gives them additional exposure to Showcase and market themselves.
The School News & Events articles are linked back to the Schools Listing in the School Directory, if they are Member Schools.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
- No registration required for users
- Running for +9 years
- Hub for Education related Information for parents, learners, educators and industry professionals.
- Over 16,000 keywords in Google
- Fine grained search functionality
- GIS co-ordinates mapping only schools website to offer in SA
- Actively invite user interaction using web2 technology
If you have any further questions please contact us anytime!
School-Holidays-2011
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Coastal Provinces | School Holidays 2011 | |||||
| Eastern Cape, KwaZulu Natal, Northern Cape and Western Cape | |||||
| Term | Dates | Weeks | Days | Public Holidays | School Days |
| 1 | 19 Jan - 1 Apr | 11 | 53 | 1 | 52 |
| 2 | 11 Apr - 24 Jun | 11 | 55 | 5+2 | 48 |
| 3 | 18 Jul - 30 Sep | 11 | 55 | 1+1 | 53 |
| 4 | 10 Oct - 9 Dec | 9 | 45 | 0 | 45 |
| Total: | 42 | 208 | 10 | 198 | |
Inland Provinces | School Holidays 2011 | |||||
| Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West Province and Limpopo | |||||
| Term | Dates | Weeks | Days | Public Holidays | School Days |
| 1 | 12 Jan - 25 Mar | 11 | 53 | 1 | 52 |
| 2 | 11 Apr - 24 Jun | 11 | 55 | 5+2 | 48 |
| 3 | 18 Jul - 30 Sep | 11 | 55 | 1+1 | 53 |
| 4 | 10 Oct - 9 Dec | 9 | 45 | 0 | 45 |
| Total: | 42 | 208 | 10 | 198 | |
Public Holidays 2011
| New Year's Day | 1 January |
| Human Rights Day | 21 March |
| Good Friday | 22 April |
| Family Day | 25 April |
| School Holiday | 26 April |
| Freedom Day | 27 April |
| Workers Day | 1 May |
| Public Holiday | 2 May |
| Youth Day | 16 June |
| School Holiday | 17 June |
| School Holiday | 8 August |
| National Women's Day | 9 August |
| Heritage Day | 24 September |
| Day of Reconciliation | 16 December |
| Christmas Day | 25 December |
| Day of Goodwill | 26 December |
Source: National Education Policy Act: 2011 and 2012 school calendars for public schools, 26 March 2010 [PDF]
Community
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Schoolguide Answers is a place where people ask and answer questions on any topic related to education in South Africa. Why not share your facts, opinions and personal experiences with the Schoolguide community.
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Browse through all the answered questions, and tap into the wealth of ideas and experiences that people have shared.
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