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Curriculum

Mount Pleasant Primary is a parallel medium and co-educational school and instruct according to the CAPS curriculum as prescribed by the Department of Education of South Africa.

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The two language streams, English and Afrikaans, are treated separately, except for practical subjects.

However, we encourage our learners to speak both languages.

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Pre-Grade R 
& Grade R

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Pre-Grade R 

  • Children who are 4 or 5 years old;

  • Accepted in the year the child turns 4 years old;

  • If 4 years old, the child will spend two years in Pre-Gr R, before moving to Gr R;

  • Child must be fully toilet trained;

  • Pre-Gr R classes follow the same calendar as normal public schools and will close for all public and school holidays. There is no holiday care. 

  • Times: 07:00 – 12:00

  • Children are dropped and collected at the Pre-Gr R classroom entrance and buzzed in and out with security protocols;

  • Aftercare until 17:30 is available (limited space) at an extra cost

  • Private Pottery, Monkeynastix, Ballet lessons directly after school available at an extra cost

Grade R

  • Children who are 6 or turning 6 years old;

  • Gr R classes follow the same calendar as normal public schools and will close for all public and school holidays. There is no holiday care. 

  • Times: 07:00 – 12:30

  • Children are dropped and collected at the Gr R classroom entrance and buzzed in and out with security protocols;

  • Aftercare until 17:30 is available (limited space) at an extra cost

  • Private Pottery, Monkeynastix, Ballet lessons directly after school available at an extra cost

Grades
1 to 3

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Subjects

  • English Home Language & English 1st Additional Language

  • Afrikaans Huistaal & Afrikaans 1ste Addisionele Taal

  • Mathematics / Wiskunde

  • Lewensvaardighede / Life Skills

Grades
4 to 6

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Subjects

  • English Home Language & English 1st Additional Language

  • Afrikaans Huistaal & Afrikaans 1ste Addisionele Taal

  • Mathematics / Wiskunde

  • Lewensvaardighede / Life Skills

  • Natural Science & Technology / Natuurwetenskap & Tegnologie

  • Social Sciences / Sosiale Wetenskappe

Grade
7

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Subjects

  • English Home Language & English 1st Additional Language

  • Afrikaans Huistaal & Afrikaans 1ste Addisionele Taal

  • Mathematics / Wiskunde

  • Natural Science / Natuurwetenskap

  • Technology / Tegnologie

  • Social Sciences / Sosiale Wetenskappe

  • Economic & Management Sciences / Ekonomiese & Bestuurswetenskappe

  • Life Orientation / Lewensoriëntering

  • Creative Arts / Kreatiewe Kunste

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