International Schools in Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg’s international schools form a broad market that sits alongside strong South African independent schools and serves a large corporate and diplomatic expatriate community concentrated in the city’s northern suburbs. Families will find a mix of curricula - the International Baccalaureate, British (Cambridge/IGCSE and A-level pathways), American systems and francophone and German national schools - while some independent schools follow the South African IEB/NSC route. English is the primary language of instruction at most international schools, with French, German, Spanish, Mandarin and Afrikaans commonly offered as additional or mother-tongue options; many schools also provide EAL support for learners new to English. Annual tuition varies widely by age and curriculum - roughly from the low tens of thousands of rand at smaller international or Cambridge schools up to several hundred thousand rand at the most expensive international campuses - and families should budget additionally for application fees, capital or development levies, transport, uniforms and exam costs; the South African academic year normally runs January to early December, though a few international schools operate a northern-hemisphere (August/September) calendar.

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