South Africa, Cape Town
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CBC St John's is an independent Catholic school in the Edmund Rice/Christian Brothers' tradition based in Parklands, Table View, Cape Town. It follows the South African curriculum through the GET and FET phases and prepares pupils for the National Senior Certificate (Matric). The school serves early childhood, junior and senior phases (ages 3 to 18) across three linked schools on the campus — Little Saints (pre‑school), Saints in Training (Grades R–6) and Saints Among Us (Grades 7–12). English and Afrikaans are offered in school (English as Home Language and Afrikaans as Home or First Additional Language in subject lists), with computing/coding, creative arts and a broad range of elective subjects available at senior level. Notable features published on the school site and prospectuses include a compulsory extra‑murals policy (one sport and one cultural activity per term), a restorative‑justice pastoral approach, school camps and outreach, aftercare and a cooked‑meals option for younger pupils, and participation in the international Edmund Rice network and Connecting Classrooms initiatives.