PENRYN COLLEGE
School in White River

Penryn College provides quality holistic education in a Christian setting, with a strong community outreach. The academic programme prepares pupils for the high academic standards expected of them in the College. Scholars are taught in an environment centred on individual academic excellence. We invite you to pay a visit to our beautiful campus and to experience the ambience that makes this such a special place for scholars, staff, parents and the Lowveld community. This allows us to follow the dictates of our Mission where we encourage scholars to achieve individual academic excellence. This we believe enables each and every one to be globally effective. Senior Phase scholars are taught in an innovative yet rigorous academic environment that demands of each individual that they do their best in order to leave school with the best possible marks. We are also committed to continually develop and refine the education we offer to our scholars, and use a variety of teaching and learning approaches and techniques, including group work, individual teaching and research. This is undertaken by scholars who evaluate their teachers on a continual basis and by College management. The College is wholly committed to providing its scholars with a dynamic, individualised education that will equip them to meet the challenges that lie ahead in the 21st century.The assessment of scholars is both formative (consisting of a portfolio of work that comprises the year's work) and summative (consisting of a middle of the year and end of the year examination). The Academic Support Department helps scholars to overcome academic challenges and work on ways to limit the impact these may have on academic progress. Grades 12s are expected to play a winter team sport, and be fully committed to the sport programme in which they have had a role to play in the years leading up to their Matric year. Cultural activities find an important niche alongside academics and sport, in order to give every scholar the opportunities to develop as broadly as possible. Penryn aims to give every scholar the opportunities to develop as broadly as possible. The cultural programme at Penryn offers a rich and diverse array of opportunities for involvement and for the enrichment of those who participate. Boarding at Penryn College offers a unique experience since all hostels are co-educational and siblings can usually be housed in the same building. Whenever possible, boarders stay in one hostel from Grade 8 to Grade 12, which creates a close-knit setting that provides support and security. The hostel parent accommodation opens directly into the common room of the hostel and, as a result, a close relationship is established between the boarders and staff members. Scholars with special dietary requirements are catered for if the manager has been informed in writing. The development of leadership skills is encouraged. Many opportunities are available to those scholars who aspire to positions of leadership, underpinned by Christian service to others. The development of leadership skills is an important part of the school’s non-academic programme and several opportunities are available to those scholars who aspire to positions of leadership. Academic and other extension subjects, such as Art, Music, Technology, Computers and Drama are included in the daily timetable. The uniform shop, which stocks all Penryn school and sports uniform, is conveniently situated on the school premises.