School life
A full day, built for busy families.
Supervised care from 07:15 to 17:00 at no extra charge, a co-curricular programme that keeps growing, and room to run.
The full-day programme
From the first drop-off to the last pick-up.
The day is structured to balance academic focus with co-curriculars, prep and play, and supervised care before and after school is part of the fees, not an extra.
- Preschool drop-offThe Preschool day starts at 07:30, with breakfast included.
- Morning careSupervised drop-off from Reception Year up, until classes begin.
- The school day startsReception Year through to the High School.
- Reception Year day endsSupervised care continues until 17:00.
- School day endsFrom Stage 1, including the High School, the school day runs to 16:00, with co-curriculars woven through it.
- Afternoon care endsSupervised care until 17:00, with no aftercare fees.
- Preschool full day endsPreschool families choose a half day to 12:00, a three-quarter day to 15:00 or a full day to 17:30.
Holiday Club
Holiday care is run by our own team on the days in our calendar: a full day from 07:30 to 17:30 or a half day to 13:00, with planned activities, a breakfast snack, a light cooked lunch and an afternoon snack. It is charged per day and is not part of tuition. See Fees.
Co-curriculars
Sport, clubs and the arts, for everyone.
Children are encouraged to explore and grow their talents through a wide and ever-expanding programme. School sports coaching and cultural co-curriculars are included in the fees.
Sport
- Swimming
- Athletics
- Cross-country
- Soccer
- Netball
Clubs
- Chess
- Environmental Club
Creative and performing arts
- Music
- Art
- Drama
- Pottery
Specialist activities
- Judo
- Ballet
- Dance Mouse
- Pottery
Run by outside specialists at an additional cost.
Arriving mid-year
New to Johannesburg? We are ready for you.
International families do not always arrive in January, so we welcome mid-year intakes and plan for them.
A new child is paired with a peer buddy, gets close attention from their teacher, and is usually settled within a few weeks.
Because the Cambridge curriculum is followed around the world, a child moving from another Cambridge school picks up where they left off. Families, too, tend to find friends and traditions in their first term.
Community
When you join, you join a circle.
Children, families, teachers and our Fourways neighbours are all part of one circle here.
Cultural celebrations, family-led traditions and multilingual classrooms are part of an ordinary week, not staged for events.
We also take our place in the wider community seriously, working at school level to show up for the Fourways neighbourhood and the city we share, and connecting with families across the Waterford Education Precinct and the ThriveEd network.
Visit us
Come and see for yourself.
Walkabouts run every week. Walk the precinct, sit in on the rhythm of a real school day and ask us anything. It is the quickest way to know whether Waterford International is right for your family.