Abbotts College Pretoria, one of the best high schools in Pretoria, is truly a home away from home. Our students flourish in the comfortable, caring environment that is created by staff and fellow students. We celebrate our students' uniqueness and embrace our diversity. Besides teaching the required curriculum, our dedicated educators create the space for our students to develop and enhance their 21st Century Skills, namely critical and ethical thinking, effective communication, social skills, self-management and research abilities. Our students also learn to be global citizens, appreciative of our individuality and diversity, as well as being respectful of all. Our Grade 8s and 9s will build their 21st Century Skills in EdTech, learning to code and work within programmes. Robotics has also been introduced, and our Grade 8s get to create their own superheroes as a process of self-discovery. Our Grade 9s create their own cities using 3D printers (working in groups) and ...

At Abbotts Rondebosch, which is one of the Private High Schools in Cape Town, students are equipped with our core values and core skills that will carry them beyond the college. Through our Academic Focus, students are able to channel their energy into subjects that they are passionate about. We remain at the forefront of new developments in education and we are committed to high-quality teaching and effective learning.

The Holy Cross Sisters arrived in South Africa as a missionary order in 1883. Their first school was established in Umtata, providing education for the disadvantaged. Their work extended further into the local community with them not only founding schools all over South Africa, but also establishing and building orphanages, hospitals and homes for the elderly where the need for these facilities existed. Many of the Sisters are also nurses and social workers who are closely involved in working in and with communities. The Sisters opened different schools in Cape Town as well as an orphanage and Teacher Training College (St. Augustine’s) . Many of these are now classified as state schools on church property. The Teacher Training College had to close in 1974 due to the enforcement of the Group Areas Act and its orphanage moved into the Cape Flats. In 1910 the Sisters decided to open a school in Maitland, starting their work in old farm buildings and developing the property over ...