Question 1

What ages and grades does Broadacres Academy take?

Accepted Answer

Broadacres takes children from six months old through to matric. Preschool runs from 6 months to Grade 00, Junior Prep covers Grade 0 to Grade 3, Senior Prep covers Grade 4 to Grade 6, and High School runs from Grade 7 to Grade 12.

Question 2

What curriculum does Broadacres follow?

Accepted Answer

Broadacres is a CAPS and IEB school. CAPS anchors the Preparatory years, and the High School leads to an IEB matric — the National Senior Certificate written through the IEB, an internationally benchmarked qualification accepted at universities in South Africa and abroad.

Question 3

Does Broadacres offer the IEB matric?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Broadacres High School students sit the South African National Senior Certificate under the IEB (Independent Examinations Board), a nationally recognised and internationally benchmarked matric.

Question 4

How much are the fees at Broadacres Academy?

Accepted Answer

For 2026, fees start at around R5 725 per month for Preschool, R7 300 for Junior Prep, R8 000 for Senior Prep and R8 325 for High School. Discounts are available for siblings and for fees paid upfront, and fees can be paid annually, half-yearly or monthly. The full fee schedule is published at fees.broadacres.com.

Question 5

Where are the Broadacres campuses?

Accepted Answer

Broadacres has three campuses a short drive apart, all in Johannesburg. Preschool and Junior Prep share the Syringa campus at 28 Syringa Avenue (off Cedar Road), Broadacres. Senior Prep and High School sit opposite each other in Chartwell, on Fifth Street (access via Spencer Road).

Question 6

What are the school hours?

Accepted Answer

Hours vary by phase. Preschool runs roughly 08:00–12:30 (with age splits), Junior Prep 07:30–13:30 or 14:00, Senior Prep 07:30–14:00, and High School 07:30–14:30 (ending 13:30 on Wednesdays and Fridays). Aftercare runs to 17:00, with gates closing at 17:30.

Question 7

How many terms are in the Broadacres school year?

Accepted Answer

Broadacres runs a three-term academic year. The current calendar is published at calendar.broadacres.com.

Question 8

Can I visit the school or book a walkabout?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Broadacres runs small-group, Campus Head-led walkabouts every week: Preschool on Tuesdays at 09:00 and Junior Prep on Thursdays at 09:00 at the Syringa campus, Senior Prep on Fridays at 09:00 at the Chartwell campus, and High School by appointment. Curious families are welcome — book a walkabout to come and see.

Question 9

Does Broadacres offer aftercare and a holiday programme?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Aftercare is available for children up to Grade 7, running to 17:30 through our in-house programme, Our Little Village. A holiday care programme runs during school breaks, with a few closed days over December and January.

Question 10

Is there a bus service?

Accepted Answer

Yes, on selected routes across Broadacres, Fourways, Dainfern and the surrounding areas, for the Preparatory and High School phases. Routes and capacity change year to year, so please speak to admissions for the current options. Preschool families arrange their own transport, with an inter-campus shuttle available for those with older siblings.

Question 11

What is Learning, naturally?

Accepted Answer

Learning, naturally is the Broadacres teaching philosophy, used across every phase. It is a relationship-centred approach grounded in the Vygotskian tradition: teachers work alongside each child, pitching tasks just beyond what they can already do, with real materials, real tasks and language-rich classrooms where play is treated as serious work.