Durban is home to schools like Al Falaah College, St Mary Diocesan, and other schools that are not just the best in the city<\/a> but in South Africa. The top 10 best schools in Durban have a record of high pass rates for their matriculating students and a well equipped with modern facilities.<\/p>\n St Mary Diocesan School For Girls<\/a> has been in existence for more than 115 years. The school has managed to stay relevant through constant innovation. Over the years, they have been consistent in updating their teaching style, keeping up with modern education standards.<\/p>\n The school accepts students from grades 0 to 12 and currently has more than a thousand students, all of which are girls. The school takes part in the IEB test and prides itself on having a record 100% pass rate for more than 40 years. The school’s boarding facility is only available to grades 8 to 12 students.<\/p>\n St Mary’s Diocesan is particular about the type of teachers their students learn from, which drives them to recruit those passionate about instilling knowledge and moral values in the girls. Teachers in the school are committed to building students with high emotional intelligence.<\/p>\n It is noteworthy to add that St Mary is religiously affiliated with Christianity. As such, the school encourages students to build a healthy Christain life by taking part in at least one or more of the following activities:<\/p>\n Al Falaah College<\/a> is the first Islamic-based independent school in South Africa. The school was established in 1984 with the name Ahmedia School. However, in 1991, the name was changed to Lockhat Islamia College, but today, the school goes by the name Al Falaah College.<\/p>\n This school accepts students from grades 0 to 12. It uses the CAPS curriculum that requires the school to offer subjects like Physical Sciences, Business Studies, English Home Language, Afrikaans First Additional Language, Mathematics, Mathematical Literacy, Geography, Life Orientation, Accounting, Engineering, Graphics & Design.<\/p>\n It is important for parents who wish to for their words to attend Al Falaah school to note that the school is religiously affiliated to Islam and also uses an Islamic curriculum. As such, the school offers the following Islamic subjects: Islamic Studies (Theory), Islamic Studies (Oral), Arabic, and Hifz (memorization of the Quran optional).<\/p>\n Al Falaah takes pride in being one of the best schools in Durban and South Africa, with 3.1 distinctions per learner and a 100% bachelor’s degree pass rate. Since the school’s inception, they have recorded a 100% matric pass.<\/p>\n The school is also renowned for engaging its students in sporting activities like indoor soccer, soccer, cricket, tennis, volleyball, archery, netball, and athletics. Here are some of the notable achievements that Al Falaah school prides in:<\/p>\n Eden College Durban<\/a> was established in 2007; however, the school has been in existence since 1974. Eden College has two branches in South Africa; the first and head branch is located at Lyndhurst, Randburg, Johannesburg, while the other is located in Durban. Its Durban branch has less than 500 students.<\/p>\n The school accepts students into Pre-Primary, Preparatory, Middle School, and College High School. Since the school was established in 2007, its students have continued to record a 100% pass rate. Since the inception of Eden College Durban, the school has always participated in NSC examinations.<\/p>\n In 2010, the matriculating set recorded an average of 91.9% aggregate on average, and each learner had at least 4 As. Eden College offers 20 matriculation subjects which include:<\/p>\n Rather than referring to student leaders as prefects, they are referred to as Stewards, and unlike other schools, Eden College uses a multiform. However, the school’s colors are blue and white.<\/p>\n St Henry Marist Brothers’ College<\/a> stands out as one of the best schools in Durban for the academic prowess of its students, the school’s facilities, and uniqueness.<\/p>\n This school was founded in 1929 by the Marist Brothers and was initially a day school for boys, but today, the school accepts both boys and girls. This school is religiously affiliated with the Catholic mission and emphasizes the Christian religion. St Henry Marist Brothers’ College also emphasizes discipline and family spirit.<\/p>\n Like other top schools in South Africa and Durban, St Henry also records a 100% pass rate. The school uses the national curriculum but takes part in the IEB examination. Grades 10 to 12 are required to offer 7 subjects and can make their choices from the 14 available subjects.<\/p>\n However, students from grades 8 to 9 offer the following subjects:<\/p>\n The school has a psychologist who provides mental support to students and staff to help them function at their peak.\u00a0St Henry is fully equipped with a state-of-the-art learning resources center that encourages learning.<\/p>\n Some of the school’s facilities include a library, computer room, audio-visual room, classrooms with smartboards, laboratories, gymnasium, tennis court, and playground. The school encourages students to desire leadership and academic success by honoring outstanding students with: half colors, full colors, color blazers, and honors blazers.<\/p>\n So when you see their students wearing slightly different uniforms, you can quickly tell they are outstanding.\u00a0It is noteworthy to add that St Henry Marist Brothers’ College is an active member of the Durban Youth Council.<\/p>\n Durban High School<\/a> is an all-boys public school established in 1866 after the Zulu War. It is the oldest existing school in the province and one of the oldest in South Africa. This school prides itself on being one of the top schools in Durban and South Africa. Matriculating students of the school take part in National Senior Certificate (NSC) and Cambridge A-Levels and have stellar results to show for it.<\/p>\n Recently, boys from Durban High School have always had some of the best results in the province. The school usually provides students who make it to the top 10 ratings. To enable teachers and students to connect better, each class has less than 30 students. Grades 8 and 9 have 28 students per class, while the number of students in Grades 10 and 12 depends on the students’ subject choice.<\/p>\n This school has facilities like a science laboratory, contemporary library, state-of-the-art audio visual, and IT centers. According to information on the school’s website, they are working on an update to improve the classroom’s condition and provide specialized facilities like music venues, dramatic art, and laboratories.<\/p>\n Durban High School also pays much attention to sports, and its students are very competitive. Some of their sports activities include cross country, athletics, badminton, football, basketball, hockey, golf, indoor hockey, softball, rugby, tennis, squash, swimming, sport climbing, and water polo.<\/p>\n While competing with other schools, Durban High has brought home titles in canoeing, surfing, and basketball.\u00a0Some notable alumni of the school include Senator Denis Gem Shepstone, Alec Erwin (former president of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), Prof. David W. Brokensha, and Prof Thomas John I’Anson Bromwich.<\/p>\n Kearsney College<\/a> aims at becoming a world-class all-boys school that provides holistic education and empowers boys to reach their full potential. The school is achieving this by providing fully-equipped classroom facilities, laboratories, and a library.<\/p>\n This school emphasizes the importance of students cultivating core values that make them better individuals in society, like honesty, humility, fairness, team spirit, empathy, integrity, respect, and servant leadership, to mention a few.<\/p>\n Kearsney College accepts students from grades 8 to 12 and has four boarding houses and three senior houses – Finningley (blue), Gillingham (red), Pembroke (green), Sheffield (yellow)) and one junior house (Haley).<\/p>\n Matriculating students of Kearsney College have been recorded to have a 100% pass rate and a 100% bachelor’s degree pass rate. Senior college students (i.e., grades 10 to 12) offer the following subjects:<\/p>\n Aside from being grounded in academics, students in Kearsney College also engage in the club and cultural activities like academic extension clubs (history club, 12 clubs), personal enrichment club and activities (Art Appreciation, Chess, Dale Carnegie Course SCA), creative clubs (video editing and photography club), fun clubs (Board games clubs), and physical clubs (mountain bike club, surfing club, and survival club).<\/p>\n Boys in Kearsney College are also trained in public speaking by members of the inner circle speakers’ club and the Speakers’ Circle. The school also encourages its students to become athletic by offering the following sports: tennis, swimming, squash, soccer, athletics, football, canoeing, hockey, golf, cross country, indoor hockey, cricket, hockey, rugby, rowing, and rugby seven.<\/p>\n In 2012, Kearsney College won the award of World Champions for Folklore at the World Choir Games.\u00a0It is essential to mention that Kearsney College is religiously affiliated with the Methodist Church. Some of the notable alumni the school has produced include Jonathan Pons (ophthalmologist), HRH Prince Shlobosenkosi Zulu of the Zulu royal family, Alan Dell (BBC radio broadcast), and A.B. Theunissen (CEO of VW South Africa and Total Oil South Africa).<\/p>\n Glenwood High School<\/a> was established in 1910, and students from this school took part in World War I and II. Today, Glenwood\u00a0 High aims to raise boys that are intellectually, morally, and mentally ready to face the world. This school is achieving its mission by providing standard facilities to make learning easier and more engaging for students. Some of these facilities include:<\/p>\n To take advantage of all of these facilities, Glenwood High School ensures to employ highly trained educators. The school’s governing body works together to develop long-term and short-term strategic plans.<\/p>\n Glenwood High School trains boys in the following sports: swimming, target shooting, water polo, squash, softball, golf, sailing, rugby, hockey, eSports, cricket, chess, basketball, surfing, soccer, and cross country.<\/p>\n The investment of Glenwood High School in sports is evident in the number of the school’s alumni who is currently renowned as professional sportsmen, some of which include: John Allan (professional Rugby player), Kevin Curren (international tennis player), and Steven Jack (international cricketer), to mention but a few.<\/p>\n Maris Stella School<\/a> is a Roman Catholic girls-only school on a mission to educate girls and instill faith-based values and skills based on romantic ethos. This school aims to raise girls that would be positive contributors to society.<\/p>\n Although Maris Stella upholds the Roman Catholic ethos, the school admits students from all denominations. However, parents should note that their wards will be taught about the Roman Catholic faith and doctrines as the school emphasizes their girls’ personal and spiritual growth.<\/p>\n The management of Maris Stella encourages parents to enroll their wards at the school because they believe an all-girls school helps girls build leadership skills, and self-confidence promotes teamwork and helps a girl find her voice. They also below that a girl’s school like Maris Stella helps girls grow in a world free of stereotypes about girls, which can help them become more confident and excel.<\/p>\n The school prides itself on its top-notch ability to monitor the girls without giving them the feeling of being monitored. They do this by developing good student-teacher relationships. Based on the statistics on the school’s website, 95% of girls in girls-only schools feel supported by their teachers, whereas only 84% of girls in mixed schools feel the same.<\/p>\n It is noteworthy to add that although Maris Stella creates a safe environment for girls to excel, they also pride themselves in the fact that they prepare girls for the mixed world outside the walls of the school. Some notable alumni of the school include Diana Napier (actress), Bree O’Mara (TV producer, air hostess, novelist, and ballet and dancers).<\/p>\n Clifton School<\/a> is an all-boys school that was established by Harry Stubbs (first headmaster of the school) in 1924 in his house. Today, the school has become one of the best in Durban.\u00a0The school’s mission is to help boys reach their maximum potential, thrive in a competitive environment, and develop moral values like compassion and humility.<\/p>\n And also to raise proudly South African boys who will thrive internationally.\u00a0Clifton school accepts boys from grades R to 12. Boys from grades R to 3 are trained to develop socially, emotionally, and intellectually. They take subjects like life skills, mathematics, English, home language, music, information technology, arts, drama, and ball skills.<\/p>\n The school is well equipped with facilities that help to build the cognitive function of these little ones.\u00a0Middle school boys in Clifton School offer the following subjects: Media Science, Design Technology, Information Technology, English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, Mathematics, Geography, History, Natural Sciences Art, Drama, Music, Entrepreneurship, Media Science, Design Technology, Information Technology, Art, Drama, Music.<\/p>\n Boys in grades 9 and 12 take part in Independent Examination Board Examinations, and the school is very confident in the ability of its boys to come out with stellar results. Boys in grades 8 to 12 at Clifton School are encouraged to take well-calculated and intellectual risks and build interpersonal skills.<\/p>\n Students in Clifton School are encouraged to participate in sports activities. Some of the sports the school offers include basketball, golf, chess, tennis, squash, water polo, swimming, rugby, touch rugby, soccer, cross country, and indoor hockey, to mention but a few.<\/p>\n1. St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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