Curro (South Africa)

Curro is a South African independent and co-educational school network. It is the largest independent education provider in Southern Africa, with 178 schools (as of 2022). It provides education for learners from 3 months to Grade 12. The company's headquarters are in Durbanville in the Western Cape province of South Africa.[1][2]

Curro
IndustryEducation services
Founded1998 (1998)
HeadquartersDurbanville, Western Cape, South Africa
Websitewww.curro.co.za

History

The former CEO of Curro, Dr Chris van der Merwe started Curro as a school of 28 learners in the hall of the NG Kerk Bergsis in the town of Durbanville, about 28 kilometres north-west of Cape Town. The experiment was nearly not sustainable because he failed to meet his targets for growing learner numbers and he was paying educator out of his bond. However, despite setbacks, van der Merwe later managed build the first Curro campus, Curro Durbanville, himself with 10 bricklayers and 30 labourers, which opened its doors in 1998. Hereafter, Curro has expanded its network of private schools beyond Durbanville to other provinces within South Africa.[3][4]

Structure

Curro consists of three units: a pre-primary (3 months to Grade R), primary school (from Grade 1 to 7) and high school (from Grade 8 to Grade 12).

List of Curro schools

Eastern Cape

Free State

Gauteng

KwaZulu-Natal

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

Northern Cape

North West

Western Cape

References
  1. "Contact us". www.curro.co.za. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  2. "Independent School Network | South Africa | Curro". www.curro.co.za. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  3. "The Story of Curro | Your Neighbourhood". 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  4. Ramalepe, Phumi. "Cafeteria, atrium, pause area. What to expect inside Curro's new Durbanville High School Campus". News24. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  5. "Creston College High School | Oslo Beach". www.curro.co.za. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
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