Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Max. number of students per class |
22 |
| Average number of students per class |
22 |
| External examinations or assessments available |
IGCSE, A Levels |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes |
| Approximate hours of homework given |
Depends on the subject and grade level. |
| Entry evaluation for students |
Personal interview and entrance tests. |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
No deadline. |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Play ball, multi-sports/games club, mini-cricket, swimming, recorder, chess, tennis, arts and crafts, monkeynastix, dance fitness, choir, ballet, Mandarin, piano/singing, guitar, Maths support, English extension. |
| Sports activities included |
Physical education |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Outdoor pitches, indoor gym. |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
International Helderberg School is currently based in Heritage Park, a security estate in Somerset West that lies below the majestic Helderberg mountain peak. The school is small and personal with classes of between 8 and 22 students. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
Helderberg looks to develop children who approach life with confidence, who are able to reflect and respond with a sense of responsibility to the world around them and who are empowered to engage in the challenges of the 21st Century. Underpinned by Cambridge and external standardised examination and testing, English, Mathematics and Science are experienced at the highest level within classes. |