Curro to open high school at Century City

CURRO Holdings, the listed independent school company that opened a primary school at Century City in January 2013, is to open a high school on an adjoining site in 2017.

Curro took transfer of the new site in June and construction is well under way.

Executive head Sean Friedenthal says the primary school is almost at full capacity with enrolment numbers having exceeded the school’s most ambitious expectations. The primary school, which operates from Grade 4 to Grade 7, has a capacity of around 800 and the high school will have a capacity of around 500 when fully operational.

He says the new campus will meet the strong demand from the school’s existing pupils as well as others for high school facilities in the Century City precinct.

“We are building the entire high school campus now but will only open Grades 8 and 9 next year with the other grades being phased in to ensure continuity for the learners.”

The new campus will have 24 classrooms, four laboratories, computer rooms, a consumer studies kitchen, a cafeteria, an administration block, two Fives soccer courts and a 25m indoor swimming pool.

In addition certain existing facilities on the primary school campus such as the hall and sports field will be shared with the junior campus.

“Our existing pupils will get first option for the high school but we will have enough room to accommodate at least 50 more pupils in each grade next year and enrolments are open.”

Curro Century City was the group’s first new concept “City school” which has a bigger academic focus than the traditional larger Curro campuses but still offers a variety of sports facilities including tennis courts and a multi-purpose field.

Artist’s impression of the new Curro High School to be built at Century City.