W Cape schools’ policies featured

IN THE Western Cape, there are 27 schools – including some private schools – whose policies were featured in the research.

Twelve said they had no explicit school zoning policies while nine said they gave preference to children for whom the school was the closest to their place of residence.

Just three schools gave preference to pupils who live in specific suburbs.

The findings also show that one school preferred to admit children from specific feeder primary schools.

The remaining two schools, Springfield Convent and Herzlia School – due to their religious ethos – give preference to pupils who:

Are Catholic or Jewish, respectively. Are children of past pupils.

Have siblings at the school. Springfield Convent also admits pupils from disadvantaged communities.

The report shows the best school suburbs in the Western Cape – and the average cost of a three-bedroom home and average year-on-year property price growth – to be:

Durbanville: Vredehoek: Rondebosch: Plumstead: Wynberg:

R2 735 200; 4.3% R5 471 500; 5.48% R3 890 632; 7.56% R2 590 363; 8% R2 148 750; 10.3%

Happy pupils. PICTURE: AYANDA NDAMANE