Developing tomorrow’s leaders
Inanda Seminary is a low fee independent girls’ secondary school situated in Inanda township, near Durban. Since 1869 it has built a proud reputation for educating black South African women who have gone into the world exemplifying the school’s motto of ‘Shine Where You Are’.
The school was founded by Daniel and Lucy Lindley, missionaries from the American Board of Missions, based in Natal, in 1869.
The school is affiliated to the United Congregational Church of South Africa (UCCSA) and is a member of the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (ISASA); the South African Extraordinary Schools Coalition (SAESC) and the Global Teachers Institute (GTI).
They seek to equip their learners for higher education by providing strong academics and Christian leadership undergird by their core values: honesty, loyalty, respect, self-discipline, sociability and responsibility.
As a learning community the staff and learners are constantly challenged to grow and develop.
As a member of SAESC, the school is a part of a national organisation whose aim is to re-write the education narrative through innovation in instructional practice with a specific focus on ICT.
Their mission is to provide a Christian educational environment with an African ethos for its learners to develop holistically in leadership, life skills, integrated technology, critical thinking, social development and sport.
Inanda Seminary offers a variety of sport such as swimming, indigenous games, touch rugby, softball, hockey, netball, etc, as well as other extra-mural activities to provide the learners with the opportunity to get fit, have fun and develop their skills.
While teams are quite competitive in local leagues, the aim is to open up leisure activities, which offer lifelong enrichment.
Inanda Seminary is a full boarding school (one of the oldest in South Africa for girls) with a rich set of traditions where all learners are taught to live in community with others.
The school is the ideal place to learn leadership, emotional intelligence and selfreliance, whilst forging familial bonds.
The learners refer to each other and themselves as members because it is implied that they are members of one family.