Private & international schools in Cape Town

Plan Constantia visits around the child's actual phase

American International School of Cape Town publishes its high-school contact address as 42 Soetvlei Avenue, Constantia, and advertises boarding specifically for Grades 9–12. That residential option should not be used to plan accommodation for a primary applicant. Ask which day-school division the child will enter and whether a proposed boarding place, arrival date and care arrangement are actually available.

Reddam House Constantia places its preparatory school at the foot of the Steenberg mountains in the Southern Suburbs. Its college page describes Grades 8–12, whereas AISCT's advertised boarding band begins in Grade 9. For siblings crossing those phases, compare dismissal times, activities and the proposed transport arrangement individually. Nearby-area labels do not settle whether one family's school day can be managed with a single collection.

Sources: AISCT high school, credits, AP and address · AISCT Grades 9–12 boarding · Reddam Constantia preparatory assessments and admission day · Reddam Constantia college phases and languages

Compare leaving awards, course credits and language study

AISCT describes a US high-school diploma earned through school credits, with AP courses available in Grades 10–12. Some courses rotate according to interest, and online provision can supplement campus classes. A transferring senior pupil should request a credit audit and confirm graduation requirements, including service and the senior project, before assuming that previous examinations or an AP selection complete the school diploma.

Reddam's college page describes its IEB programme; its published 2025 results identify the IEB National Senior Certificate. The preparatory school's IEB Primary Schools' Initiative assessments in Grades 3 and 6 are benchmarks at a different phase. The college lists English with Afrikaans or isiXhosa as compulsory languages and French as optional. Ask how earlier language study fits the proposed grade and subject combination rather than judging the route by the IEB label alone.

Sources: AISCT high school, credits, AP and address · Reddam Constantia college phases and languages · Reddam Constantia 2025 IEB NSC results · Reddam Constantia preparatory assessments and admission day

Resolve assessment and aftercare before comparing costs

AISCT's FAQ says placement considers the application, two years of reports, a referral and an admission assessment. A previous grade name is therefore only part of the evidence. Reddam describes an immersive school day for Grade 1–7 applicants, including observations in English and mathematics. Send relevant reports and ask what assessment and support review apply to the specific phase before making commitments.

For Reddam Early Learning, the FAQ says the teaching day ends at 12:30 and Adventure Zone aftercare costs extra. Its FAQ and 2026 fee page use different extended-day finishing times. Ask the school to identify the actual session and collection deadline on the quote. Compare tuition, aftercare, transport and any residential charges separately, using the child's intended academic year rather than automatically carrying forward the published 2026 schedule.

Sources: AISCT placement FAQs · Reddam Constantia preparatory assessments and admission day · Reddam Constantia teaching day and aftercare FAQs · Reddam Constantia published 2026 fee options

Compare documented pathways and campuses

These are the pathways recorded for each included campus. Online provision appears separately. A senior qualification does not establish provision in younger years.

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