St. John's Diocesan School for Girls

To start the application process with St John’s D.S.G., please download the application form via the “Application Form”.

Once all necessary documentation has been received, the school will contact you to arrange an assessment and/or interview with either the Headmistress of the Junior School or the Principal of the Senior School, depending what grade is being applied for.

Late applications for the above grades will still be accepted and we will do our best to accommodate you. There is no deadline for applications of other grades within the Junior and Senior School; however places will be space dependant within the grade being applied for. Please don’t hesitate to contact the Junior School or Senior School respectively for any enquiries.

All applications for the Junior School will be assessed. The Assessment Day for all applications for Grades RR & R will be in the form of a relaxed one-on-one interview between the applicant and the current foundation phase teacher within a caring and friendly environment. For those girls applying for a place in Grades 1 – 3, an individual assessment will be conducted and for those applying for Grades 4 – 7, an entrance test will be required. We are happy to consider applications for the Junior School at any stage of the year, subject to places being available. All girls applying for the Senior School will be required to sit an entrance examination before a place at the school is offered. The entrance examination consists of two papers:

• English – The English paper for each age group is 70 minutes in length. It is a standardised test assessing vocabulary, punctuation, spelling and comprehension.
• Mathematics – The Mathematics paper is 1 hour long and questions will tests students’ basic mathematical knowledge, problem solving abilities, as well as their ability to apply their knowledge into scenarios they may not have encountered before.

The entrance examination for all Grade 8, applications will take place on 6 May,. Girls and their parents/guardians will also be invited to attend an interview with the Principal, Mr Simon Moore, before 6 May,. For those girls applying for a place in Grades 9-12 the entrance exam and interview will be conducted at the time of application, should there be space available for the grade being applied for. Please note that applications for Grade RR, Grade R and Grade 1, close on 16 March, and applications for Grade 8, close at 02:00 17 April, Applications received after this deadline will be placed on a waiting list.

Application fee

Grade RR – Grade 11: A non-refundable fee of R600 is payable on submission of the application form.

Enrolment fee

On receipt of the Application for Admission Form, an interview with the Principal and an entrance test/assessment will be conducted, after which the pupil may be offered a place at St John’s D.S.G. In confirmation of acceptance of the place offered, the following enrolment fees are payable (effective 1 January)

Grade RR – Grade 7

 A fee of R4 000 is payable for Day Scholars.

Grade 8 – Grade 12

 A fee equal to one month’s tuition is payable for Day Scholars (R10 755) and a fee equal to one month’s tuition and boarding: R20 500 is payable for Boarders. This amount is payable of return of the Contract of Enrolment, to secure your daughter’s place at the school, and is non-refundable. The Board of Governors reserves the right to increase fees with prior notice.