About

Silvermine Academy

Cooperative. Confident. Competent.

Our Vision

We are the school of choice for quality secondary education in the Deep South. Here young people are nurtured through the challenging teen years to graduate as collaborative, confident and competent changemakers.

How we put that into practice

We offer a structured learning environment where we focus on wellbeing:

Emotional wellbeing: An empathy rich space where relationships are key
Academic wellbeing: Our goal is to get every student who enrols through Matric successfully. Our teacher to pupil ratio is designed for individual attention and guided learning.
Physical wellbeing: an awareness that our physical body needs care.
Community wellbeing: We teach citizenship and compassion through community and environmental outreach.

A decade of 100% IEB passes!

Academic Information

We offer Grade 8-12 education in classes of no more than 23 students per grade. This high-touch student to teacher ratio allows us to provide quality education tailored to the needs of our individual students.

At Grade 8-9 our learners do the CAPS curriculum supplemented with ICT integration and 4iR skills. Students are guided through the subject choice process into a direction instead of a specific career path.

In Grade 10-12 we offer a wide range of subjects. Students write the IEB NSC exam which is equivalent to a CAPS NSC certificate and is accepted as an international benchmark for university acceptance.

Subjects Offered in Grades 10-12

Compulsory:

Mathematics/Mathematical Literacy
English
Afrikaans First Additional
Life Orientation

Chosen Subjects:

Computer Applications Technology
Information Technology (Offered online by SSiR)
Physical Science
Life Sciences
Visual Art
Design
Consumer Studies
Business Studies
Geography
History
Equine Studies (Offered by an outside tutor - not included in school fees)
Spanish (Offered through Mi Casa of Languages)

Academic Support and Accommodations

There is plenty of support in the classroom throughout the school day and our teachers also offer Extra Classes in the afternoons after school where students can request extra lessons on specific topics with specific teachers. This extra support is included in the school fee. We also offer Academic support classes with a learning support teacher to a limited number of students once per week.

We offer Accommodations (Concessions) through the IEB. Following an Educaitonal Psychology report, parents can apply to the IEB for accommodations for exams. Silvermine Academy does not make use of in-person scribes and readers. We use an approved software, Exam Portal. The use of this program is billed to parents per exam period and is subsidised by the school.

Technological Integration

Silvermine Academy is a Smart Phone Free School for students. We require students to hand in their phones at the beginning of the school day. Grade 8-9 students rent a Chromebook which is formally managed by the school. Grade 10-12 students are required to bring a tablet or laptop to school for access to the school's digital resources. Device use is purposeful and strictly controlled.

Google Classroom is the main way through which we share resources and make teachers' planning accessible to students. We also strongly encourage students to use the Google Apps when creating and submitting assignments.

Read some more about why Google for Education can help to prepare our students for a future of cloud based work.

Smartphone Free School

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Location

Our campus is located in the quiet suburb of Sun Valley just off the M64. Where we have transformed several residential properties into a beautiful, welcoming campus.

44 Brigantine Avenue, Sun Valley, Fish Hoek, 7975