Student Applications

Applications for Grade 8 admissions for 2025
Deadline: Monday, 6 May 2024

Please read the terms & conditions below  

• Please ensure that you provide us with at least 2 working contact numbers. Your application may be disqualified if you miss scheduled appointments due to incorrect contact information.
• Applications that have incorrect/missing information will not be processed. This means that all required documentation requested must accompany each application.
• Submitting an application to Christel House does not guarantee placement for your child. We receive large volumes of applications each year and only have a limited number of spaces available.
• Please ensure that you apply to and accept placements from other schools for your child. If your child is accepted into Christel House, a staff member will inform you telephonically.
• Christel House South Africa reserves the right to disqualify an application at any time during the admissions process should the application not meet the admissions criteria.
• Christel House South Africa reserves the right to disqualify an application if found to have been dishonest.
• Christel House South Africa reserves the right to prioritise qualifying siblings of current Christel House families.

QUALIFYING CRITERIA:

Only applicants who meet all of our non-negotiable qualifying criteria mentioned below will be considered:

• Results requirement: Your child must achieve a code 6 or 7 OR 70%+ in Maths, English and Afrikaans/ isiXhosa (we require the applicants most recent report.
• Financial Need: Your average household income must be R1500 or less per person per month. To calculate: Count the total income (salaries, social grants & stipends) your household receives per month (e.g., R5000 in total). Divide this number by the number of people staying in your house (e.g., 5 people) to get the average income per person. For example: R5000 divided by 5 people = R1000 per person per month.
• Location: Child must currently & permanently live in one of these areas at the time of application:
- Hanover Park - Manenberg / Tambo Square - Phillipi Farms: Jim se Bos, Smallville, Springfield, Olieboom Farm, Sonnestraal Farm, Schaapkraal, Jabula, Lekkerwater - Phumlani - Lotus River - Strandfontein - Pelican Park - Lansdowne - Parkwood - Langa - Athlone: Kewtown / Bridgetown / Silvertown - Belgravia / Parktown / Pook Se Bos / Statishights / Bokmakierie - Ottery / Freedom Park - Mitchells Plain: Eastridge, Beacon Valley & Lentegeur only - Kiki Informal Settlement

*Disclaimer: High School applicants who live close and around the above-listed areas may be considered. Considerations will be made based on space availability on our buses and the family’s ability to access public transport and affordability. Christel House Admissions Criteria applies.

Please note: If you do not meet ALL of our non-negotiable qualifying criteria listed above, your application will not be processed.

Click here for our Grade 8 application form.

To view our frequently asked questions, click here. 

For more information, please contact our Admissions Office on 067 035 6608 (WhatsApp) or email admissions@sa.christelhouse.org or call 021 704 9429.