Over 80 years, in fact. While our façade has changed and our goals have evolved, one thing remains the same. Our responsibility to our children, their families, the community, and the world. A responsibility to create a space that sets pupils up for success in every season of their life.
Culture meets innovation.
By remembering, honouring and celebrating the Jewish heritage, identity and culture that makes us who we are, while actively learning, engaging and adapting so we can keep ahead in this ever-evolving modern world: we set our pupils up to be kind and strong. Compassionate and confident. Selfless and driven.
Every pupil matters.
It’s our responsibility to make sure that they’re not just seen, but known for who they truly are and want to be. It’s our responsibility to understand them. To believe in them. To add value to their lives. To ensure that every child gets the tools and support they need to overcome every obstacle and achieve their greatest potential.
History
“Im tirtzu”. And it was no dream.
The dream to create a Jewish Day School in Cape Town came to life in 1940 and has been shaping lives by combining world-class education and Jewish values ever since. The school expanded into United Herzlia Schools, as we now know it, with the building of the Constantia and Milnerton campuses in ‘73, the incorporation of Weizmann in ‘76, the building of the Middle School in ‘82, and the incorporation of the Hebrew Pre-Primary Schools in 2000.
