Boarding
St Andrew's School for Girls provides a top class girls' boarding facility for girls from Grade 8 to 12. Our new boarding house welcomes girls into a happy, comfortable, and friendly environment. They are looked after by the Head of Boarding and by two matrons who are assisted by two ‘stooges’ (young relief matrons). Girls may be weekly or full term boarders. Occasional boarders are accommodated where possible. Weekly boarders may be signed out on a Friday afternoon once all school commitments have been completed. They may return on Sunday before 18:00 or on a Monday morning before 07:30. All Boarders are required to leave the boarding house over the mid-term breaks and on certain closed weekends. The matrons accompany the girls to the airport and collect them at the start of term.
A lady doctor visits the school every Wednesday.
Head and deputy head of boarding 2012
Weekends
Over weekends the girls are taken on outings to places of interest, ice-skating, movies, shopping malls, theatre etc. Girls are encouraged not to bring more than R200 a week pocket money. The school’s excellent sporting facilities are available for the girls to use and they regularly make use of the indoor swimming pool and the gym.
Foreign Students
We welcome foreign students who speak English. They are required to obtain a student study visa from the Department of Home Affairs and they must have a letter from the school confirming that they will be students at St Andrew’s. Foreign students are required to take French as their second language. Our school is easily accessible from OR Tambo International airport, being only 15 minutes away.
Dining
Balanced, nutritious meals are served in the wood-panelled diningroom. Meals are served ‘buffet style’ so that girls may help themselves. Vegetarians are catered for, as are girls with special dietary requirements, such as girls who are on wheat-free diets or who require halaal food. Mid-morning tea and afternoon tea are served in the dining room. The school tuckshop is open between 07:30 and 16:00 during the week.
Requirements
The girls provide their own linen and bedding and there is a laundry service twice a week. Girls are expected to keep their rooms tidy at all times and to adhere to the Boarders' Policy and Boarders' Procedures. Girls may change into civvies after school if they are not involved in an co-curricular activity.
Visitors
Visitors are allowed during the week provided that the girls are not busy with school activities. They may accept invitations to go out with friends so long as written permission has been given by their parents. No girl may leave the property without written permission.
Relaxing in the quad on the furniture from Patio Warehouse in Randburg
General Information
- Set times are allocated for prep and study. Senior girls may work in their rooms.
- ‘Lights out’ in the evening depends on the age of the girls.
- Pay phones are available, laptops and cellphones are allowed and girls must adhere to the school policy relating to their use.
- Girls may attend the Church service held on Sundays at the school.
Jumping for joy on the boarding house trampoline
Why choose to send your daughter to boarding school?
Boarding school provides girls with many skills needed in later life: it encourages independance, respect for others and builds self confidence.
Our main aim is the happiness of our girls in the boarding house. We offer a home away from home and every attempt is made to make the girls feel part of a family. There are regular parties in the boarding house, each with a theme, and these help the girls to feel a part of a unit.
Some of the St Andrew's kitchen staff
