About Pinnacle College Copperleaf | Excellence in Education

About Us

Pinnacle College Copperleaf offers a personalised, relationship-based learning experience in a tranquil estate setting. We combine modern academics, technological integration, and a focus on character development to create a truly holistic private school experience in Centurion.

As one of the top private schools in Centurion, students benefit from:

Tailored academic support using AI-driven systems
Robotics and digital literacy embedded in every phase
Career mapping and goal setting through Yenza
Values education that shapes confident, empathetic leaders

Our 4 Promises

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Pinnacle Colleges promises a day to day student experience where you will grow socially and academically in a non-judgemental and respectful space.

EXTRACURRICULAR EXPERIENCE

Pinnacle Colleges promise an extra-mural experience of high quality – allowing you to enjoy and develop your talents.

CAMPUSES EXPERIENCE

Pinnacle Colleges promises a campus experience that will make you proud to call it your school.

COMMUNICATION

Pinnacle Colleges promise open communication channels between all the role players involved in your education. The triangle including the student—school—parent is vital in this promise.

Our Mission

A school with YOU at its core – offering an excellent education that is competitively priced while ensuring a meaningful student learning experience.

Principal's Welcome

Debbie Prinsloo is the Executive Head at Pinnacle College Copperleaf who manages all three phases on the campus. Debbie believes that creating well-rounded, lifelong learners is a privilege and responsibility every school has. In addition to managing this campus, she has been a successful educator for more than 25 years. Immersing herself in all possible opportunities, Debbie has been involved at the IEB at many levels for Business Studies. She has been involved in Nationwide staff training in her specialized subject. Debbie holds a Higher Diploma in Education from WITS (JCE).

Our Founders

09 January 2017 marks the day Copperleaf College officially opened under the management team of Ben McCarthy. By the end of 2017 Copperleaf had already enrolled 191 students. In 2019, Copperleaf College was added to ADvTECH’s Pinnacle College brand under the new name of Pinnacle College Copperleaf.

5 years later Pinnacle College Copperleaf has more than 700 students. In 2021, Debbie Prinsloo became the school’s 2^nd Principal.

Join us as we continue to grow from strength to strength!

Leadership

Pinnacle College Copperleaf’s nurturing and welcoming environment provides a sense of unity and security, it provides a new home with a new family.

A family consisting of teachers with parental qualities such as love, support and encouragement and with such a support system as a student, this inspires you to do more and to become more and as a parent you can rest assured that your child’s best interests are being catered for.

Pinnacle College Copperleaf is a developing school that develops with you, its sometimes challenging as a student to fit in into a rigid environment that has certain expectations already set out for you where as here at Pinnacle Copperleaf College we use our students as the expectation in which we set our environment in, we base our experiences and educational system on their qualities and their abilities and we prioritize the enhancement of those abilities and we hone their skills and ideas and implement them in such a way that encourages self development that extends beyond education and into being the best versions our students could possibly be.

Besides intellectual enhancement, Leadership is a core pillar at Pinnacle College Copperleaf, personally, I discovered my ability to be a leader through the opportunities provided to me by Copperleaf college.

I believe Pinnacle College Copperleaf is one for the ages and I can’t wait one day to bring my own children here.

- Olwethu Grade 11

Houses

For the purpose of sound, wholesome competition, Pinnacle Copperleaf College students will be allocated to a House during their time at the College. In these Houses, sport, cultural and academic competition will take place.

The four houses are Bushwillow – Green, Yellowwood – Yellow, Acacia – Blue and Boabab – Red.

Students are required to purchase a house T-shirt on enrolling at the school.

With each of the promises, we make...

“The Pinnacle Colleges M&C Commitment”

M: MEASURE

We measure our success via student input/assessment—a slick non-time-consuming system.

C: COMMUNICATE

We use the measured data to communicate the “student climate” via a regular PRC—” Principals’ Report Card” to students and parents. PRC is a regular barometer type report that goes out to the community.

Term Dates 2025

Term Calender

Term Dates 2026

Term Calender

School Uniform

Uniforms are compulsory for all STUDENTS from

Grade 00 – 12.

Pinnacle Copperleaf College Schoolwear is branded and is currently available at McCullagh and Bothwell shop in Fourways Crossing and our online second hand store – Pinnacle College Copperleaf Deals.

McCullagh and Bothwell Address: Shop U2, Upper-Level Fourways Crossing Shopping Centre William Nicol Dr & Sunrise Blvd, Lonehill – Fourways Tel: (011) 705 1070

We have opened a Facebook page, called Pinnacle College Copperleaf Deals.

On this group you will be able to buy and sell second-hand items and ask other parents if they have certain items for you. We will also post pictures of lost property on this page. Click here to access the second-hand uniform Facebook page.

Lockers

School lockers are available to rent for Grade 6-12 students.

Please contact the following teachers should you wish to rent a locker for the year:

Preparatory School: Mrs Lize Hay lhay@pinnaclecolleges.co.za

High School: Mr Martin de la Rey mdelarey@pinnaclecolleges.co.za