Whether you start your journey with us in the Pre-Primary or in Grade 1, or even at one of the higher Grades in the Primary School, it is our desire to see you move successfully into our High School in order for you to Matriculate.

As such, it is our vision at Pinnacle College Waterfall, to provide a sound academic footing that prepares you for High School and beyond. We understand and celebrate that the success of all Matriculants is grounded in the excellent academic programme delivered in the Primary School, which is balanced with our core extra mural sporting and cultural offering. 

We focus on:



  • Digital Literacy,
  • Language,
  • Communication, and Global Competencies that will enable our students to succeed in life, to study at a tertiary level and to function well as global citizens.
  • Thinking skills
  • Research skills
  • Self-management skills, and social skills are all developed, along with academics, to ensure that we help to produce a group of smart, educated, well-balanced and socially responsible students each and every year, grade after grade.


Formal Schooling starts in earnest with the following subjects being on offer;
English (HL)

Afrikaans or iSiZulu (Gr1 – 3 Conversational ) and (Grade 4 – 7 FAL)

Mathematics

Natural Science

Life Skills

Robotics & Digital Literacy

Social Sciences

Technology (Gr7) 

Economic Management Sciences (Gr 7)

Visual Art

Assessments and Reports

We are a four-term school, but run our academic programme on three academic cycles.


At Pinnacle College Waterfall we assess the Students on a continuous basis so as to be able to remedy any areas of concern as soon as possible during each academic cycle. 


Quality assurance: CAT Team and the comprehensive programme being run at school which looks at tracking “students at risk”, extra lessons provided during dedicated homework periods each afternoon to assist students to improve their results


Extra-mural Gr1-3

STEAM – Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Foundation Phase | Grades 1 – 3

 

  • A progress report is issued at the end of the 2nd and 4th Terms. 
  • These are supplemented by Parent Interviews.
  • Parents Evenings are held in Term 1 and Term 2, while Student Lead Conferences are held in the 3rd Term.


Specialist subjects

  1. Handwriting
  2. Art
  3. EdTech
  4. RDI (Respect, Diversity and Inclusion)

 

Intermediate Phase | Grades 4 – 7

 

  • A progress report is issued at the end of each of the Academic Cycles.
  • Cycle 1 is based on continuous classwork assessments from Term 1 & Term 2
  • Cycle 2 is based on continuous classwork assessments from Term 2 & Term 3.
  • Cycle 3 is based on continuous classwork assessments from Term 3 & Term 4 and the Final Examinations at the end of the year.