Education Style
The school is situated in middle-to-upper-class Johannesburg suburbia, and during the Apartheid years it reflected a traditional British style of education, with school uniforms and corporal punishment. Although progressive compared to other similar schools in South Africa (teaching modern film, carpentry, and culinary skills in addition to basic academic subjects), it was conservative and disciplined by western standards. Like similar schools, Sandringham had many extramural facilities, including tennis courts, a 25-meter swimming pool, rugby and cricket fields, computer training facilities, theatrical stage lighting in the main hall, modern audio-visual equipment, and a pupil-teacher ratio of about 30 to 1.
Although Sandringham is not a boarding school, pupils are allocated to one of four "Houses", and made to compete against each other in a number of activities.
Sports participation was strongly encouraged and the emphasis on sporting achievement was reflected in a large number of award ceremonies and prizes available to sporting participants.
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