How to Proceed/Application Process
If you would like to enrol your daughter at Herschel, you will need to fill out an
Application Form. This can be done by either downloading one from the Herschel
website, or obtaining one from the Admissions Secretary by visiting the school, via
post or fax.
The completed Application Form, together with the required non-refundable registration fee, should then be handed in at or mailed to the school. Please note - filling in the Application Form does not automatically imply your daughter's acceptance.
Entry into Pre-Nursery to Grade 7
Your Application Form and registration fee are acknowledged and your daughter's name will be put on the appropriate grade list. Should the School offer her a place and you accept, you will be required to complete an Acceptance of Place Form and pay the contingency fee.
You will be contacted and arrangements will be made for your daughter's assessment appropriate to the proposed grade and term she is currently in.
Entry into Grade 8
Your Application Form and registration fee are acknowledged and your daughter's name will be put on the appropriate grade list.
At the beginning of her Grade 7 year you will be contacted by the Admission Secretary with details of the following:
Should the School offer your daughter a place and you accept, you will be required to complete an Acceptance of Place Form and pay the contingency fee.
Entry into Grades 9 to 11
If your daughter wishes to enter Herschel in any of these grades then she will write an Entrance Assessment as and when this is necessary. There is usually an appointment to see the Head before the Entrance Assessment is written.
Should the School offer your daughter a place and you accept, you will be required to complete an Acceptance of Place Form and pay the contingency fee.
The completed Application Form, together with the required non-refundable registration fee, should then be handed in at or mailed to the school. Please note - filling in the Application Form does not automatically imply your daughter's acceptance.
Entry into Pre-Nursery to Grade 7
Your Application Form and registration fee are acknowledged and your daughter's name will be put on the appropriate grade list. Should the School offer her a place and you accept, you will be required to complete an Acceptance of Place Form and pay the contingency fee.
You will be contacted and arrangements will be made for your daughter's assessment appropriate to the proposed grade and term she is currently in.
Download Application Form (PDF)
NB: Please attach photograph to application form
Entry into Grade 8
Your Application Form and registration fee are acknowledged and your daughter's name will be put on the appropriate grade list.
At the beginning of her Grade 7 year you will be contacted by the Admission Secretary with details of the following:
- Date of Prospective Parents' Evening
- Date of Open Evening
- Date and requirements of the Entrance Assessments (compulsory)
- Scholarships available
Should the School offer your daughter a place and you accept, you will be required to complete an Acceptance of Place Form and pay the contingency fee.
Download Grade 8 Application Form (PDF)
NB: Please attach photograph to application form
Entry into Grades 9 to 11
If your daughter wishes to enter Herschel in any of these grades then she will write an Entrance Assessment as and when this is necessary. There is usually an appointment to see the Head before the Entrance Assessment is written.
Should the School offer your daughter a place and you accept, you will be required to complete an Acceptance of Place Form and pay the contingency fee.
Download Grade 9-11 Application Form (PDF) NB: Please attach photograph to application form
ACCEPTANCE OF PLACE FEE 2009
The Herschel School Council requires a placement fee from all entrants to the school.
The fee for entry for 2009 is as follows :
• For all grades up to Grade 9 = R10,000
• Grade 10 = R7,000
• Grade 11 = R6,000
• Grade 12 = R5,000
This Placement Fee is non-refundable.
Payment of the fee is an essential requirement for admission and the fee must be submitted with the “Acceptance of Place” form.
Forms that do not have the fee (or proof of electronic payment of the fee) attached will not be processed. This could affect the enrolment of your daughter into the school.
Please note that the fee is payable only when a place is offered, in writing, to your daughter and NOT on application.
ACCEPTANCE OF PLACE FEE 2009
The Herschel School Council requires a placement fee from all entrants to the school.
The fee for entry for 2009 is as follows :
• For all grades up to Grade 9 = R10,000
• Grade 10 = R7,000
• Grade 11 = R6,000
• Grade 12 = R5,000
This Placement Fee is non-refundable.
Payment of the fee is an essential requirement for admission and the fee must be submitted with the “Acceptance of Place” form.
Forms that do not have the fee (or proof of electronic payment of the fee) attached will not be processed. This could affect the enrolment of your daughter into the school.
Please note that the fee is payable only when a place is offered, in writing, to your daughter and NOT on application.