Olyfkrans
Accommodation Services in Swellendam

Since 1964 Olyfkrans is offering 7/7 days boarding school facilities at affordable school fees.
Olyfkrans College is ranked amongst the most excelling primary and secondary schools in South Africa.

Situated in the picturesque country town of Swellendam, Olyfkrans College provides the ideal environment for a learner to lead a healthy and balanced lifestyle. A reputation for excellence spanning over 50 years following the WCED Curriculum. It is a multilingual independent school with a firmly established reputation for excellence in a town that was rated the best South African Municipality in The primary purpose for its establishment and continued existence was and is to provide assistance to learners who fail to make progress in mainstream schools, but who do have the potential to excel given the right guidance and support. We assist learners from different walks of life, but focus specifically on learners who require assistance regarding specific learning difficulties such as reading, dyslexia and concentration. Olyfkrans College strives to serve the community by developing the youth of today through education and other personal growth opportunities which would lead them to become worthy and exemplary citizens of South Africa. To provide an individualized program of remedial tuition for learners that for various reasons are underachieving in the mainstream schools. Provide dual-medium education taking cognizance of the cultural and religious background of pupils so as not to alienate them from their own milieu and cultural background. To encourage individuality, but also pride and confidence in whom they are by always motivating learners to work to their optimal potential. Create a homely and caring atmosphere in both the classroom and broader schooling environment. To follow a well-structured program in an informal manner, but with firm, constructive discipline based upon sound educational principles. Hence learners experience the satisfaction of a task well executed. Our support programme and structured environment enables us to fulfill the specific mission of the college: that of helping learners who are underachieving in mainstream schools for a variety of reasons i.e. lack of self-confidence, experiencing difficulty in integrating with their peers, suffering bereavement, having a nervous disposition, and hence finding it difficult to pass their exams. Our after-care provides the consistency which many learners require to enable them in finding a more balanced lifestyle. This encourages greater spontaneity and enthusiasm for sporting and other outdoor activities, as well as functioning as part of a group.