A small school with a big heart, since 1968.
We are an independent, co-educational day school for Grade R to Grade 9 in Pinelands, Cape Town. Our purpose has never changed: to know every child, and to help them flourish.
To grow curious, kind and confident children — and to send them on to high school ready for anything.
We believe childhood is not a rehearsal for life — it is life. So we hold two things in balance at once: real academic ambition, and a fierce protection of the joy, play and friendship that make a childhood whole.
That balance shapes everything: how we timetable the day, how we choose our staff, and how we measure success. We are interested in children who think for themselves and care for one another.
Four values, taught as deliberately as any subject.
Curiosity
We protect the instinct to ask “why”, and we teach children how to chase the answer.
Kindness
Character is taught as deliberately as mathematics. Empathy is a daily practice here.
Courage
We help learners try the hard thing, speak up, and recover well when they stumble.
Belonging
Every child should be able to point to an adult and a group where they truly fit.
"When people visit, they often say the school feels calm. That calm is not an accident — it is what happens when children feel safe, known and gently stretched."
I have led Northbrook for nine years, and I still learn something from our children every week. We are a school that prizes good thinking and good manners in equal measure, and that takes the wellbeing of each child as seriously as their marks.
If you are looking for a school that will know your child — really know them — I would love to show you around.
Nearly sixty years in the making.
Founded as Northbrook House
Opened with 34 learners in a converted Pinelands homestead, with a simple promise: small classes, big horizons.
The Hartley Theatre opens
A gift from the Hartley family established the performing-arts tradition the school is known for today.
Senior Phase introduced
Northbrook grew from a preparatory school into a full Grade R–9 campus, adding science and design facilities.
Innovation & Robotics Centre
A purpose-built STEM hub brought coding, robotics and maker education into every year group.
850 learners, one community
Today Northbrook serves families across the Southern Suburbs while keeping the intimacy of its founding.
Meet the leadership team.
A staff body chosen as much for warmth as for expertise. Our full directory of more than 60 teachers lives on the staff portal.
Dr. Eleanor Brooks
Mr. Sipho Ndlovu
Ms. Thandeka Mokoena
Mrs. Hannah Steyn
Mr. David Petersen
Coach Lerato Dlamini
Ms. Priya Naidoo
Mr. Johan van Wyk
The best way to know Northbrook is to walk through it.
Book a private tour or join an Open Morning. You'll meet our Head, see real classrooms in action, and get every question answered.