History

After little more than a decade the impact of Waterberg Academy is apparent. It has ensured the retention of many of the area’s most active economic role players and job providers, and also attracted many new property owners to the area from South Africa and abroad. With these arrivals have come skills, investment, and the economic growth sorely needed in the community.

At the Water­berg Acad­emy, we aim to sen­si­tise our pupils to the prin­ci­pal issues at stake, to debate ways in which they can be addressed; and to par­tic­i­pate in pro­grammes designed to reduce the impact we have on our surroundings.

Why we aim to make a difference.

Glob­ally mankind needs to analyse envi­ron­men­tal issues.
It is vital that con­cepts such as sus­tain­able devel­op­ment, bio-diversity and how to achieve envi­ron­men­tal aware­ness are grasped.

Envi­ron­ment

We need com­mu­nity minded cit­i­zens who, irre­spec­tive of their local­ity on the globe, will be capa­ble of mak­ing a pos­i­tive con­tri­bu­tion in their imme­di­ate envi­ron­ment and community.
We must develop young cit­i­zens, who will be cham­pi­ons for the envi­ron­men­tal cause and Man’s ulti­mate sur­vival; they will be eco-wise.
How can this be achieved?
Develop life skills through prac­ti­cal, hands-on and ‘real world’ experiences.
Develop too, the con­cept of empow­er­ment and that mak­ing respon­si­ble deci­sions is both vital and critical.
Qual­i­ties such as lead­er­ship and inno­va­tion need to be encour­aged and developed.
A cul­ture of ser­vice beyond self must be both fos­tered and deep-rooted.
An under­stand­ing that edu­cat­ing for sur­vival requires flex­i­bil­ity and the abil­ity to adapt to the needs of our times.

Christian Ethos
While respecting and welcoming learners of different faith backgrounds, the Waterberg Academy endeavours to nurture a developing spiritual life from a Christian perspective.

All learners attend a weekly chapel service and are encouraged to attend a Sunday church service at one of the many Christian churches in the Vaalwater area.

Academic Ethos
As a school with a rich and ever growing tradition of academic excellence, Waterberg Academy continually strives to keep abreast of new methodologies, technology, curriculum content and diversity in an effort to ensure our pupils meet the rigorous academic requirements of modern education. These targets are achieved through the active participation of Academy staff in programmes conducted by ISASA

The school follows an established admissions policy which ensures that prospective pupils will not only cope, but excel in the academic programme the school offers.