Admissions
Application forms must be HAND DELIVERED and not faxed or e-mailed.
When returning the application form please attach a copy of :
- your daughter’s birth certificate
- your daughter’s clinic card
- your daughter’s latest report card
- a utility account (water / electricity / rates)
Downloadable version of the admission form
Enrolment of Junior Sisters
If you have a younger daughter who will be attending Oakhurst, please enrol her once she has reached the age of five. Application forms can be downloaded or are obtainable from the secretary.
Admissions Policy
Oakhurst is a public school for girls. It affirms diversity and inclusivity and it is the policy of the school that no learner will be refused admission on grounds of race or religious belief or financial circumstances. It is furthermore the policy of the school that any learner admitted to the school is admitted to the total school programme.
Where it becomes necessary to select prospective learners as a result of applications exceeding the places available, selection shall be based upon the following criteria:
- Preference will be given to applicants for whom Oakhurst is the nearest public primary school to their place of residence. Proof of residence will be required.
- Preference will be given to children who have siblings presently at the school, subject to the first criterion being fulfilled.
- Consideration will be given to applicants who are the daughters of past learners of Oakhurst.
- The capacity of the school to provide adequately for the educational needs (including language and special needs) of the applicant.
- The capacity of the school to accommodate applicants who are significantly older than the other children in the class.
- It is the aim of the School Governing Body to keep class sizes to a manageable number.