FOUNDATION
PHASE
FOUNDATION PHASE
Grades R – 3
SENIOR PREPARATORY
Grades 4 – 7
CLIFTON
COLLEGE
CLIFTON COLLEGE
Grades 8 – 12
LIMITED PARTIAL BURSARIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PREP AND GRADE 8
From the
HEADMASTER
Clifton, the independent boys’ school in Durban, is situated in the beautiful suburb of Morningside. We are proud to offer a world-class, holistic education for boys from Grade R through to Grade 12, catering specifically to the development of boys into responsible, confident and competent young men.
A boys’ school by conviction, Clifton provides an educational environment that is designed to facilitate learning and assist in developing young men of character, who share an uncompromising belief in the power of family values, who thrive on competition, delight in discovery, exercise compassion and are courageous in their choices.
We walk this journey of progress and development with our young men and, as you will see from these pages, there are numerous activities and opportunities from which our boys can choose and grow. At the same time, we are conscious of our motto, “ prodesse quam conspici” – to accomplish, rather than to be conspicuous. As such, our boys remain humble and well mannered.
I invite you to take some time exploring our website. Better still, I would invite you to visit us at our campus in Morningside, where you will be warmly received. I hope too that you will experience the sense of enjoyment that our boys and staff feel from being part of this wonderful school.
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JOIN THE CLIFTON FAMILY AND GROW WITH US
FOUR PILLARS OF CLIFTON
We pride ourselves on academic results which position our boys to pursue the tertiary education of their choice.
SCHOLARSHIP
Motivating boys and people towards a common goal, epitomises leadership within the school.
LEADERSHIP
We strive to maintain standards which promote fair and generous interaction whilst enjoying healthy competition.
SPORTSMANSHIP
The Clifton Family celebrates the school’s ability to share together, acknowledging common interests and values.
COMMUNITY
VIRTUAL TOUR
A Few Words FROM OUR PARENTS
BLOG BITS
What is the purpose of History?
By Mr Shaun McCabe
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
– George Santayana
Today, history forms a huge component of human knowledge in general, alongside cultural and scientific knowledge, both of which overlap with history. Historians place a great emphasis on primary sources; people writing based on events they or their immediate friends actually experienced, rather than secondary sources, writing merely based on hearsay.
Also important are comparisons between primary sources. Without comparisons, it can be difficult to validate historical claims.
VUCA – An old idea for a new crisis
By Mr Shaun McCabe
“Strategic leadership is accidental, being in the right place at the right time. But if opportunity is essential, so is preparation.” [1]
When the US Army War College in the late-1980s was developing thinking in a post-Cold War era that reflected the more Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (VUCA) world, I don’t believe that they could have factored in the current global situation we find ourselves in.
Joyce delivers on his vow to parents
Thirteen-year-old Joyce Lokosu has won a bursary to Clifton School in Durban fulfilling a vow he made to his parents when he was at Addington Primary.
Joyce was in Grade 2 when he visited Clifton on an organised tour with some of his classmates and was so impressed by what he saw that he told his mother and father he would attend the school one day and they wouldn’t have to pay any fees!