Joy Junior Private School – A Leading Private School in Dwarsloop

Joy Junior Private School is a trusted private school in Dwarsloop, Bushbuckridge, offering high-quality early childhood and primary education. We provide a safe, nurturing and structured learning environment where children grow academically, socially and morally.

Our experienced teachers work closely with parents to ensure every child is supported, encouraged and inspired to reach their full potential — academically, socially and emotionally.

✔ Registered Private School | ✔ Qualified Teachers | ✔ Small Class Sizes

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Private School in Dwarsloop, Bushbuckridge

Joy Junior Private School is a leading private school in Dwarsloop offering early childhood development and primary education for families in Bushbuckridge and surrounding areas.

Joy Junior Private School learners in class in Dwarsloop Bushbuckridge

Private School in Dwarsloop
Bushbuckridge • Mpumalanga
Call: +27 60 343 2987

Our Educational Philosophy

At Joy Junior Private School, we believe that children learn best through example, structure and care. Our motto, “Be known by your works”, reflects our commitment to academic excellence, character development and lifelong learning.

Learners engaged in classroom activities at Joy Junior Private School Dwarsloop

Safe & Caring Learning Environment

Our Dwarsloop campus offers a secure, child-friendly environment with trained educators, close teacher-child supervision and a strong focus on child wellbeing and safety.

Safe and caring school environment at Joy Junior Private School Bushbuckridge

Active & Holistic Learning

We combine classroom learning with outdoor play, creative arts, music and physical development to ensure balanced growth for every learner.

Children learning through play at Joy Junior Private School in Dwarsloop

Private School in Dwarsloop, Bushbuckridge

Joy Junior Private School proudly serves families in Dwarsloop and surrounding areas of Bushbuckridge. We offer early childhood education and primary schooling designed to build strong academic foundations, confidence and positive values in every child.

Parents choose Joy Junior Private School for our caring teachers, affordable private education, small class sizes and strong focus on literacy, numeracy and personal development.

About Us

Joy Junior Private School is a community-focused early childhood and primary centre in Dwarsloop. We create a joyful environment where children discover, experiment and build good character. We aspire to become academic leaders and produce leaders of exceptional qualities

Our Vision

We seek to promote a culture of academic excellence and to provide an excellent education for every child, exceeding expectations to fulfil each learner's potential.

Mission

We aim to offer high quality education. Our aims, vision and ethos are all centered on narrowing the achievement gap and raising the education standards of children from deprived areas. We welcome the challenge and aim to deliver an education that will provide every student with the qualification and skills to become a successful graduate. We look forward to seeing our students and parents smiling when Joy Junior school delivers it's vision which is focused on providing students with a high quality education and a pathway to university. By working with parents as partners, staff at Joy Junior school will guarantee that every child will exceed expectation and fulfil their potential

Core Values

Joy Junior School's vision and mission will be achieved by adapting the following core values:
Child safety and happiness: By providing a peaceful learning environment.
Excellence: Investing in the recruitement and development of high calibre graduate teachers.
Education: A broad and balanced curriculum that will provide pathways to a range of careers.
Every child: A fully inclusive school with high expectations and high aspirations for every child.
Exceed expectations: Set ambitious targets to exceed expectations.
Joy Junior School will raise aspirations and education standards in Bushbuckridge by providing children with the very best education experience that will set them on the path to university. This will be achieved by:

Developing the talents of outstanding graduate teachers
Spending more time learning
Having smaller class sizes
Setting and achieving ambitious academic goals

These defining features will provide children with a primary education that is unique. We envisage that every child will go on to enjoy a profession that will in time contribute positively to raising standards and narrowing the achievement gap in the areas of Dwarsloop and surrounding areas

Academics & Curriculum

We follow a balanced programme combining core skills and play-based learning. Our curriculum focuses on literacy, numeracy, creativity, social skills and physical development.