Welcome to Joy Junior Private School

We nurture young minds with a playful, structured and caring environment. Located in Dwarsloop, we offer early years and primary education focused on character, curiosity and community.

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Location: Dwarsloop
Contact: +27 60 343 2987

Our Philosophy

We believe education is formed by example and action â€” "Be known by your works". We blend play-based learning with foundational literacy and numeracy.

Safe & Caring

Secure campus, trained staff, healthy meals and a nurturing teacher-child ratio.

Active Learning

Hands-on activities, outdoor play, music and creative arts are core to our daily schedule.

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.