Situated on top of a hill and overlooking grand views of the Karkloof and the spectacle of the snow clad Drakensberg Mountains during clear winter days - Wartburg Kirchdorf School is an attractive alternative to the humdrum of the big city.

Located within the confines of the Wartburg Village (about 30kms outside Pietermaritzburg), the school embraces an ethos steeped in the proud traditions of the greater rural community.  A heritage that stretches back to 1881, when the original Wartburg and Kirchdorf schools were built.

Co-educational in structure and offering an educational progression from Pre-Primary to Grade 12 (all within one campus) the school prides itself in the personal attention it offers to its learners.

We are proud of our 130+ year history and relish the challenges that our future might hold.

Success or failure of any undertaking is caused more by mental attitude than mental capacity and the learners that pass through our school certainly leave with the right work ethic and heart attitude that helps them take on the challenges that life brings them.

Your child’s future starts here.

THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMME

Great emphasis is placed on a vigorous and disciplined approach to academic success. Steady application to study throughout the year is encouraged by the inclusion of a year mark component in determining end of year promotion marks.

DIFFERENTIATED EDUCATION

The Learners school career is divided into four phases:
Foundation Phase: Gr 00, 0 & R-3
Intermediate Phase: Gr 4-6
GET Phase: Gr 7-9
FET Phase: Gr 10-12

Pre-Primary Phase
As a progressive school, our aim is to equip each child with life skills, which will produce socially and emotionally well-adjusted, happy confident and intellectually resourceful human beings with a positive self-image. The programme is designed around themes and includes a variety of indoor and outdoor activities intended to stimulate young, enquiring minds.

Junior Primary Phase
Afrikaans is introduced in Grade 3 and German is taught to those learners whose home language is German. All education is CASS based and emphasis is placed on Reading, Writing and Mathematics.

Intermediate Phase

The syllabus in this phase is geared to developing skills in Languages (English, Afrikaans and isiZulu), Mathematics, Natural and Social Sciences, Technology, Economics and Management Sciences, Arts and Culture as well as Life Orientation. German is offered as an additional language to the German-speaking learners.

Senior Phase
The school offers the following subjects:

Grades 7, 8 and 9 - G E T Band
Learners are subjected to a compulsory range of learning areas, which include: English, Afrikaans or IsiZulu and German, Social Sciences (History and Geography), Technology, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Arts and Culture, Economics and Management Sciences and Life Orientation.

Learners acquire their NQF (Level 1) at the end of this phase.

Grades 10, 11 and 12 F E T Band
English, Afrikaans or IsiZulu, Life Orientation, Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy, Physical Science, Life Science, Business Studies, Geography, Consumer Studies & German. A DSD option in German is also available.

We pride ourselves on the academic and sporting achievements of our Learners as our results consistently indicate. We have had National representatives in golf, hockey, angling and cycling, and Regional representatives in rugby, hockey, cricket, swimming and athletics. Our Matric pass rate and exceptional results in recent time put us amongst the top schools in the country. Our top graduates achieve aggregates of 90% and more.

A comprehensive programme of sporting activities is offered to encourage team work and physical development. This includes Athletics, Cricket, Hockey (field and indoor for both boys and girls), Rugby, Soccer, Swimming and Tennis.

CRICKET - The School fields teams in all the customary age groups depending on participation, from mini through to open. Weekly matches are arranged during the first and the fourth terms. We have two turf wickets, as well as five practice nets. 

TENNIS - Tennis is played both competitively and socially. Girls and Boys teams in all the age groups are entered into the various leagues.

SWIMMING - Inter-House and Inter-School galas are an annual feature. All senior learners are encouraged to participate in our standard points programme prior to our own gala.

RUGBY - This is a second term sport for the boys. We regularly field 7 teams: 1st, 2nd, U15, U14, U13, U12 and U10. Fixtures are arranged against schools in the Midlands including Pietermaritzburg.

HOCKEY - Girls hockey is very popular at our school and 12 teams are fielded annually. Indoor Hockey is played during the third and fourth term. Boys Hockey is offered through all the age groups.

NETBALL - This is a Term 2 sport and has been growing from strength to strength since its introduction.

The Rugby, Hockey and Netball Festival, held at our School in March every year, pits the skills of our learners against schools they would not normally play against. It is a feast of sporting entertainment for both spectators and competitors.

ATHLETICS - This is the main sporting activity during Term 3. The Inter-House meeting remains an annual feature, while the School participates in a number of Inter-School competitions.

SOCCER - This is a Term 3 sporting activity and is very popular amongst the learners.

The School remains proud of all its sportsmen and women. Our teams compete very well against stronger opposition despite our limited numbers. This success rate is nurtured on the tide of a wonderful spirit that prevails amongst our scholars. 

INTERACT - A group of learners who have adopted a local orphanage and support them by giving food, clothing and gift donations during the year.

MEDICS CLUB - Learners are trained in basic first aid and are an integral part of all sporting events.

CHOIR - The school has a senior and Junior Choir that practice twice weekly and perform at various musical functions, as well as a Gospel Choir. A number of learners have been members of the KZN Youth Choir in recent time.

BRASS BAND / RECORDER BAND - A number of accomplished musicians perform regularly at Eisteddfods and other music festivals. Scholars of the school are or have been members of the KZN Wind Band.

SCA - The Student's Christian Association is very active. Guest speakers are also a common feature.

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY - These courses are designed to teach Primary School learners the basic functions of Computers, Word Processing and drawing. All learners from grades 1 to 3 receive instruction in this course once every week. These are non-examination courses.

This is a privately owned facility that serves the Wartburg School. It caters for boys and girls from Grade 6 to Grade 12 and is situated less than 1km away from the school campus.

The committed staff strive to offer a family orientated, homely environment to promote the development of the children in their care.