Admissions & Fees
Annual School Fees
Kronendal Primary School is a fee-paying school.
Annual school fees for 2024, Grade 1 – 7 are R35 904 per year.
If you are unable to meet this annual financial commitment, then please consider applying at one of the following no-fee schools in Hout Bay:
- Disa Primary School: https://www.disaprimaryschool.co.za/
- Sentinel Primary School: https://www.sentinelps.co.za/
- Oranjekloof Moravian Primary School: Facebook Page
- Hout Bay Primary School: 021 201 7368
Applications
2025 Admissions process – dates to remember:
Step 1
Apply to the WCED online portal https://admissions.westerncape.gov.za or wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za and rank schools in order of preference. Parents must upload copies of certified documents on the WCED online portal at the time of application.
All applications MUST be completed online only through the WCED website: https://wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za/admissions
All applications MUST be completed online only through the WCED website: https://wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za/admissions
Step 2
WCED online portal will display the outcome of all applications on the dates listed above for the different grades.
Step 3
Parents of successful applicants must confirm their acceptance on the WCED online portal, by the dates listed in the table above Kronendal Primary will then communicate directly with parents.
Step 4
Where the learner’s application was successful it will be confirmed online at WCED with an auto-generated acceptance letter, emailed to parents confirming the place for 2025. Parents have 7 days to drop off their documents at the school after confirmation.
Step 5
Parents must drop off documents at the school with the original certified documents. We do not accept emailed applications/copies.
Supporting documents include but are not limited to:
- Learner’s unabridged birth certificate
- Copies of both parents’ ID
- Copies of both parents’ current residency permits if non-South African citizens
- Proof of address (Municipal bill/Deed of Sale/Lease agreement etc)
- Learner’s study permit if not a South African citizen
- Copy of Clinic Card
- Copy of last school report
ALL the above documents need to be current certified copies (the time period that is deemed to be current), NOT COPIES of a certified document.
Important points to remember:
- There are no hard copy Application Forms for Grade 1.
- Applications submitted after the closing date will be deemed a late application and will be considered only after all on-time applications have been processed.
- There will be no direct communication between Kronendal Primary and parents until parents accept their successful status at WCED online.
- Kronendal Primary and its Governing Body have the right to reject applications if parents submit false/untrue information or fraudulent documents.
- Kronendal Primary strongly advises parents to apply to more than one school, so they have another possible option if the school of their choice does not have a place.
- Kronendal Primary encourages parents to register at the WCED online portal as early as possible.
- For the full Admissions Policy please email the school.
Transfer Guidelines:
- Transfer requests open on 1 August and close on 16 August
- The WCED will only consider transfer requests in the case of relocation. Learners in Grade 7 or serious cases will be considered by the circuit manager.
- Parents will no longer be able to capture an online application for a transfer themselves.
- Parents must complete a hard copy transfer request form and submit the completed form with the supporting documents to the school of their choice or their nearest district office.
- Click on the link for the Transfer Request Form
- Schools can only capture requests for their school. Districts can capture transfer requests for multiple schools.
- A completed admissions form handed to a school does not automatically guarantee a space at the school if there are no available spaces as per their planned enrolment.
- Learners who are already in a school and have applied for a transfer are not considered unplaced.
