A Message From Our CEO / Headmaster

The International School of South Africa located in Mahikeng, follows the Cambridge curriculum which falls under the Cambridge Assessment International Education. We were the first school in South Africa to offer the Cambridge curriculum 32 years ago. In 2023 we rolled out the IEB curriculum which is administered by the Independent Education Board.

The school was founded by his Excellency Mr. Lucas Mangope, in 1989. His vision for establishing an International School was not purely based on providing education for expatriate children, or children of the elite, but rather to open up the school to a wider and diverse community of people, including providing education for students from marginalized communities.

“I did not feel comfortable with either of these situations but determined that a school drawing in children of all nationalities including the citizens of Bophuthatswana was consistent with our philosophy of drawing people together in the common bond of love and friendship.”