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2026 Term Dates

Term 1: Wednesday 14 January – Wednesday 25 March 2026
Term 2: Wednesday 15 April – Friday 26 June 2026
Term 3: Tuesday 21 July – Wednesday 23 September 2026
Term 4: Tuesday 13 October – Tuesday 2 December 2026

Public and School Holidays: Weekdays, during term-time:
Monday 27 April 2026: Freedom Day
Friday 1 May 2026: Workers’ Day
Monday 15 June 2026: Public Holiday
Tuesday 16 June 2026: Youth Day
Monday 10 August 2026: Public Holiday (Due to Women’s Day falling on a Sunday)



2027 Term Dates

Term 1: Wednesday 13 January – Thursday 19 March 2027
Term 2: Tuesday 13 April – Friday 25 June 2027
Term 3: Tuesday 20 July – Friday 17 September 2027
Term 4: Tuesday 5 October – Wednesday 1 December 2027

Public and School Holidays: Weekdays, during term-time:
Monday 26 April 2027: School Holiday
Tuesday 27 April 2027: Freedom Day
Wednesday 16 June 2027: Youth Day
Monday 9 August 2027: Women’s Day

    Our Mission

    Somerset House is an independent preparatory school that strives to provide an excellent all-round education for children preparing them thoroughly for their futures.

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    Our Philosophy​

    Somerset House is a family school and is welcoming to all. Somerset House endeavours to teach us all to live unselfishly, considering others. Non Nobis Solum. 

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    Mission

    We aim to provide an environment and ethos within which children can thrive. We do this by providing the following:

    • A stimulating and challenging academic programme, emphasising child-centred education, and the development of life-long learning habits and self-discipline
    • A learning orientation in which creative and critical thinking skills are prioritised and curiosity and initiative are encouraged
    • A values-based environment which promotes respect, understanding and empathy, based on the school’s Christian heritage
    • Experiences and initiatives which foster a deep appreciation and celebration of diversity and inclusion
    • A comprehensive sporting, cultural, artistic, and extra-mural curriculum which both supplements and strengthens the academic programme
      an extensive outdoor development programme which teaches self-awareness, leadership, courage, and a profound appreciation of the natural world
    • Highly-committed teachers and staff who demonstrate the highest standards of their craft and who care deeply for the children entrusted to them

    Our Purpose

    Who we are

    Somerset House is an established, independent, and co-educational pre-primary and preparatory school (grades 000 to 7) situated in the heart of Somerset West.

    Our extensive campus offers children a unique natural setting rich with trees and open spaces. Historical buildings house modern classrooms, specialised learning centres, technology hubs and a shared dining room, the heart of the school. Children find themselves in a safe and nurturing space in which self-belief, independent thought, and joy flourish.

    Our motto, “Non nobis solum”, not for ourselves alone, is at the core of our ethos. It is lived, cherished, and celebrated by staff, pupils and their families, alumni, and friends of the school.