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Covid19 Information

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Somerset House Covid Compliance Officer: Clinton Bloem (cliblo@somersethouse.co.za)
Covid19 Compliance Management Team

Somerset House documents relating to Covid19

SH Covid19 General Policy
COVID19 Testing and Isolation Guidelines
SH Covid19 Standard Operating Procedure: Cleaning and Disinfecting
SH Covid19 Standard Operating Procedure: ECD and Aftercare Facilities
SH Covid19 Standard Operating Procedure: Phys Ed
SH Covid19 Dealing with a Suspected Case Guidelines
SH Covid19 Dealing with a Confirmed Case Guidelines
SH Covid19 Sport and Extra-Murals
SH Covid19 Screening Guidelines
SH Covid19 Pupil Declaration Form
SH Covid19 Employee Declaration Form 
Media Release 20 May 2020: Suspension of School Sport

Links to organisations:
World Health Organisation
Department of Health
National Institute for Communicable Diseases

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
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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.