Curro Holdings: Opportunity in SA’s failing school system
An opportunity for Curro is the falling quality of public school education and the growing need in SA for quality private education
Curro Holdings, established in 1998, is the leading for-profit independent school provider in Southern Africa. It’s a rather substantial business, with 58 campuses, 145 schools, more than 52,000 students and more than 5,800 staff members. Curro Holdings recently unbundled Stadio Holdings, a group of tertiary education institutions which service more than 30,000 students. The unbundling will ensure that Curro remains focused on its core directive of providing world-class education to children from pre-school to matric. Curro schools apply more modern teaching and learning methodology as well as active involvement of technology in the classroom. It has five models of schools. Curro Castles are nurseries that are either free-standing or part of a larger school campus. The free-standing Castles accommodate children from the age of three months to Grade R, while Castles that form part of a larger school campus accommodate children from three months to five years old. Each of these nurser...
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