Is Japari right for your child?
Let’s find out together. Come and see a typical school day, meet the people who would teach your child, and ask every question you have. A visit does not commit you to anything.
- Umalusi accredited
- Therapy in the school day
- Grade R to Grade 7
Who Japari is for
Japari is for children of average to above-average ability who learn differently. Many are bright, curious and capable, and school has simply become harder than it should be.
Japari is not the right school for every child, and the way we admit children is designed so that you find out properly, before anyone commits.
How you will know
A psycho-educational assessment and a trial week in class show you, your child and our team how your child learns here. Full feedback follows, and you decide with the whole picture.
Does this sound like your child?
- Curious and full of ideas, but reading, spelling or maths is a daily battle.
- Working hard, and the marks do not show it.
- Confidence starting to slip, and school mornings getting harder.
- Needs speech or occupational therapy, and the afternoons are full of appointments.
- Would do better in a small class, with a teacher who notices.
If two or more sound familiar, come and see us.
Four steps, at your pace
Most families start with a visit. Nothing is decided until step four.
- 1Step one
Talk to us and visit
Book a private visit during a school day. You will meet the principal and the head of our support team, see the classrooms, and ask everything you want to ask.
- 2Step two
Apply, with an assessment
When you are ready, tell us and we will send you the application. Applications are accompanied by a psycho-educational assessment. If your child does not have a recent one, our onsite psychologists can assess your child.
- 3Step three
A trial week in class
Your child joins a class for a week. Our team gets to know how your child learns, feels and gets on with others, and looks at their emotional, behavioural and academic well-being.
- 4Step four
Decide together
Full feedback follows the trial week, and you and your child decide whether to go ahead. When you accept a place, the enrolment fee and deposit are payable.
See the 2027 fees
And your child’s Japari journey begins.
What it costs
Monthly fees are payable over 11 months, January to November. From 2027, group therapy and rotating individual speech and occupational therapy are included in the fees for Grades 1 to 5.
Admissions questions
Which grades does Japari offer?
Japari offers Grade R to Grade 7. Grade R is play-based and CAPS-aligned, and co-taught with Grade 1. Grades 1 to 7 follow the CAPS curriculum across the Foundation, Intermediate and Senior Phases. See school life at Japari.
Who is Japari for?
Japari is for children of average to above-average ability who learn differently. We aim to help every child build the skills and confidence to move on to a mainstream high school.
Does my child need an assessment to apply?
Applications are accompanied by a psycho-educational assessment. If your child does not have a recent one, our onsite psychologists can assess your child.
What happens after we apply?
Our teachers review the application and give you feedback, and you are invited to visit the school and meet the principal. Your child then joins a class for a trial week. After full feedback, you and your child decide whether to enrol.
Is therapy included in the fees?
From 2027, group therapy and rotating individual speech and occupational therapy are included in the fees for Grades 1 to 5. Grades 6 and 7 continue to receive support where required. Additional therapy can be arranged privately with the therapists. How therapy works at Japari.
Will my child spend a lot of time out of class for therapy?
Only as much as helps their learning. Therapy at Japari is planned with the class teacher around your child’s individual education plan and integrated into the school day, so time out of class is kept to a minimum. The rest of the day is lessons, friends, sport and play. How therapy works at Japari.
How are fees paid?
Monthly fees are payable over 11 months, January to November. When you accept a place, an enrolment fee and a deposit are payable. See the 2027 fees, or download the fee schedule.
What are the school hours?
School starts at 07:30. Grades 1 to 3 finish at 13:10. Grades 4 to 7 finish at 13:40, except on Wednesdays and Fridays, when everyone finishes at 13:10. Aftercare runs on site until 17:30 from Monday to Thursday, and until 17:00 on Fridays.
Can we visit the school?
Yes. Book a private visit during a school day, or call Val on 011 646 2132. Japari is at 1 Dundalk Avenue, Parkview, Johannesburg.
Ready to begin your child’s journey?
Different doesn’t mean less capable. Book a private visit during a school day, or call Val on 011 646 2132.
