The school welcomes students from all communities, and social backgrounds.

Morning Star School promotes Christian values and ethics. We believe in upholding these values in a world that has somehow lost sight of them, a world that places much emphasis on academia, often neglecting character traits such as honesty, respect and integrity whilst endeavouring to sculpt its future generations. Morning Star is a biblically based Christian school which endeavours to produce responsible, virtuous citizens, possessing high moral values and social standards.

Yes, our school is licensed by the Ministry of Education and the Private Secondary Education Authority (PSEA) to run a primary and a secondary section. We are also licensed with the Early Childhood Care & Education Authority (ECCEA) to run a pre-primary class (Grade 0).

Each classroom affords a Supervisor (teacher) as well as a Monitor (assistant teacher). Our Supervisors possess formal and recognised qualifications such as Teacher-Training Certificates or university degrees. It is also a prerequisite for all staff to be trained as “Learning Facilitators”, as the ACE programme is a “Student Centred Learning Programme”. All staff members have been trained by ACE trainers from abroad and are therefore qualified to work in an ACE school, with mandatory refresher training required every five years.

The primary programme consists of the following academic subjects: Mathematics, English, Literature, Word Building, French, Science, Animal Science, Social Studies, and IT. Music, Art and Sports are also a part of the programme at Morning Star School.
The secondary programme also includes Mathematics, English, Literature, Etymology, French, Science, Social Studies, IT, and Sports. A variety of electives are also covered, becoming more specialised at the higher levels. These include, Accounting, General Business, Business Mathematics, College Mathematics I and II, Trigonometry, Chemistry, Biology and Physics, Speech Health, Advanced Art and Humanities to name a few.

“Accelerated Christian Education” (ACE), also referred to as “The School of Tomorrow”, is an individualised learning based curriculum. It offers a holistic approach to education where the child is always held at the centre rather than the programme. Students are trained to become autonomous, independent learners from a very young age and the setting of short and long term goals forms a daily part of the school practice. Throughout their school career, each child progresses through a range of work books known as PACEs (i.e A Pack of Accelerated Christian Education).

ACE has taken the conventionally styled textbook and divided it into bite sized, achievable, work texts called PACEs. Each PACE is similar to a unit in a text book. Each level consists of 12 PACEs in each subject. PACEs integrate Godly character-building lessons into the academic content, and self-instructional activities are carefully designed to develop thinking skills and create mastery learning. Students begin their PACE work by noting their goals, the concepts they will learn, a Bible verse, and a corresponding character trait. From the beginning of each PACE, they know what is expected and assume the responsibility for their own learning! Each PACE contains several Checkups, which are quizzes covering a section of the PACE. If mastery in an area is not achieved, the checkup will reveal that weak area. Students can then take the time necessary to review and learn those concepts before proceeding to the next. Upon completion of the activities and checkups, students prepare to take the Self Test. Here students evaluate themselves, and a Supervisor determines readiness for the final PACE test the next school morning. The PACE Test objectively measures student mastery of the material.

A PACE Test is the summative assessment of each PACE covered by the student. This test is administered under rigorous supervision and specific protocol is adhered to by both the student and the Supervisor. In order for a student to pass this test, a minimum score of 80% is required ensuring mastery learning and so indicating that the student is ready to progress onto the next PACE. If this score is not achieved, the student is required to repeat the PACE.

All educational systems, whether public or private, have both strengths and weaknesses. The ACE curriculum, offered at Morning Star School, is an alternative individualised educational programme. Students are trained to take ownership of their learning and this results in producing independent learners for life. Some of the advantages of our system are:
• We aim for no more than 18 students with 2 members of staff serving each class. This offers a staff to student ratio of 1:9 and ensures individualised attention for each student.
• Because students learn at their own pace, they are free to move ahead in their work without being limited by the pace of a traditional curriculum.
• Continuous assessment also enables students to quickly and regularly repair learning gaps that may start forming in a student’s academic foundation. This allows scholars to successfully master smaller, bite-sized portions of work throughout the year. In this way, children are not faced with the embarrassment and humiliation of failing an entire year’s work and then having to repeat the whole year again.

Morning Star School is a pre-primary, primary and secondary school.

Morning Star School is part of an international network of hundreds of ACE Schools worldwide. Our school falls under the regional authority of the AEE Headquarters in Durban, South Africa. Certificates are awarded by the “International Certificate of Christian Education” (ICCE) in the UK.

Graduates may hold any of the three ICCE certificates as well as CIE O’level.

ICCE General Certificate comparable to Cambridge “O” Level
ICCE Intermediate Certificate comparable to Lower 6th.
ICCE Advanced Certificate comparable to Cambridge “A” Level

The school offers a fast-track, one-year O’Level programme under the Cambridge curriculum. This class is specifically designed for existing students who have already completed their ICCE General Certificate, providing a seamless pathway to internationally recognised qualifications.

ACE does not recommend accepting learners over the age of 12 who have completed their primary education in a conventional system. Changing methodology at this stage may not be beneficial for the student.

A family membership of Rs25000 is required to join the school, and a registration fee of Rs20000 per child thereafter. (These fees are subject to change).

The current monthly school fees vary depending on the grade level. Please refer to the ‘Admissions’ tab for more information.

Tuition, PACE and IT fees are included in the school fees. Stationery, school uniforms and transport are the responsibility of the parents.

There is a structured priority system. Placement on the list is considered in the following order:
1 - Children of staff members
2 - Siblings of currently enrolled students
3 - Applicants based on the date of application submission

Phone the school and make a request for the online Inquiry Form.

You will normally hear back from the school within 4 to 6 weeks of submitting your inquiry. We appreciate your interest and strive to respond to all inquiries in a timely manner.

Once an application has been received and prioritised you will be contacted for a school visit. Visits are organised in scheduled group sessions for prospective parents at specific times throughout the year.

There is no canteen so parents are required to provide meals for their children.

No, the school does not provide a bus service. Parents are responsible for arranging transportation to and from school.

Deposits can only be accepted after a formal offer of a seat has been confirmed.

The school does not offer any after school activities or child care services. However, associated sports clubs offering a range of sports activities are available to join Monday to Friday.