ABOUT US

Astra school is a school for learner with special educational needs situated in Montana, Cape Town in South Africa. It was founded in 1981 as a public school and now changed into a private school.

The school offers space for around 300 students with different disabilities. Around 45 of those students stay at the hostel after school hours.

Students from the age of 5 up to the age of 18 are all welcome and can attend grade R to grade 9 classes, as well as Unit classes that are specially adjusted for students with learning difficulties.

The students' needs are the focus of nearly 85 staff members: teachers, psychologists, physiotherapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, administration staff, drivers, cleaners, house mothers and volunteers.