Eden College Durban

Eden College Durban
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Information
TypePrivate co-ed school
Established2007
LocaleUrban
Principal
Karen Morrison
Exam board
NSC
Grades000–12
EnrollmentUnder 500
HousesKingfisher and Loerie
Colors   Blue, white
Websitewww.edencollegedurban.co.za

Eden College Durban is an independent school for boys and girls located in Glenmore, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Republic of South Africa. It comprises a pre-primary school (grades 000 to 0), a preparatory school (grades 1 to 6), a middle school (grades 7 to 9) and a college (grades 10 to 12). Eden College Durban was previously called Crawford College, Durban until 2007 and Carmel College Durban before that. Eden College has just under 500 pupils.

History

Eden Schools were established in Gauteng over 30 years ago.

The Chief Executive of Eden, Mr Allan Zulberg, co-founded Eden in 1974. He played a leading role in the establishment of Midrand University and Educor. He was an executive director of Educor. He also served as Chief Executive of King David Schools for a time. Mr Zulberg taught Mathematics and Physical Science for many years, and also served as headmaster of Eden Lyndhurst.

Eden Schools operate in Lyndhurst, Randburg and Durban. Its head office is in Lyndhurst, Johannesburg. Mr Joe Khouri is Chief Operating Officer, an educator, past principal and lecturer at Wits University. Mr Allan Fehler is the group's Financial Director.

In 2007 Eden opened in Durban. The school was previously managed by Crawfordschools. The school operates a Pre-Primary, Preparatory, Middle School and College High School in Glenmore.

Matric subjects offered

  • English
  • Afrikaans
  • IsiZulu language
  • French
  • Hebrew
  • Life Orientation
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Literacy
  • Mathematics Paper 3
  • Life Sciences (Biology)
  • Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics)
  • History
  • Geography
  • Accounting
  • Business Studies
  • Information Technology (Computer Science)
  • Drama Studies
  • Music Studies
  • Visual Arts (Art)
  • Dance studies

Headmasters

Principals

  • Karen Morrison 2018 -
  • Christopher Marcellin (2008 – 2017)
  • Barry Swain (2007 – 08)

Deputy Principals

  • Charli Wiggill 2007 - 2016
  • Callum Robertson 2017 - 2017
  • Karen Morrison 2017 - 2017
  • Christa Booysens 2018 -

Phase Heads

  • College (FET): Karen Morrison
  • Middle School: Christa Booysens
  • Preparatory: Greta Peens
  • Pre-Primary: Chantal Cox

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