The Cape Town School of English is a private English-language teaching (EFL/ESL) school based in Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa, established in 1991. It has operated for over three decades, primarily teaching English to international students (both adult and young learners) alongside some local learners. The school's own website describes it as an 'accredited private school registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training' and as an 'Accredited Centre for language training,' though no specific registration number or the name of an independent accrediting body is published on the site, so this claim reflects the institution's self-description rather than independently verified registration detail. It is listed as a member school on the English South Africa (englishsouthafrica.com) industry directory, which functions as an industry association/directory rather than an accreditation body. The school uses internationally recognised EFL textbooks (e.g. Cambridge, New Headway, Total English) and structures classes by proficiency level, running weekday morning sessions (9:00am-12:30pm). No specific NQF-registered higher education qualifications, campus size, or student enrolment numbers are published on the official site.
Qualifications & Programmes
- General English (Beginners to Upper Intermediate/Advanced levels)
- Business English
- English for Special Purposes
- Holiday English
- Online group English classes
- Exam preparation (TOEFL and Cambridge exam materials; TOEIC, IELTS and Pearson also referenced on the site)
- TEFL/TESOL/TBE/TEYLT teacher training courses
- Refugee Programme (English support for refugees)
- Translation services
- Mathematics courses
- First Aid training