Torah Academy School, Johannesburg

The Torah Academy
Location
Johannesburg, Gauteng

South Africa
Information
TypeIndependent, Single-sex educational, Day School
Religious affiliation(s)Jewish (Chabad Lubavitch)
DeanRabbi D. Hazdan
EnrollmentK-12
Websitewww.torahacademy.co.za

The Torah Academy is a Chabad Jewish day school in Johannesburg, South Africa. It comprises a boys' high school, a girls' high school (on a separate campus), a primary school and a nursery school. The Mission of the school is to "provide and promote the highest quality Jewish and general education to a diverse community of Jewish children... [and] to cultivate students to reach personal excellence, and to be responsible members of society."[1] Although the school is Chassidic Orthodox, families of all levels of observance are welcomed.

The school provides a Kodesh (Jewish Studies) curriculum "combined with a strong secular studies program within a single framework."[2] Kodesh studies[3] comprise Torah (Chumash, Navi, Mishna and Talmud), Halacha (Jewish law), Hebrew language, and Jewish History; at the Boy's High School, studies are within a Mesivta environment. The secular program[4] follows the national and provincial standards,[5] and students are fully prepared for writing "Matric";[6] pass rate are generally very high,[7] and students often achieve competitively in these exams.[8][9]

The main campus,[10] purchased in 1980, comprises a stone building with stained glass windows on approximately 11 acres (45,000 m2) of lawns and gardens, playing fields, including netball, basketball and soccer fields, recreational facilities, classrooms, a computer/media centre, science laboratory, and a pre-school department. On campus there is also "Lubavitch House", which contains the offices of the dean and administrator, with boardrooms, a printing room, and a dining room and kitchen. The Torah Academy Shul,[11] serving the (Chabad) community in that area of Johannesburg, is also on campus.

  1. ^ "Mission and Vision - Torah Academy School- Johannesburg". www.torahacademy.co.za. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Matric Results 2006 - Torah Academy School- Johannesburg". www.torahacademy.co.za. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Kodesh Studies - Torah Academy School- Johannesburg". www.torahacademy.co.za. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Matric Results 2006 - Torah Academy School- Johannesburg". www.torahacademy.co.za. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Primary School - Torah Academy School- Johannesburg". www.torahacademy.co.za. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Boys High School - Torah Academy School- Johannesburg". www.torahacademy.co.za. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Matric Results - Torah Academy School- Johannesburg". www.torahacademy.co.za. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.sajewishreport.co.za. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.sajewishreport.co.za. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Our Building - Torah Academy School- Johannesburg". www.torahacademy.co.za. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Godaven | Torah Academy Shul".