Reddam House Waterfall

Part of the Inspired Education group's Reddam network, opened in 2012 on a 36-acre Waterfall City campus in Midrand. Co-educational, ages 1 to 18, IEB matric with Reggio-inspired early years.

Reddam scaled fast: the student body was already around 1,000 by 2013, and remains close to that today. The campus is a striking, custom-built environment with strong sport, performing-arts, and STEAM facilities, and tight estate-style security. Fees are at the upper end of Johannesburg, around R96,000 to R214,000.

Families consistently praise the head and the teaching team, and the academic outcomes track with the wider Reddam network. Where signal is more mixed is school culture: some parents and former students describe a competitive, high-status environment with concerns about how bullying and discipline are handled, and uneven sports coaching at certain ages. Best fit for families who want a polished IEB school with strong facilities in the Midrand-Sandton corridor and are paying attention to fit on the social side.

• Reviews split sharply between glowing and damning, with little middle ground.
• On the positive side, parents praise the teaching staff and the campus. One parent said "Amazing teachers and I love the way the Headmistress prioritises our kids". Reviews on Wanderlog cite a clean, well-designed campus on its 36-acre site.
• The negative pool is sustained and specific. One parent wrote that there is "a culture that parents are competitive and will do their children's projects for them", that "some teachers are arrogant and expect parents to carry their work load for them", and rated the school for "zero student support".
• One ex-student wrote they "wholeheartedly regret going to this school" and flagged bullying and a tendency to sweep problematic issues under the carpet.
• Parking congestion at peak times is a recurring practical complaint.