NEW PARENTS ORIENTATION 27 NOVEMBER 2025 17:00-18:00

Primary

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS

We’re so excited to welcome your family to Nova Pioneer North Riding Primary! Here, we are committed to providing a supportive and innovative environment where every child can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

To help you prepare for the journey ahead, we’ve put together a step-by-step guide with everything you need, including information on uniforms and supplies to ensure a smooth start.

Additionally, don’t miss our FAQs section, where we’ve answered common questions to help you feel fully prepared and confident as you join our vibrant school community.

Welcome to Nova Pioneer—we’re excited to partner with you on this incredible adventure!

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STEP 1 - REQUIREMENTS BEFORE JOINING US

1.1 From your child's current school

There are three documents that we require from your child's current school prior to you leaving, namely:

Student Transfer Profile/ Testimonial (Inter-School submission)
Finance Clearance Form/Final School Statement (Parent submission)
Final Report (Parent submission)

The first two documents can be downloaded from the resources page. You would need to email them to your current school and very importantly, remember to cc admissions.ormonde@novapioneer.com. The school is required to submit the student transfer profile directly to us due to its confidential nature.

1.2 Ensure that you have finalised your enrollment

To avoid delays or start of school issues kindly ensure that you have submitted all the documents/forms required by the admissions team.

Please note that if your child is not a South African citizen an additional document is required of you prior to starting at Nova Pioneer. Please see details in the FAQs Study Visa section.

STEP 2 - DOWNLOAD RESOURCES

Visit the resource page to download various resources such as stationery, calendar, payment app and all the other information that you require prior to joining us.

You will also find a form for:

Language selection for Grade 4 to 6, kindly complete the form soonest.
Aftercare

STEP 3 - READ THE NOVA PIONEER HANDBOOK

It is vital that you read through the Nova Pioneer Handbook in order for you to familiarise yourself with our school, policies and regulations.

If you have missed the parent orientation event a recording is available above for you.

FAQS

2025 School Times

Arrival & Dismissal Times.pdf

Important Language Program Reminder

We also want to share a reminder about our language program that will be effective from January 2025:

Phasing Out Setswana: Setswana will no longer be offered in Grades 5 and below. Upper primary students currently studying Setswana will still have access until they complete the language’s phase-out.
Earlier Language Selection: To boost language proficiency, students will now choose their second language in Grade 1, rather than Grade 4.

Note for North Riding and Ruimsig Campuses: Setswana will not be offered at these campuses due to a lack of sufficient expressed interest.

DATES, HOLIDAYS & NOVACARE

When is my child's 1st day at school?

We have a New Novaneers orientation for new students that takes place 14 January before everyone else joins us on campus. Students are to arrive in their full uniform.

Time: 09:00 - 10:00 am

If your child is joining after the start of school, the admissions team will indicate what date your child may arrive.

January

Admissions will be available from 3 January 2025.

North Riding staff will be available from 08 January 2025

All other students to arrive on 15 January 2025.

When can I go on holiday?

Unlike many other schools we follow a 3 term school calendar. We know you want to plan your next holiday already so here's the calendar.

Nova Pioneer schools run on three terms. The dates for 2025 are as follows:

Term 1

Start

Wednesday, 15 January 2025

Friday, 04 April 2025 (12:00)

Half term

Close: Thursday, 20 February 2025

Return: Tuesday, 25 February 2025

Public Holiday

Friday, 21 March 2024 (Human Rights Day)

Term 2

Start

Tuesday, 6 May 2025

Friday, 08 August 2025

Half term

Close: Friday, 27 June 2025 (12:00)

Return: Tuesday, 07 July 2025

Public Holiday

Sunday, 16 June 2025 (Youth Day)

Monday, 17 June 2025 (Youth Day observed)

Term 3

Start

Wednesday, 3 September 2025

Wednesday, 3 December 2025 (12:00)

Half term

Close: Thursday, 16 October 2025 (12:00)

Return: Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Public Holidays

Wednesday, 24 September 2025 (Heritage day)

The Nova Pioneer School Calendar is available from your campus.

How do I arrange after care/holiday care?

You can complete the NovaCare form found on the resource page and email it to jmanuel@novapioneer.com

ENROL ANOTHER CHILD

I have another child, when do 2023 applications open?

2025 applications open in February 2025.

Spaces are limited, so we encourage you to attend our campus experience that is exclusively for current families

Next steps:

Apply online early January
Submit recent report, birth certificate, immunisation card and R350 (primary) R550 (secondary) admin fee POP
Bring your child for an assessment
Submit all documents and forms as per application email
Secure your child's space by paying the notice deposit

Herewith the notice deposit amounts

Grade 000 & 00 = R 4 000

Grade R - 7 = R 7 000

Grade 8 - 13 = R 8 000

Affordability Check Process

Nova Pioneer conducts affordability checks as part of the enrolment criteria in order to do our part in ensuring that your child's educational experience and environment is sustained for the whole school year. Though not an exact science, we do our best by referring to past learnings.

The affordability check process consists of 2 aspects, namely:

Bank credit check
Manual check of payslips, bank statements, proof of residence and parent ID's. It is strongly recommended that household income is reflected in these documents.

Credit checks cannot be made on savings accounts nor on Capitec accounts, in those instances, you may will be required to submit further documentation over and above the proof of income.

The process cannot be initiated until all forms and documents are completed and submitted along with the full deposit. Affordability checks and verification may take up to 2 weeks to complete.

To submit affordability supporting documents please upload here to a secure finance form.

What is the difference between forms and documents?

Forms require that you fill in various fields for guardian 1 and 2, payer information and learner information whereas the documents consist of sending us the following:

· Student birth certificate

· Student report

· Student immunisation card

· Guardian 1 & 2 ID's

· Guardian 1 & 2 Proof of residence

· Payer's ID

· Payer's Proof of residence

· Payer's Proof of income (payslip and 3 months bank statement, can be joint income)

· Contract of enrolment

FEE QUERIES

For detailed fee information please click here

When is my first payment due?

All fees are due before your child can start (according to the payment option you elected or as per conditions of the enrolment).

Late payment may result in a delayed start. Please note that fees are not pro rated.

Annual plans must be paid by 31 December 2024
Termly plans 7 January and before the first day of each term thereafter
Monthly plans EFT by 5 January and a compulsory debit order for the 1st of every month thereafter

I have not received an invoice, what should I do?

Please go ahead and make payment according to the fee structure provided above(according to the payment option you elected or as per conditions of the enrolment) and use your family ID code as the reference. Email POP to finance.ormonde@novapioneer.com. If you did not receive a family ID please use "NPO Name Surname Grade" as your reference.

The fee schedule can be found here

My invoice is incorrect, what should I do?

Please make a payment according to the payment plan that you selected or as per conditions of the enrolment in the meantime to avoid a delayed school start. Email POP to finance.ormonde@novapioneer.com along with your invoice query.

Remember to use your family ID account number as per the invoice. If you have two family account numbers, please use your child's name and surname and campus name until the family account number is corrected.

The fee schedule can be found here

Which banking details do I use for fees?

Bank: Standard Bank

Account Name: Nova Pioneer Fees

Account Number: 021 635 463

Branch Code: Randburg / 018005

Ref: Family ID code or if you don't have that yet use "NPO Name Surname Grade"

The fee schedule can be found here

HOW CAN I SAVE MONEY AT NOVA PIONEER?

Did you know that there are multiple opportunities to save money on your fees?

If you opt for the annual plan you can save between R6,000 to R9,000 on tuition fees. Opting for the termly plan can save you between R2,000 to R3,000 a year. Here are some other ways you can save money:

Family Discount

The school offers parents a family discount. This discount will only be allocated to the fees from the second child onwards.

● The following sibling discount is offered on tuition fees:

○ Child #1: 0% discount on tuition fees

○ Child #2: 5% discount on tuition fees of the younger sibling

○ Child #3 and subsequent siblings: 10% discount on tuition fees of the youngest sibling/s

Referral Discount

The school offers all current Novaneer families a tuition discount of R3 500 (on their own child’s fees) for each new student referral. This discount will only apply if the student referred is successfully admitted to the school. This referral discount is only applicable to the first year of tuition fees. Where a successful referral is made by a family who has two children at the school, the discount will only be applied to the child in the lowest grade.

NB. In order to successfully benefit from referring a student, the referred parent must state that they were referred by you (name and surname) when they fill in the online application form in the ‘how did you hear about us’ section. There are some terms and condition. Read more...

Don't have anyone to refer but still want to make the community bigger? You can show your support by providing a review on Google or Facebook so that we can attract more amazing families like yours!

Avoid interest charges on your account

Interest on all overdue accounts will be charged monthly on outstanding balances at a rate of 1% per month from the payment due date.

STUDY VISAS

Why does my child need a study visa?

If your child is going to Grade 1 upwards and is not a South African citizen or a permanent residence permit holder, your child requires a study visa. Study Visas are issued for a particular school, should your child move to a different school you will have to apply for a new study visa.

If you fail to obtain a study visa, we are unfortunately required by law to de-register your child from our school. Please begin the application process immediately.

We will require proof of such an application to be emailed to admissions.northriding@novapioneer.com before school starts.

If you are a PRP holder, please email the permit to admissions.northriding@novapioneer.com.

How do I apply for a study visa?

Application for study visas can be made online through the VFS Global Visa and Permit Centre at http://www.vfsglobal.com/dha/southafrica/. You can contact the centre telephonically at 012 425 3000.

We will require proof of such an application to be emailed to admissions.ormonde@novapioneer.com before school starts.

UNIFORMS & HAIR

Grades 000 & 00 children wear civvies.

View Grades R-3 info here.

View Grades 4-7 info here.

Visit our uniform suppliers here

Hair policy

Gr 000 - Gr 00 may have colours in their hair colour as they do not wear the uniform.
From Gr R - 7, students in uniform may not have coloured hair and it must be their natural colour.
Hair accessories can take any form, but must be the Nova colours. Permitted colours are:

○ yellow, gold, orange, green, blue, black, white, grey, silver, brown, tortoise shell.

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