Diocesan School For Girls (Grahamstown)

Okay so DSG in Grahamstown, sorry, "Makhanda," charging R173,000 a year to send your daughter to what is essentially a boarding school in the middle of nowhere Eastern Cape. R173,000. That is not school fees, that is a deposit on a house in Gonubie. And for what? To be "shaped and supported at every stage of her journey" in a town where the main attraction is the Arts Festival once a year and then absolutely nothing. The Anglican church is keeping a close eye on all 511 of you, just so you know. But listen, at least the ratio is 11 to 1, so your teacher actually knows your name, which is more than you can say for most schools. And they are very proud that the girls learn to "think deeply, speak confidently, and lead with purpose." Babe, you are in Makhanda. You can speak as confidently as you want, the nearest Woolworths is an hour away. By matric these girls are not taking on the world, they are taking on the N2. The description says "girlhood is celebrated." I do not know what that means but it costs R140,000 in Grade 7 to find out, and then it gets more expensive every year while you are busy celebrating. Classic Anglican move, the collection plate just keeps coming around. Overall verdict: If you survive four years of boarding school in Makhanda and come out the other side articulate and confident, you genuinely earned it, and DSG probably did that for you.