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Fairbairn College

High School Cape Town
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3.1

Based on 7 reviews and 63 answers

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  • Outdoor environment3.1
  • Activities3.0
  • Indoor environment2.7
  • Safety2.6
  • Staff2.4
  • Education2.3
  • Communication2.3
  • Food2.1
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  • Student
    1.0
    4 October 2026

    Just badddd

    Leadership is weak. Environment dirty. Racism, bullying,. They don't care abt learners.

  • Other
    2.0
    23 August 2025

    School complaint

    The empire with the glasses that was blowing at the u14A game was so rude and she was just takinh fairbarns side cause fairbarn was doing contact and she blew for edgemead for contact and she was rude to our players when we did nothing rude to her please get a better empire that was the worst game ever

  • Parent
    1.0
    30 July 2025

    Disappointed parent

    Fairbairn may get a great matric pass rate but when it comes to the mental health of learners, there is no interest from school management. As a parent I believe in discipline and being moulded into a human being with good values,morals and humanity. That being said, a missing button on a blazer, a girl wearing a navy blue bow in her hair, a boy growing a beard to find out how he wants to present himself going fwd, all has nothing to do with being a productive and decent human being. It also di...

  • Student
    1.0
    4 March 2021

    Fairbairn College

    Fairbairn College is known as a great school. But I feel like they are to backwards in time with tech and their fitness is too much for learners to handle

  • Student
    2.0
    4 September 2020

    School review

    Eduction is C level, but when it comes to rules and the kids mental health it’s embarrassing. I understand every school has rules in place, but when you van conditioner on our hair( I mean honestly it’s not a great world when it comes to other girls making fun out of our hair), the prefects asking us to remove our scarf to each if we have the correct earrings, kicking us out of a subject because we aren’t good enough and caring more about status only makes us not want to come to school. Fairbair...

  • Student
    3.0
    27 June 2020

    Behind closed doors...

    I've been in Fairbairn for 4 years and can say that, this school is ok. It's not very up to date with tech. Most teachers are too old to be teaching. School does the minimum about bullying. The school is not your first option unless you stay in the area. But they do have a good reputation and a good morale system in place.

  • Student
    4.0
    28 February 2020

    Never a dull day??

    I have been at Fairbairn College for about four years now and I can truly say that I have never had a bad encounter with the school itself. As our current principal says: “ At our school it is in to do well and you are not seen as a nerd.” As a student, I agree 100%. Fairbairn College strives not only in the classrooms but also on the sports fields. We are competitive but we remember to always have fun.