This page compares 5 international schools in Johannesburg with lower published tuition, drawn from the 5 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is ZAR 80,000 and the highest in this comparison set is ZAR 643,400, quoted in ZAR.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Johannesburg — not a judgement about quality, and not an objective list of the cheapest schools in the city. Fees vary by year group and rise through secondary school, and most schools charge registration, transport, uniform and examination costs on top of tuition.
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Lowest published fee | Highest published fee | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Stithians College | British, IB | 5-18 | 80,000 | 170,000 | ZAR |
| Dainfern College | British | 5-18 | 80,000 | 150,000 | ZAR |
| German International School Johannesburg | German; IB | 1-18 | 85,200 | 118,260 | ZAR |
| Crawford International Sandton | South African National Curriculum (CAPS); IEB | 2-18 | 96,000 | 211,900 | ZAR |
| American International School of Johannesburg | American; IB | 3-18 | 169,700 | 643,400 | ZAR |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in ZAR. Where a school publishes a range, the lower figure normally applies to the earliest year groups and the higher figure to the senior school. Application and registration fees, deposits, transport, uniform, meals, trips and external examination entries are commonly billed separately.
Across this comparison set the curricula on offer are British (2 schools), IB (1 school), German; IB (1 school), South African National Curriculum (CAPS); IEB (1 school), American; IB (1 school).
The age ranges above show the full span each school covers. A school with a lower starting fee may still cost more overall if fees step up sharply at secondary level, so check the published fee for the year group your child will enter and the years after it.
ExpatSchoolGuide does not rank schools by price alone. Among the 5 schools in Johannesburg that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is ZAR 80,000 at St Stithians College. Published fees usually cover tuition only and vary by year group, so confirm current figures with the school.
Across the schools compared here, published annual tuition runs from ZAR 80,000 to ZAR 643,400 (ZAR). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 5 schools in Johannesburg with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 0 schools in Johannesburg do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. St Stithians College teaches a British curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among British-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at ZAR 80,000.
Yes. American International School of Johannesburg teaches an American curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among American-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at ZAR 169,700.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach British, IB, German; IB, South African National Curriculum (CAPS); IEB, American; IB. Curriculum information comes from each school's own published material. Accreditation and examination centre status should be confirmed directly with the school.
This page compares the international schools ExpatSchoolGuide already lists in Johannesburg, ordered by the lowest annual tuition each school publishes. It is not an editorial ranking, no school pays to be included or excluded, and fees a school does not publish are shown as "Not published" rather than estimated.