SCHOOL PHASES

FOUNDATION PHASE

Grade R – 3

At the foundation phase, our children learn through play. They also acquire the pre reading and writing skills required for later formal education.

Our child friendly learning environment ensures that all developmental areas are addressed and nurtured.

Benoni Muslim School emphasises and supports the notion of the holistic development of the child across six broad functional clusters:

  • Five senses
  • Physical
  • Social and emotional
  • Cognitive and language development
  • Maths

Secular Subjects:

  • English
  • Afrikaans
  • Maths
  • Life Orientation

Islamiat Subjects:

  • Quraan
  • Hifz
  • Fiqh
  • Akhlaaq & Ahadeeth
  • Islamic History & Aqaaid
  • Arabic

INTERMEDIATE PHASE

Grade 4 – 6

Our students emerge from Benoni Muslim School foundation phase with a firm foundation and an easy and comfortable transition to the more formal and structured academic program presented in the junior phase – One guided by Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS).

The balanced and broad curriculum comprises the following disciplines:

  • English Afrikaans (additional language)
  • Mathematics Natural Science (biology and physical science)
  • Social Sciences (geography and history)
  • Life Skills

Islamiat Subjects:

  • Quraan
  • Hifz
  • Fiqh
  • Akhlaaq & Ahadeeth
  • Islamic History & Aqaaid
  • Arabic

SENIOR PHASE

Grade 7 – 9

Stimulating curiosity and exploring the world and people’s place in it, is the order of the day in this phase. It promotes learners’ social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.

Secular Subjects:

  • English (home language)
  • Afrikaans (first additional language)
  • Life Orientation
  • Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy
  • Social Sciences
  • Natural Sciences
  • EMS
  • Technology
  • Creative Arts

Islamiat Subjects:

  • Quraan
  • Hifz
  • Fiqh
  • Akhlaaq & Ahadeeth
  • Islamic History & Aqaaid
  • Arabic

FET PHASE

Grade 11 – 12

A diverse curriculum offering the following subjects, culminating in the final matriculation examination. The standard requirement is seven subjects, with students making an election from the following offered subjects:

Core subjects (four)

  • English (home language)
  • Afrikaans (first additional language)
  • Life Orientation
  • Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy

Elective subjects (three)

  • Accounting
  • Life Sciences
  • Physical Science
  • Geography
  • History
  • Business Studies
  • Economics
  • Tourism
  • Arabic

Islamiat Subjects:

  • Quraan
  • Hifz
  • Fiqh
  • Akhlaaq & Ahadeeth
  • Islamic History & Aqaaid
  • Arabic

HIFZ

Grade 5 – 12

Benoni Muslim School also provides a Hifz class for school going students who wish to memorise the Holy Quraan.

We are continuously trying to provide the best Islamic education possible for our community, bearing in mind the needs of the day and the rapid rate of the progression of technology.

For more information, kindly contact school’s secretary.