The Vision

Falcon College aims to be the Southern African centre for academic, cultural and sporting excellence for boys.

Values:

• Vital, disciplined and persevering in body.
• Curious, enthusiastic and fair thinking.
• Sensitive, helpful and respectful in relationship.
• Humble, honest and wise in leadership.
• Cheerful, confident and generous in spirit.

Ethos:

• Enduring Christian values and morals tempered relevant, 21st century education
• Personal growth through motivation and goal-setting
• A balance of western individual competitiveness with the African Ubuntu spirit of co-operation and teamwork.
• A positive, enabling environment in which boys can grow into effective, respectable young men capable of realizing their full potential in life.

Academic Excellence:

• Falcon College is committed to the pursuit of academic excellence in all subjects
• This is achieved through appropriate staffing and the provision of relevant resources and facilities.
• Texts and materials are constantly monitored and updated in line with best teaching practices.
• Information Communication Technology is acknowledged as a critical pillar of our academic curriculum entailing ongoing investment, training and upgrading

Cultural and Extra Mural Excellence:

• Wherever possible the College strives to integrate its unique natural environment within the fabric of a boys’ school life.
• The College provides a range of indoor and outdoor cultural and extra mural activities.
• The College recognises the diversity of interests among its students and seeks to provide a broad range of clubs and societies.

Sporting Excellence:

• The College is committed to the principle of excellence in sport.
• The College offers a diverse range of sporting activities across all age groups and all skill levels.
• Through sport, Falcon College encourages the principles of motivation, teamwork and sportsmanship.
• Sporting achievement is encouraged through personal goal-setting.
• The College is committed to best sporting practice and encourages coaching development programmes as well as continuously upgrading its sporting facilities.

Staffing – A policy for quality:

• Falcon College endeavours to attract, retain and reward suitable, qualified, effective and motivated academic and non academic staff who will contribute to the full realization the College’s Vision.

Facilities and Resources:

• In pursuit of excellence the College is committed to the ongoing investment and development of modern, state of the art academic, technological, sporting and cultural facilities for the benefit of both boys and staff.

College Governance and Management:

• The College is governed by a proactive Board of Governors responsible for the determining policy and upholding the ideals of good governance.
• The College is run and managed on the Board’s behalf by a committed Headmaster and an Executive Committee who implement Board policy.