Striving for excellence
Providing each learner with the skills necessary in a fast-paced, changing world.
Excellentia
Midstream College is a parallel medium (with instruction in either Afrikaans or English) private school with a Christian ethos situated in the south of Centurion. The high school opened its doors in 2007, and our first grade 12s wrote the IEB final exam in 2009.
We are known for high academic standards, top quality teachers, and firm discipline. Our balanced learners and alumni thrive nationally and internationally in the academic, sport, cultural and social spheres. The spacious school grounds house some of the most modern facilities in the country, including a huge auditorium, indoor swimming pool and hockey astro turf.
The mediocre teacher tells.
The good teacher explains.
The superior teacher demonstrates.
The great teacher inspires.
– William Arthur Ward
At Midstream College, our teachers are an inspiration to our learners. Our annual Belgian exchange programme and educational tours abroad are extremely popular. Our adventure club summits Mont-aux-Sources, goes kloofing in the Magaliesberg, river rafting on the Orange and diving at Sodwana Bay. The grade 10 Odyssey is a nine-day challenge not to be missed.
Quo Vadis? Semigrate to Midstream College and help shape our motto, Excellentia. Carpe Diem – make the most of the many opportunities Midstream offers.
OUR VALUES
from the headmaster's office
According to the ancient Chinese proverb, a journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
John F. Kennedy
At the start of the year, Laerskool Midstream College Primary celebrated its twentieth anniversary, and it took us back to our early beginnings. A salute to our directors who decided to build a school more than two decades ago which was to become one of the pillars of the larger Midstream Estate. It is with humble gratitude that we look back at the thousands of miles Midstream College has travelled since those first steps. If anyone had told the educational community twenty years ago that there was going to be a school in Pretoria that will run with the big dogs, no one would have believed it.
Some of the notable kilometres we have covered lately include winning the last three A-League inter-high swimming galas. Congratulations again to every teacher, parent and learner involved – I know behind this achievement lies many an early morning as well as many hours in the pool. Our phenomenal matric results last year were among the very best in the country and certainly the best in the greater Pretoria area. It is in our Christian nature to be humble, yet there are many reasons to be proud of what Midstream College has accomplished so far.
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
Vince Lombardi
While we suffered defeat last Friday at the A-Bond inter-high athletics meeting, we are reminded that it was our fifth, and certainly not our last, appearance in the top echelon. We were truly proud of our athletes on the track, in the field and our spectators in the stands who truly gave their best. I would like to congratulate every teacher, parent and learner for the way we have dealt with this. In particular, allow me a word of thanks to the anonymous person who gave perspective to matters on social media and I would like to quote:
We’ve been punching above our weight for a while now. There were tears today. But there was also grit. Resilience. The kind that is not built overnight. Midstream College, keep your heads up. Rome was not built in a day.
Soli Deo Gloria.
Dr Carel Kriek
headmaster
