Johannesburg – The closure of King David Victory Park at the end of 2025 has returned to the spotlight as parents who had planned to enrol their children this year confront the reality of shrinking private school options in parts of Gauteng.
Although the decision was communicated months ago, renewed urgency has emerged as families begin finalising placements for 2026 and beyond. King David Schools confirmed that the Victory Park campus will close at the end of 2025, with learners expected to transition to other campuses within the group as part of a broader unification plan.
In a message to parents, General Director Rabbi Ricky Seeff acknowledged the emotional weight of the decision but emphasised that integration planning was already under way. The update noted strong attendance at open days and indicated that a significant number of Victory Park students had already requested transfers to other King David campuses.
The communication outlined structured work streams to manage the transition, including staff placement, student integration, curriculum alignment and parent engagement. School leadership indicated that the majority of teaching staff had been offered positions across the network, with efforts made to retain long-serving support staff.
Counselling services, student engagement sessions and parent focus groups were introduced to support families navigating the transition. Leadership also hosted large-scale webinars to outline the long-term vision behind the consolidation and to address concerns around logistics, curriculum continuity and campus culture.
The closure comes amid broader pressure within segments of the private education sector, where declining enrolments and rising financial strain on households have reshaped sustainability models. Analysts say independent schools are increasingly required to reassess scale, cost structures and long-term viability.
For parents who had King David Victory Park as part of their placement options, and for those planning ahead for 2027, the development has triggered practical concerns around availability, transport, peer continuity and academic stability. The end of a long-standing campus has also sparked wider debate about how resilient South Africa’s private schooling ecosystem remains in a shifting economic environment.
School leadership maintains that the consolidation is designed to strengthen institutional sustainability and preserve community identity over the long term.
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