Privacy Policy and Protection of Personal Information
Last updated: 11 April 2026
Your privacy, and that of your children, matters to us. This policy explains how Newberry House Montessori School collects, uses, stores and protects personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA). It applies to information you provide through our website, admissions process, and school communications.
Who we are
Newberry House Montessori School (“we”, “us”, “the school”) is the responsible party for the personal information we process. Our office is located at Lourensford Estate, Somerset West, and our information officer can be contacted at secretary@newberry.co.za.
The information we collect
We only collect personal information that is necessary for running the school and communicating with our community. Depending on the reason you are in contact with us, this may include:
- Enquiry and tour information: name, email address, phone number, child’s first name and date of birth, and the programme you are interested in.
- Admissions information: parent and child full names, ID numbers, residential and postal addresses, employment details, medical and allergy information, prior school reports and any special educational needs.
- Enrolled family information: billing details, emergency contacts, authorised collection persons, and ongoing academic and pastoral records.
- Website information: technical data such as IP address, browser type and pages visited, collected through cookies and analytics. See our Cookies Policy.
How we use your information
We process personal information for specific, lawful purposes:
