About Us

History

El Shaddai Christian Academy (soon to be the Kings School Port Alfred) was born in 2005 from the vision of Dalys Sparg and David and Kathleen van Breda who were pastors at the Port Alfred Christian Centre.  They gave up some of the church’s office space and their youth hall so that the school would have space to develop.

Rene Payne was the founding member and principal of the school.  Julie-Anne Smith and Elizabeth Parker were the first teachers of the school and stepped out in faith to start classes with 7 learners to share between the teachers and the principal.

God blessed the school with more learners and after a few years, the church property could not accommodate the learners.

At the end of 2013, God provided the school with property at the Green Fountain Farm Resort.  In 2014, we rented buildings from Green Fountain and then, in 2015, we purchased property attached to this resort.

God continued to bless the school, and although the school is a little out of town, parents continued to enrol their children in the Academy.

After the pandemic, enrolment declined, but God then provided us with another way to keep our dreams of providing excellent Christian Education to our learners alive – He brought us to the Kings Education Group, who will guide us on a more excellent path.

In 2024, we joined the Kings family and we look forward to giving our learners even more opportunities and experiences.  We look forward to developing a school of excellence in academics and extracurricular activities, bringing Glory to God our Father in all we do.

Our Vision

Excellence in Education to the Glory of God.

Who are we?

We are a family of learners and staff that create a beautiful place for learning to grow.  Our hearts are with our learners and we desire each one to be successful in every area of their lives. 

We long for all our children to come to know Jesus as their saviour and to know that He is an integral part of everyday of their lives.

We strive to give excellent education with a biblical world view. We desire to instil godly values and morals into our learners and let them know that each one is valuable to God and that He has a plan and a purpose for their lives.

Curriculum

We will be transitioning to IEB from 2025 from grade 1 to grade 9.  Thereafter, we will introduce IEB to the FET phase one year at a time.  The current 2025 grade 10- 12 will still continue with NSC.