New leadership appointments at Curro Durbanville. Curro Holdings, the JSE-listed independent school group, is delighted to announce the appointment of Riaan Stroebel as the Executive Head of Curro Durbanville. Mr. Stroebel will take over from the existing head, Dirk van Zyl, who has been appointed as Commercial Manager of Curro Durbanville and Curro Century City.

As the previous Head of Curro Durbanville High School, Mr. Stroebel successfully oversaw the expansion of the school’s original grounds, resulting in the opening of a brand new 9 800 sq², contemporary campus in Groot Phesantekraal earlier this year. Under his new role, his primary goal will be to continue growing the pre-primary, primary, and high schools, the latter of which now can house up to 1 000 learners.

Commenting on the new appointments, Shaun McMurtry, Business Executive at Curro Holdings said “This is an incredibly exciting time for Curro Durbanville l. Mr. Stroebel’s passion and outstanding commitment to all aspects of life at Curro Durbanville, together with his deep affinity for the Durbanville community, make him the ideal person to build on the legacy created by Dirk van Zyl over the past 9 years. We also congratulate Mr van Zyl on his prominent role in the management of Curro Durbanville and Curro Century City and look forward to seeing him create new growth and development opportunities for these established schools”.

Dirk van Zyl

Riaan Stroebel