The college has capacity for 800 learners from grade R to matric. The facilities include 37 class rooms, 4 laboratories, library, IT center, drama class, auditorium, art class, hall, refectory and kitchen, staff room, offices, clinic, 2 boarding houses, 7 teachers’ house, sports fields and courts, attenuation dams, and conservation areas.

The L-shaped plan of each class room wraps around a courtyard, creating a light, airy and dynamic teaching space. Wrapped on two sides of the classroom are; ablutions, locker niches, and the teacher’s office, making these spaces personal and less institutional. The classrooms are clustered together forming “villages” consisting of a gradation of spaces from small locker niches to the amphitheater for gatherings of the whole school. This richness of communal space fosters a school community where every one belongs, promoting participation in learning. 

The student residence offers comfortable and safe accommodation that fosters individual and collective learning and development. Every area is a learning space, where ideas can flourish in a peaceful garden or during dynamic discussions in hallways, just as effectively as at desks or in lecture halls.

The residence’s design encourages interaction and connection among students, cultivating a sense of belonging. A key objective in climate design is to reduce reliance on electrical and mechanical heating and cooling, achieved through naturally ventilated rooms that receive winter sunlight and are shaded in summer. The design maximizes the number of north-facing rooms for optimal winter sun exposure.

Th UJ SDF defines the spatial principles, opportunities and constraints for the enhancement , transformation and development of the university’s four main campuses.

The design approach incorporates the following interlinked processes:

• Alignment of the UJ mission, vision, strategic plan, and enrollment plan
• Assessment of recurring debates related to changes in the national and international context of university education
• Stakeholder engagements, with a wide range of people and groups within the university
• Spatial mapping and recording of the status quo of the university’s campuses
• Studies of the urban context of each campus and the fragmented nature of the university within the city fabric of
  Johannesburg.
• Definition of SDF principles and priorities