Our Faith

Ambleside School of Hout Bay is affiliated to Hout Bay Church International (which recognises the apostolic leadership of the New Covenant Ministries International team).  However, the school as an institution is not committed to any particular religious denomination.  Ambleside School of Hout Bay is committed to bearing witness to the person and principles of Jesus Christ (as expressed in the New Testament, the Nicene Creed, the Ambleside Charter, and the Ambleside Code of Personal Conduct).  School Board members, staff and faculty are expected to affirm the doctrine and live according to the norms of conduct expressed therein.

While Ambleside School of Hout Bay has a definite commitment to the person and principles of Jesus Christ, it is not required that all Ambleside families fully share these beliefs, only that they agree to be respectful of the institutional commitment to them.  Parents should expect that their children will be taught in accordance with these beliefs and teachings.  Further, Ambleside does not seek to suppress the theological differences of her member families. Rather, we seek to cultivate an atmosphere where mutual understanding and agreeable disagreement are cultivated, respectfully recognising that the primary responsibility for the spiritual education of children lies with their parents.