Places are still available for Grade 8 in 2025. For parents who did not apply online and still need a place for Grade 8 please call the school to set up an appointment or visit the admissions office during school hours.
Welcome to John Orr Engineering School of Specialisation
Where Education Meets Innovation
At John Orr Engineering School of Specialisation, our vision is to provide quality, innovative education in a safe and supportive environment, equipping our learners with technical, entrepreneurial, and life skills for a successful future.
Enrolment Information
• Our language of teaching and learning and communication is English.
• Please remember that John Orr Engineering School of Specialisation is a specialisation high school and learners who apply should have an established foundation in terms of our key learning areas i.e. Mathematics and Physical Science.
Why Schools of Specialisation?
Initially a Technical High school, John Orr was gazetted as a School of Specialisation with 813 learners and 63 staff members by the Gauteng Provincial Government on 22 August 2022. At the unveiling ceremony, then Gauteng Education MEC Mr Panyaza Lesufi, said the provincial government was changing the education landscape and investing in critical skills needed for the country.
With its focus on renewable energy and alternative sources of energy, John Orr Engineering School of Specialisation is leading the way in changing the education system in the province.
Our Executive Team
M.M. Mutsharini
Principal
K. Dakile
Deputy Principal
P. Makenete
Principal's PA/Admissions
ALUMNI
OUR FORMER LEADERS
Gavin Redgment
Class of ’76
“John Orr has gone through many changes, as a designated School of Specialisation, it now stands poised to make a real difference in the futures of its learners and the province as a whole.”
School News
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Please send enquiries to enquiries@johnorr.co.za
or call 011 726 7000
