Every school within 10km of Montana: 2026 fees and the 07:00 drive, timed

Invicta Roodepark Eco City 2 blog: Every school within 10km of Montana: 2026 fees and the 07:00 drive, timed. I spent a Tuesday morning in May driving from the Roodepark boom gate to every school within 10km with a stopwatch running — Hoërskool Montana took 9 minutes at 07:05, queue included. This is the spreadsheet relocating parents end up building anyway, done for you with 2026 fees. The estate is Invicta Roodepark Eco City 2 in Montana, Pretoria. I left the gate at 06:50, drove the actual peak-hour routes, and timed each leg gate-to-gate. No portal publishes this, so here it is. How I measured this (and why portal kilometres lie): Property portals draw a straight line and call it distance. A school 4km away as the crow flies can sit behind a level crossing, a taxi rank and three sets of lights. So I ignored the map and ran the clock instead. One car, one stopwatch, leaving the Roodepark boom gate at 06:50 on a weekday — peak school traffic, not a quiet Sunday test. (Run timed 13 May 2026, driven by Billy.) Each school got four numbers: gate-to-school, drop-off parking, school-back-to-estate, and school-to-nearest-N1/N4 onramp. That last one matters if one parent does drop-off then carries on to work. Curro Roodeplaat is the clearest example of why portal kilometres mislead: 4 min 27 sec to get there at 06:50, but 11 min 3 sec to get back into the estate through congested traffic. Same road, double the time, depending on direction. Times below are the measured 06:50 run. Primary schools within 10km: 2026 fees and the 07:00 drive: Closest to the gate is Laerskool Die Poort at 3 min 18 sec, with 1 min 15 sec to park at drop-off and 5 min 4 sec back. From Die Poort to the N1/N4 onramp is 1 min 46 sec, so a working parent loses very little time. Curro Roodeplaat (Pre, Primary and High on one campus) is 4 min 27 sec out. Doxa Deo Edendale on Sefako Makgatho Road runs 6 min 21 sec with only 32 sec to park — its drop-off loop is quick, and it sits 1 min 45 sec from the Mamelodi intersection if you head that way for work or Mams Mall. Laerskool Derdepoort in Eastlynne came in at 7 min 58 sec, and Curro Pretoria in Eastlynne at 8 min 11 sec; Curro Pretoria is currently building a new soccer and rugby field. Laerskool Lindopark was the longest primary leg at 11 min 44 sec, though parking there took just 17 seconds. Every school listed has space available for 2026, and monthly fees across the full set (crèches included) range from R1,150 to R4,280. Confirm each school's 2026 schedule directly before you sign — fees move by phase. If you want to live close to these campuses, browse [houses for sale in Montana](/houses-for-sale/montana-pretoria) or the adjoining [Annlin homes](/houses-for-sale/annlin) to compare commute legs against your own work route. High schools: Hoërskool Montana, Hoërskool Overkruin and your other options: For high school, the closest measured option is Doxa Deo Edendale High on Sefako Makgatho Road, sharing the 6 min 21 sec run with its primary campus. Hoërskool F.H. Odendaal timed 7 min 58 sec out, 37 sec to park, 4 min 1 sec back, and 5 min 39 sec to the Stormvoel N1/N4 onramp. Curro Roodeplaat and Curro Pretoria both carry high-school phases on the same campuses already timed above. Two schools fall beyond the 10km line but parents keep asking about them, so I drove them anyway. Hoërskool Staatspresident CR Swart in Waverley took 16 min 42 sec, with 3 min 13 sec lost to taxi congestion at parking. Hoërskool Montana itself ran 18 min 9 sec gate-to-gate, 46 sec to park, and 6 min 12 sec to the Sefako Makgatho onramp. If Montana is your target school, check what's available within its catchment via [homes near Hoërskool Montana](/houses-for-sale-near/hoerskool-montana). Hoërskool Overkruin is an Afrikaans option some parents shortlist; I didn't time it on this run, so verify its route yourself, and look at [property near Hoërskool Overkruin](/houses-for-sale-near/hoerskool-overkruin) before deciding. Confirm each 2026 fee against the school's published schedule — the R1,150 to R4,280 band covers crèches through to these high schools. Crèches and aftercare: the short version: Under-6 care is the leg parents forget until they're standing in the queue. The good news for Invicta Roodepark Eco City 2 is that the crèche and aftercare options sit inside the same 10km circle as the schools above, which means a single morning loop rather than two separate trips. Crèche monthly fees are included in the R1,150 to R4,280 range, with the lower end typically being the early-years and half-day options. The practical move is to pair a crèche close to your primary school of choice so the older child's drop-off and the toddler's drop-off happen on one route. Doxa Deo and Curro both run pre-primary phases on campus, which collapses the run to a single gate. Aftercare hours and fees change yearly, so confirm both with the provider before you commit. If you're still weighing the estate itself against the school logistics, the [Montana new developments](/new-developments/montana-pretoria) listings show plan types and pricing alongside the commute picture. For peace of mind on the medical side, Netcare Montana Hospital is within 15 minutes and Mamelodi Regional Hospital within 9. What the run costs you: petrol, time and the monthly total: Time is the cost most families underestimate. Take Laerskool Die Poort: 3 min 18 sec out plus 5 min 4 sec back is roughly 8 minutes of driving per drop-off, before parking. Curro Roodeplaat looks quick on the way out at 4 min 27 sec, but the 11 min 3 sec return in congested traffic pushes a single round trip past 15 minutes. Over a five-day week that gap compounds fast. For a working parent, the onramp leg decides the day. F.H. Odendaal to the Stormvoel N1/N4 onramp is 5 min 39 sec; Die Poort to the N1/N4 is 1 min 46 sec. Pick the school whose onramp time matches your commute, not just the one with the shortest gate-to-gate number. On the housing side, the estate's all-inclusive pricing keeps the monthly maths simple: a 2 Bed + Study at R989,000 lands at R9 874/month on a 20-year bond at prime, and the Family Home 3 Bed 2 Bath at R1,239,000 at R12,370/month. Those figures already fold in bond registration, transfer fees and legal costs, and there's no transfer duty on a new build direct from the developer. Add your fuel and school fee against that, and you have the real monthly total. Three questions parents ask before they commit: First: is there space? On this run, every school listed had places available for 2026. That can change between now and enrolment, so phone and hold a spot rather than assume. Second: what will I actually pay? School fees across the set run R1,150 to R4,280 a month, crèches included, and each school publishes its own phase-by-phase schedule — verify the 2026 figure before you bank on it. On the bond, banks generally allow about 30% of gross income toward repayment, and if your household earns between R3,501 and R22,000 a month you may qualify for First Home Finance (FLISP), with subsidies from R27,960 to R169,264 depending on income. Third: do I pay transfer duty? Not on these homes. The sale is VAT-inclusive direct from the developer, so transfer duty doesn't apply, and the transfer-duty exemption threshold sits at R1,210,000 (confirmed unchanged on 19 February 2026) for resale comparison. The repo rate moved to 7.0% on 28 May 2026, putting prime at 10.5%. Call 063 600 3905 to check current availability and your bond qualification. Drive it yourself: Numbers on a page only get you so far. If the drive times look workable, do the run yourself — book a weekday-morning viewing and we'll start the stopwatch at the boom gate with you. Bring your work address, and we'll time the onramp leg that actually matters for your mornings. Homes from R989 000 all-inclusive, no transfer duty. Contact: 063 600 3905. Official site: https://www.invictaproperties.co.za/.