Adams College is a public secondary school at Adams Mission, inland of Amanzimtoti south of Durban. It is one of the oldest schools in the country, founded as a mission institution in 1853, and it still runs from the same area. It publishes a single office number and mailbox.
Adams College contact details
- Telephone: 031 905 4364
- Email: [email protected]
- Address: R603 Umbumbulu Road, Adams Mission, Durban, 4125
There is no separate published number for the principal, admissions or the boarding establishment. All of it goes through the school office, so say at the start of the call which one you need.
A warning about paying school fees
Adams College publishes its bank account number openly on its own website. Many South African schools do, and it is worth understanding the risk that creates rather than assuming a number on a website is safe to pay into. Published account details are exactly what payment redirection fraud is built on: a fraudster copies the school letterhead, alters one digit, and emails parents a fee notice that looks entirely genuine. Because the real number is public, the fake is easy to make convincing.
- Confirm the account details by telephone on 031 905 4364 before your first payment, and again if anything about them appears to have changed
- Treat any emailed or messaged notice of changed banking details as fraudulent until you have confirmed it by voice
- Keep proof of payment and check that the amount is reflected on the school statement rather than assuming it was allocated
We do not reproduce the account number here for that reason. Get it from the school itself.
Admissions and school records
- Application periods for KwaZulu-Natal public schools run well ahead of the school year and close early; ask the office for the current window rather than assuming
- A transfer needs a transfer card or letter from the previous school, and the previous school may not withhold it over fees
- For a matric certificate or a statement of results from a past year, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education and Umalusi handle reissues, not the school
If something is not resolved
- Raise it with the school office on 031 905 4364, then in writing to [email protected], keeping a record of dates
- Escalate to the school governing body, which is the body responsible for fees, admissions policy and school governance
- For an unresolved complaint about a public school, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education district office is the external route