“They Have a Kauai?”: Video Tour of Bougie Cape Town School's Facilities Stuns South Africans

• Cape Town teenagers were in awe after visiting a school that had state-of-the-art facilities for its pupils
• The school even had a Kauai, which adapted its menu for the learners and offered all sorts of wraps and smoothies
• Members of the online community were stunned to see the restaurant establishment at the learning institution

Teenagers from Cape Town were stunned after visiting Parklands College and seeing its state-of-the-art facilities. What South Africans couldn't believe after seeing the TikTok post was that Parklands College had a restaurant establishment inside.

On 16 August, 2025, one of the Somerset College girls in the video stated that they had visited Parklands College for a derby and spotted Kauai at the school.

According to Kauai's website, they are only located at Parklands College and American International School Cape Town. Their adapted school menus feature a variety of wraps, sandwiches, and snacks taken from the Kauai menu. Hot meals and smoothies are also available daily.

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In the TikTok post, the girls also showed the clean restrooms, the massive field, and the sporting facilities.

What does Parklands College have to offer?

Parklands College, which boasts 25 hectares of land shared between campuses for children from pre-primary to Grade 12, is an Apple Distinguished School and produces cutting-edge educational technology.

With school fees ranging from R60 000 to R143 000, the school can afford to offer Robotics App Development, Digital Electronics, Film and Animation, eSports, and more specialised courses.

In terms of sports, the school has half-Olympic and Olympic-sized swimming pools for aquatic activities, cricket nets and ovals, and courts for tennis and netball.

One shouldn't count out Somerset College

The school fees prove to be more expensive than Parklands College, ranging from R62 000 to R182 000. Here, learners can enjoy golf, hockey, squash, and rowing, to name a few sports. Cultural activities include visual arts and design, art exhibitions and theatre productions.

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Cape Town School impresses South Africans

Several online users headed to the post's comment section in awe after seeing the posh facilities the school had.

@thatomaelane joked under the post:

"I'd better be getting straight As with a Kauai at school."

@secretlifeofhop3 told the online community:

"This was me when I came to Parklands College for Interact. This school is massive. It's my dream school, for real."

A shocked @bl3ssings.vhs remarked to internet users:

"They have a Kauai?"

@welcometofloptokbtches also spoke about the restaurant establishment and wondered in the comments section:

"Are the Kauai prices cheaper?"

@vee48299 laughed and shared with the public:

"My daughter went to the derby at Parklands College two years ago. She came back to tell me, 'Mom, that school is for rich kids. You can’t afford it.'"

@lethabo.les was also mesmerised by the eating place, writing:

"Back in the day, all we got was a 'chip 'n dip' at our school. Today, schools get a whole Kauai! The game’s gone."

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@taniagalantt pointed out:

"Some private schools in Cape Town's Southern Suburbs have a Woolworths."

@mmathulo_r added in the comments:

"Once upon a time, there were Model C schools. This is a whole new level."

Take a look at the TikTok video below:

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Source: Briefly News