About Gerna Strydom

Owner Durban North

Gerna Strydom grew up on a farm outside Lephalale in the Limpopo province and attended their local primary and high schools.

She later moved to Potchefstroom, where she pursued her studies and qualified as a professional accountant with the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA). She worked in the corporate world for ten years but then decided to spread her wings, started her own accounting business, and pursued this passion ever since.

She met her husband while doing her articles in Potchefstroom. They got married and, in 2017, moved to Durban, they have been happily married for five years already, and they have a beautiful two-year-old girl called Leah and a baby boy on the way.

Gerna believes that kindness is one of a person’s most influential qualities, as generosity boosts happiness and well-being.

Leah, Gerna’s daughter, is the inspiration behind Girl-School Durban North.

With her soft temperament and inviting personality, Gerna is excited to meet each student and to make a difference in each young girl’s life. Embarking on this journey, she will teach them never to underestimate the power in them that is strong enough to light the darkest days and turn scars into beauty.

Grades 1 to 3 (Ages 7 to 9)

A fun activity based foundational course that sets the tone for a self-aware, proud, confident, charming lady that dares to be different and not to be defined by any social pressures or woke agendas.

Grades 4 to 6 (Ages 9 to 12)

Get Smart about being a Lady, posture, making good first impressions, self-care, hygiene, skin care, groomed hands, table etiquette, how to be yourself, stand up for yourself and how your body is a gift from God!

Grades 6 to 8 (Ages 12 to 14)

Get even Smarter with this transitional course (primary to high school) that teaches about social etiquette, body & self image, healthy friendships, inner beauty, listening skills, cyber safety, fitness, healthy eating, developing leadership skills and parent/teen relationships.

Grades 8 to 12 (Ages 13 to 17)

Acquire all the Savvy you need on the skin-care, make-up, style, body image, fashion, communication skills, time & stress management, boys, money, assertiveness and forgiveness.