About Us: Our Community

• Searching for a “home from home” for your high-school child, ideally near to school?
• Accommodation away from the family home should be close to the place of learning. It should also be a friendly and caring, but also a sensibly controlled, environment.
• We have a smart alternative solution!
• 31 On Dennis, a long established, large family-owned property, is a residential campus – a Lodge – for high school Scholars.
• The Lodge offers individualised and personalised living for Scholars in a family-type environment.
• We have a friendly, community mindset that, indeed, provides a home-from-home!

31 On Dennis is located on the site of an original Lonehill farmhouse and has a distinct country feel although it is positioned in the heart of suburban Lonehill.

Meet the Team

Barbara Childs

Co-Owner & Operations Director

Barbara’s early career was initially in banking followed by administration for the Woodmead Preparatory School and its successor, Crawford Preparatory School, Fourways. Since 2007 Barbara has successfully managed the Dennis Road Guesthouse & Conference Centre. She has all-round lodge management experience and is tuned in to meeting the needs of valued customers.

B.A., HDPM.

Rob Childs

Co-Owner & Commercial Director

Rob Childs has extensive corporate and consulting experience. His business career includes Everite, Barlow Rand, Premier and SABMiller.  he has conducted multi-disciplinary consulting work for over 20 years, including in the education sector. He has for many years been very involved in the extensive security system in the greater Lonehill area.Consulting.

BA; BCom; MBA.