Welcome

The SOSF Shark Education Centre is an attraction not to be missed. It boasts a carefully selected collection of state-of-the-art exhibits that ensures that children and adults are able to learn through play and exploration, with each of their different senses engaged. This facilitates a truly immersive and stimulating educational experience while they are having fun.

What we do

We connect the public to the marine environment through experiential education programmes that focus on sharks and local marine ecosystems in order to nurture ocean awareness and environmentally responsible actions.

Contact us

Opening times

Monday – Thursday: 14h00 – 16h00
Weekends and Public Holidays: CLOSED

Address and directions
29 Main Rd, Kalk Bay
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Tel: +27 (0)21 788 6694

Latest centre news
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By Ntombizanele Mayiya, 9th May 2018
Going to the beach is awesome, and can be a lot of fun! But there are also some safety concerns to be aware of… aside of the more obvious ones (like water safety!), here are four things to watch out for: Bluebottles: Bluebottles are also known as Portuguese Man O’…
Measuring our impact at the Shark Education Centre
By Eleanor Yeld Hutchings , 25th April 2018
One of the real challenges for NGO’s and education centres is how exactly we assess the impact that we are having with our programmes. This goes beyond just a case of keeping a detailed listing of schools, numbers of educators and kids, visitor numbers, etc. and it also needs to…
Shark Education Centre FAQ’s
By Claire-Frances Metcalf, 29th March 2018
I have been asked some interesting and fun questions by our visitors over the holidays.  Some of these questions caused me to do a bit of research so thank you all for helping me learn some cool sharky facts. Here are the some of the questions that we get asked…
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