Our History |
1987:�
Interacting with community leaders of the townships to the North of Pretoria (Tshwane) in the province of Gauteng, South Africa concerning the aspirations, needs and development plans of their communities and the potential for supportive involvement. Establishing relationships for future cooperation
1988:
Acquiring a strategically situated 30 Ha property. Rezoning of the property to accommodate the activities envisaged in the vision
1989:
Registration with the relevant authorities as a non profit organisation. Directors appointed - representing the community. First training course involving youth leaders
1991:
Registration of school with the Education Department of the state. Upgrading of a cattle enclosure to serve as first (and temporary) school building.
1992:
Intake of the first 100 learners in the school (grade 1-6)
1994:
A donation of 2100 sq m of prefabricated buildings
First home for destitute children opened. Registration with the Department of Welfare
1995:
Construction of the first six� premanent general purpose lecture room with ablutions
Registration of our Early Learning Centre
Establishing a fruit orchard with 50 nut trees and 80 quava trees
1999:
First external� senior certificate results with 100% pass and 78% university exemption
Opening of second home for destitute children
2002:
Major planning exercise involving architects, quantity surveyors, engineers (electrical, civil, sewerage) and educational experts. Preparation of a proposal for development and funding of extensions and improvements (available on CD)
2003:
Construction of storeroom block. Upgrading of temporary buildings to permanent lecture facilities
2004:
Pilot project for skills training and income generation involving inhabitants of Winterveldt informal settlement. Procurement of a sewing contract for 40 succesfull course attendees
2005:
Intake of 50 children from the squatter camps as bursary (scholarship) learners. The school carries the full finacial burden for their education, including transport, tuition, uniforms and school feeding. Donation of 33 computers
2006:
Early Learning centre has grown to 50 children; the school to 450 learners; there are two homes catering for ten children; seventy children are assisted through the bursary scheme; the school has a proud record of 100% pass rate in the senior certificate examiations over the past� seven years saluting its first batch of university graduates ? a medical doctor, B.Sc, B.Com, B. Tech and Technikon diplomates.
2007:
A year of consolidation. Another 100% matriculation pass in the external
Senior Certification Examination. The fourth time in 9 years that one of
our students was selected for medical studies at the university.
2008:
All facilities are filled to maximum capacity. An urgent need exists for the
development of capacity. There has been an appointment of a Marketing
Director. The school has been provisionally accredited until 2010 by UMALUSI the Quality
assessor watch dog of South Africa.
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