The school urgently requires an additional classroom to allow for sufficient space for their Grade R learners – applications continue to stream in from the community.
Noordhoek Primary School was established in 1979 and is situated in Velddrift, a small fishing-village on the West Coast, approximately 158,3 km from Cape Town. Noordhoek Primary School is the only school in the local community that offers a Grade R programme with qualified teachers. Neighbouring farm children also benefit from the primary school’s location and education programmes.
The community members primarily make a living from the sea. Most of the parents are seasonal workers, with a regular income for only five months of the year, depending on what the sea has to offer. The average income of each family is less than R500 per week and some households’ income is R200 per week. Noordhoek Primary School is a no-fee school as all the children come from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The school urgently requires an additional classroom to allow for sufficient space for their Grade R learners – applications continue to stream in from the community. Noordhoek does not charge fees for Grade R, ensuring that as many children as possible are ready for Grade 1.
The school urgently needs three classrooms, which will be set aside for the Grade R learners. They also require a proper library, so that all
In order to provide nourishing daily meals, the school needs a dedicated kitchen, along with a new classroom that will enable them to enrol more
The school urgently needs a classroom for the Grade R learners. They also require a proper library, offering a separate space for the children to
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