School Projects
Schools
There are a number of schools and crèches supported by the Trust with more than 4000 learners benefitting from our work in the schools.
| Number of Learners | ||||
| School | Location | Grade 8 to 12 Ages 13 to 16 |
Grade R to 7 Ages 6 to 12 |
Ages 3 to 6 |
| Dixie Crèche | Dixie Village | 60 | ||
| Mahlathi Crèche | Shortie Village (Hluvukani) | 91 | ||
| Utah Crèche | Utah Village | 44 | ||
| Hananani Primary School | Dixie Village | 101 | ||
| Mahlathi Primary School | Shortie Village (Hluvukani) | 387 | ||
| Mahlekisana Primary School | Welverdiend Village | 465 | ||
| Manyeleti Primary School | Saville | 500* | ||
| Munyamana Primary School | Saville | 290 | ||
| Samson Primary School | Makrepeni Saville B | 338 | ||
| Shiviti Primary School | Utah Village | 367 | ||
| Manyangana High School | Utah Village | 629 | ||
| Mdluli High School | Hluvukani | 820 | ||
| *Approximate number of Learners | ||||
| Total Learners: 4092 | ||||
| Summary of Schools - Location & Number of Learners | ||||
Development
These schools and crèches have been resourced through the provision of classrooms, fully-equipped computer centres, ablutions, libraries, agricultural projects, electricity and training for learners and teachers. These resources have been rolled out as funding has become available and some of the schools still require some assistance with these basic resources.
Before
Now
Acornhoek School
With immense needs, and a feasibility study identifying a lack of education resources, the Buffelshoek Trust envisions a semi-private facility that provides learners, teachers and community members with the best resources. This school will focus on Science, Commercial and Technical subjects. These particular skills are sorely needed in this region. Being semi-private, the school Board will be able to control the teachers’ salaries, thereby allowing it to attract the best teachers to the school.
The project itself will be implemented in phases with an initial ten classrooms servicing thirty learners each. The school will be open to both genders. We also intend constructing a dining hall, which will double as a student hall. This can also be used by other schools in the area for hosting various activities such as Music competitions, theatre performances and other such extra-mural activities. In addition to the classrooms and dining hall, we will have Science laboratories, computer centres and a library. Boarding facilities would also be a requirement as transport costs to and from the school could be problematic for the learners and teachers. We hope to grow the number of classrooms and learners annually, in phases. We also intend providing sports facilities such as football fields, netball fields, a swimming pool and tennis courts.
Initial investigation reveals that such a facility will cost in the region of between R 25 to R 30 million. To the beneficiaries – the learners of one of South Africa’s poorest communities however, such a facility could prove priceless. By providing quality education, access to employment opportunities increase to elicit economic development in the long term. Effectively, by providing the community with access to resources towards skills development, the lives of this community could be improved.
The Department of Education is supportive of this initiative and we are in the process of finalising funding commitments.
