Staff & Teachers

Mr Gert Engelbrecht

Principal

A weathered, kind face shaped by 30 years of teaching. Holds a B.Ed (Hons) and leads our school with steady, fatherly hands.

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Mrs Thandiwe Mokoena

Deputy Principal

Bright, energetic and always smiling. Her braided hair and orange blouses are a daily sunshine for the corridors. Loves Setswana literature.

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Ms Annelie van der Merwe

Foundation Phase Head & Grade R

Soft blonde curls, round glasses and a constant pocket full of stickers. Twenty years coaxing four-year-olds to love letters.

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Mr Sipho Dlamini

Grade 1 & 2 Educator

Tall, lean and gentle, with a neat beard and a deep, calming voice. Famous for his beat-box rhymes that teach phonics.

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Mrs Priya Naidoo

Grade 3 Educator

Warm South African Indian heritage, vivid printed sarees on Fridays. Specialist in early Mathematics and inclusive education.

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Mr Bongani Mahlangu

Intermediate Phase — Maths

Stocky build, perpetual whiteboard marker behind his ear. Coaches the Maths Olympiad team that placed top-10 in district last year.

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Ms Karin Botha

Intermediate Phase — English & Library

Petite, freckled, never without a paperback. Runs the school library and the Spelling Bee with quiet ferocity.

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Mr Tebogo Modise

Senior Phase — Natural Sciences

Athletic build, white lab coat permanently on. Turned the storeroom into a small laboratory and runs the Eco-Warriors club.

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Mrs Refilwe Sebati

Setswana & Cultural Studies

Elegant matriarch, always in a colourful headwrap. The school's storyteller-in-chief and choirmaster of the marimba band.

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Mr Johannes Smit

Life Skills, Sport & Computer Lab

Fresh-faced graduate with a Springbok-green cap and a love of soccer. Brings energy to PE and runs the new coding club.

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