It was back to school for schools across the city on Wednesday morning and for many primary schools this meant opening their doors to first-time school goers.
At Hawk Academy, as children happily ran from their parents and into their classrooms, a number of other learners were still in long admission queues with an uncertain future.
The school, which has been in existence for four years, opened its doors to 85 registered Grade One learners.
Judging by the number of people waiting to be assisted outside the administration office, the school’s principal, Agnes Mkhonto, feared they would have to turn many of them away due to an influx of applications and limited space.
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“We have three Grade One classes that can hold up to 40 learners each,” said Mkhonto.
“Though we only have 85 learners in total at the moment we are looking to accommodate 35 in each class and if needs be, a maximum of 40.”
The school, which ended with Grade Eight classes in the past, has introduced a Grade Nine class this year.
Hawk Academy has accepted a donation of six mobile classrooms from Abcon Group Foundation, a division of a property company Abland, which adopted the school in the early days of its operations, assisting with much-needed school necessities.
“These classrooms will accommodate classes which are currently overflowing and the new high school classes,” said Mkhonto.
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