Nkosingiphile Khoza, the former deputy and acting principal of Numbi Primary School since September 2023, officially took on the role as the headmaster on July 1 after André Coetzee stepped down in March last year.
During his tenure as the acting headmaster, Khoza proved his worth by maintaining the high standards Coetzee had set.
Khoza’s teaching career started at Numbi in 2017 as a teacher, a position he held until 2022 when he was appointed as departmental head, a role he filled for one year before becoming the deputy principal. But the preparation for his latest role started long before that.
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He attended Ekuphumuleni Primary School in Nkomazi from 2000 to 2004 and completed grades R to four. Following a family move to Matsulu, he was enrolled at Tsandanani Primary School from 2004 to 2007, doing grades five to seven. He then attended Masitakhe Secondary School from 2008 to 2012 to complete grades eight to 12.
Khoza then pursued a bachelor’s degree in education at the Tshwane University of Technology, majoring in mathematics, technology and life orientation. He graduated in 2017.
He furthered his studies at the same university, completing a bachelor’s degree in education management (cum laude) in 2019. He is currently enrolled at the University of Mpumalanga where he is set to complete his Master’s degree in early childhood education by the end of this year.
Khoza told Hazyview Herald that he is honoured to take on this new role and is eager to embrace the new challenge and continue the legacy left by the previous principal, Coetzee.
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Khoza said Numbi Primary School holds significant importance to him and the community. “I look forward to working with the school staff and the entire community of Hazyview and humbly request the same support they showed my predecessors. I am more than willing to work with everyone for the benefit of the learners because our main aim is to make sure that we offer quality education,” he said.
The staff, parents and teachers welcomed Khoza to his new position, wishing him all the best and saying they trusted God would guide him to always do his best for the school.
