Halfway House Primary School celebrates 100 years of existence this year
Halfway House Primary School deputy principal Pam Eagar believes the school has grown tremendously over the years and hopes to see many more years of growth.
Halfway House Primary School will have various celebrations throughout the year as part of the school’s centenary celebrations.
The school was established on 18 April 1923.
At the moment, the primary school has about 1680 learners from grades 1 to 7.
On May 3, the paper visited the school to find out more about the school and what has kept them going for so many years.
As you enter the school on Van Heerden Road in Halfway Gardens, the reception area is painted with blue balloons hanging on the wall as part of the many upcoming celebrations.
Deputy principal Pam Eagar, who has been with the school for 20 years, said the school started when there was a need for one in the area.
She said the school started operating as a small school that predominately served white and Afrikaans learners.
“And now today, we are a truly South African school because we cater to all groups now. But the most important thing is to serve our community and feeder schools. We are proud of what we are doing,” said Eagar.
She said she was proud of the heritage they have built over the years. Eagar said their heritage makes her feel proud of how we have developed.
Departmental Head of Foundation Phase, Jane Broekman, who started working at the school in 1998, which is 25 years of service, said the school was looking into delving into curriculum robotics.
“We have two computer centres for both the juniors and seniors. We are starting with robotics at our school as well. We are in the process of training teachers to do robotics and work with the learners. We have various curriculum programmes that will enable our learners to adapt to the advanced technological world,” said Broekman.
She said this was going to give their learners the upper hand in a bid to make the school a full ICT school.
The school has other celebrations during the year including the big one scheduled for September 2023.
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