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Southbourne Primary welcomes deputy principal

WELCOME: The Soutbourne Primary School management team recently welcomed newly appointed deputy principal, Arno Swart (fifth from left). With him were from left Romaine Strydom, Nadene Lindhorst, Intersen phase head of department (HOD)…

Red belt in Kurash for Southbourne Primary pupil

Southbourne Primary School grade 2 pupil, Luminathi Mntanase, has placed the school on the map by recently representing South Africa at the Namibia National Kurash Federation. The 9-year-old who is part of the Kazoku Judo club is the only…

Merry Maths Mix Up at Balmoral

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONG: Balmoral recently hosted a Merry Maths Mix Up and invited pupils in grades 4 and 5 from Hangklip Junior, Southbourne and Queen’s Junior who were all mixed up to solve maths problems. The team of Anke Schoeman…

Southbourne celebrates and looks forward to many more

Southbourne Primary School recently celebrated 60 years of learning and being part of the Komani community. The school held week long celebrations which ended with a day out on the course at the Queenstown Golf Club. The week had started…

Parents donate rugby kit to honour their son’s memory

Emotions were high at Southbourne Primary School last week as parents of the late Kwanga Toni honoured their son’s memory by donating rugby kit to his former U13 rugby team. The Rep reported (Boy, 13, dies in shooting, July 27 2018) that…

Donation changes life of pupil who could hardly see

Round Table number 16 recently made a generous donation of an Onyx Portable HD device to a visually impaired grade 4 pupil at Southbourne Primary School. Foundation phase teacher Hanlie Kruger said she had realised that Sihle Mavuso, who…

Parents donate rugby kit to honour son

IN MEMORY: Parents of the late Kwanga Toni, a former Southbourne Primary School pupil, honoured their son’s memory by donating a rugby kit to the U13 rugby team. Read full story in The Rep today Pictures: ZINTLE BOBELO

Confusion over use of sports ground

Uncertainty reigns on whether Southbourne Primary School can utilise Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM) owned property, the Sandringham Sports Grounds. In an interview with The Rep, principal Marelise Bekker said the school had an…

Southbourne Primary pupils educated about disabilities

A mother of a disabled Southbourne Primary pupil initiated a visit to the school with members of Disabled People South Africa (DPSA) Cacadu branch to educate pupils about disabilities. Lungiswa Quwe from Whittlesea whose daughter (a grade…

Southbourne pupil selected for finals of speech contest

Grade 5 Southbourne Primary School pupil, Kungawo Yipha, has been selected to participate in the Radikale Redenaar national finals to be held in Pretoria in October. Yipha, who participated in the provincial rounds of the public speaking…