Schools

FOUNDED in 1989 as a small farm school in Nahoon Valley, Thoboshana has come a long way with the help and support it has...

SUCCESSFUL SOUNDS: Clarendon High School’s Classic Pan team took part in the Virtual section of the Education Africa International Steel Drum and Marimba Festival...

LITTLE EINSTEINS: The Growsmart educational programme awarded 60 of the top Grade 4, 5 and 6 pupils in the province for their performances in...

The Beaconhurst Grade R classes had an opportunity to enjoy close-up interactions with farm animals during their recent visit to Mel’s Fun Farm Picture:...

EDIT: An earlier version of this article misidentified Kim Weaver as the head of the CBC when she is in fact head of CBC...

‘The school that collects the most money will stand a chance of winning an amazing prize’   SCHOOLS are urged to come to the aid of...

By Aretha Linden Children from rural and poor areas start their schooling careers on the back foot when compared to their urban counterparts as they do...

About 60 young faces in Dimbaza were left smiling last week when they got shirts on their backs and socks on their feet for...

The SA Human Rights Commission says it is “deeply” concerned about instances of discrimination at SA schools. This follows allegations of racial segregation at Laerskool...

THE Stirling Jazz Band will be hosting their annual dance in the Stirling High School hall on Friday, May 11. Starting at 7pm, the evening...

The annual State of the Province Address (Sopa) Schools’ Debating Competition took place at the East London Convention Centre (ELICC) on Saturday, tackling where...

It was back to school for many pupils on Wednesday but this was not the case at Alphendale Senior Secondary School in Buffalo Flats. After...

It was an emotional morning as the Beaconhurst matriculants bid farewell to the school during their valedictory ceremony before they embark on their final...

FAIR TRADE: The Hudson Park Primary School Cubs Pink Sale raised funds in aid of Pet Pals recently. Send us your photos of your school...

College Street School is gearing up for its annual autism expo that will take place on Friday April 14. The event is aimed to tie...

Hello! It’s me, Gogo — Yizani Sifunde’s reading granny. Sharing stories is as natural to human beings as eating and sleeping! Making time to tell...

Clarendon High School for Girls kicked off Matric Dance season on Saturday evening (11 March). The entrance to Selborne Collage was packed with enthusiastic...

By Lulamile Feni Eastern Cape pupils have proved there is a brighter future for science and engineering in the world, especially their part of it. There were...

A quiet transformation is taking place — one word at a time — at New Generation Primary School in East London. There you will hear...

THE Stirling High school Chamber Choir is hard at work preparing for the 10th World Choir Games taking place in Tshwane in July. After coming...

•Border’s No1 to take on SA’s best, while eyeing world champs ‘Surfing is all a mind game. You have to believe in yourself’ GOOFY- footed surfer...

Stirling Baptist Church's  holiday club last week took place in five different venues around East London catering to different age groups. Friday was the...

GEORGE Randell Primary School held its fourth annual golf day on a chilly Saturday morning at the West Bank Golf Club. Proceeds from the...

YOUTH Potential South Africa (Youpsa) is launching its first #GivingTuesday campaign to raise funds for the various educational programmes the charity runs in rural...

KAZIMLA MFIKILI For the first time in 41 years, Selborne College will begin its academic year without the presence of recently retired and beloved history...

Merrifield Preparatory’s grade 2 chess sensation Vuya Mdaka, 8, proudly represented SA at the prestigious Commonwealth Chess Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia recently. Mdaka’s passage...

STIRLING Primary School hosted and went on to win a Grade 1 to 7 SACEE (South African Council of English Educators) Spelling Bee on...

Pefferville Primary School celebrated its 50th anniversary in October — a huge milestone for the school which serves children from under resourced communities. The school...

Former president of the Old Selbornians Association Qamani Siwundla has officially passed on the reins. After a two-year term as the first black president of...

The Alexander Playhouse will hold its ninth Eastern Cape High School Drama Festival on August 10, when 13 schools will compete for the Lynette...

Nadirah Raffie, left, and Bennett Carels strutted their stuff at the Port Rex High matric dance recently Picture: RYAN ROSE/RJROSE PHOTOGRAPHY

SIX Selborne College pupils have been selected to take part in the South African Water Polo training squad in Port Elizabeth from December 8...

Khiran Bechoo is an academically gifted grade 9 pupil from Selborne College, who is set to represent SA on an international trip to visit...

With just four weeks remaining, Stirling Primary School’s “Be a Sport” initiative is rallying support from East Londoners to provide essential sports equipment to...

OFTEN mislabelled as naughty, moody and undisciplined, many children with a common neurological condition, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) filed into East London schools...

The second annual Leo Mbini Berlin School’s Revival Programme Tournament was under way on Friday lat week with 10 schools competing at the Berlin...

EMIHLE MBANGATHA The Jogie family from East London is reaching out to the community for sponsorship to help send their 10-year-old son, Ryan Jogie, to...

Hudson Park High School pupil Josh Jonas and Selborne College pupil Matthew Fourie each received a scholarship worth R10,000 and a R6,000 clothing voucher...

•Vukuhambe teens in U23 wheelchair basketball squad THREE athletes from Vukuhambe Special School have been selected for the South African U23 Wheelchair Basketball team which will...

TANDO NKUNGWANA Border angling star and George Randall High School matric pupil Dylan Botha has finally emerged from his coma after a tragic car accident...

    “IT BEGINS with a desire”. These are the words from the founders of Omega Junior, a community organisation that aims to create a sense...

A PRESCHOOL Masibulele Daycare Centre in Mdantsane’s NU1 , went up in flames two weeks ago after thieves broke into the centre. The school, that...

IT WAS all smiles for Parkside Primary pupils last week Wednesday when the East London Hindu society Kailash Mandal donated chairs and stationery hampers...

The basic education department on Friday confirmed that the reopening of schools has been postponed to February 15. “Given the pressure experienced by the health...

Beaconhurst congratulates all the prize-winners who were celebrated at their recent awards assembly and prize-giving. Pictured are, from left, Ulrich Grootboom, Jestinio Cloete, Shane...

ON THE BALL: Well done to Laerskool Kuswag pupils Onako Gabela, left, and Siyavuya Budaza on being chosen for the BCMM Regional Soccer Team...

A man has been shot dead outside Brylin school in Overbaakens, in Port Elizabeth. The shooting happened shortly after 8am, reports HeraldLIVE. The road in the area...

Art lovers can make their way to the annual East London High Schools’ annual art exhibition, under way at the Belgravia Arts Centre. Thirteen schools...

The impact of an approaching coronavirus "storm" is being felt in the Eastern Cape as patients overwhelm some public hospitals‚ clinics close as staff...