Official Opening of Sinenhlanhla Primary School

The Gauteng Provincial Government officially opened the newly constructed Sinenhlanhla Primary School on Monday, 29 May 2017. This is the 49^th school since 2014 to be opened.  It is expected that the school will provide access to quality education closer to where the people reside. Further it will help change the profile of schools in the township.

Sinenhlanhla Primary School is located in the Northern Development Corridor of Gauteng Region and the facility will cater for 1 200 children from Grade R to Grade 7. The school is a modern information technology enabled and falls in the mega school category.  It boasts the following facilities and features:

·         28 Smart Classrooms

·         An Administration Block

·         2 Smart Science laboratories

·         2  Smart Multi-purpose rooms

·         Multi-purpose hall.

·         1 Computer  Laboratory

·         A Library

·         Nutrition Centre and Dining

·         Clearview fence

·         A guard house

·         Covered walkways

·         Refuse Yard

·         Plant Room

·         Sports Facility

·         5 Court yards

·         Generator room

The school is also a green school equipped with the following:

·         Roof Insulation (reduces energy loss from the buildings)

·         Solar panels t be used as the alternative source of energy

·         Glazing (that maximises natural light into the building and reduces energy loss from the building)

·         Energy saving lighting (LED Light fittings)

·         Rainwater harvesting

·         Landscaping

·         Insulated walls for heat conservation and soundproof.

·         120m³ Underground Rainwater Harvesting Tank

The construction of this particular school is yet another service delivery milestone by the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) in delivering state of the art education facilities that meet the modern-day demands of education curriculum delivery. These high-tech, modern educational facilities will go a long way in ensuring that learners are equipped with the relevant skills that are needed to drive the GPG’s radical Transformation, Modernisation and Re-industrialisation strategy.

 “The provision of schools with modern facilities in townships will go a long way to improve and transform the quality of education in the townships. It will also change the township economy,” says Department of Education (GDE) MEC Panyaza Lesufi.

The community derived significant socio-economic benefits during the construction phase, namely jobs and sub-contracting opportunities for local based suppliers.

About 269 work opportunities were provided through the Expanded Public Works Programme. The beneficiaries were 145 males, 24 females, 99 young people and 1 person with disability. They also benefited from skills training during the construction. Over 30 local subcontractors have also benefited from the project.

MEC Mamabolo issued the certificate of completion of construction to the Gauteng Department of Education. The document certifies that the construction of school met GDE’s requirements and specifications. The total cost for the school was R122 million.  We are changing the landscape of township schools one schools at a time, said MEC Mamabolo.