Bergendal Primary School

Motto: Always faithful.

Vision: Bergendal must be a beacon of hope.

Mission: This must be the place where all role players come together in order to take the school to greater heights.

History:

The school has been in existence for 62 years. It is located on the estate of Mr. Charles Beck- Fairview.

Previous principals were Mr. Haas, Ms. N. Abrahams, Mr. P. Williams, Mr. C. Matthew.

The school came into existence with an educator total of 4.

Bergendal excels in rugby and one of their learners (Bruintjies) played Springbok rugby.

Extramurals:

-Rugby, netball, basketball, soccer, mini-cricket and cross country.

-Involved in the Eistedford.

-The local rugby club supports the school’s activities.

Partnerships:

The school is part of Citizen’s Lab and has a partnership with MediCity clinic.

We also partnership with Principals Academy which supports the school with Foundation phase development.

The farm Vondeling currently offers a venue for aftercare. Recently the school has started an aftercare program at the school itself which is sponsored by Doctor Wayne Smith.

Achievements:

In 2023 the Principal was the First Runner Up the province in the ‘Excellent Leadership’ in the Primary Schools category.

Mr. Uren, one the educators, was District winner at Teachers Award in the Natural Science Teaching Category.