Table View Primary School
Table View Primary School is a dual medium facility with roughly 1400 scholars and more than 50 educators. Our children are educated in either English or Afrikaans, depending on their home language and personal preference.
This Table View school follows the curriculum as laid down by the Western Cape Education Department, covering all the customary learning areas applicable to youngsters of primary school age in addition to technology, art, music, drama, computer literacy, physical education and of course sport.
At Table View Primary School culture plays a major part in the progress of the student. We believe that cultural activities may be useful to build on social and interpersonal skills and that they contribute towards a positive self-confidence.
Table View Primary School boasts a critically acclaimed junior and a senior choir. We even have an art club and a chess club. Both are well attended.
Sport is encouraged because we believe it plays an important role in the well balanced progress of a scholar. Table View Primary School has well-cared for sports fields for rugby, athletics, cricket and hockey as well as tennis and netball courts plus a lovely swimming pool.
Alternative sports scholars at this Table View school enjoy are soccer, baseball, judo, karate, gymnastics together with body boarding and surfing.
We also consider it essential to reach out to those less fortunate than ourselves and we make an effort to promote this in the learners at Table View Primary School. Sometimes drives are launched to raise money for a charitable cause. Items including clothes or toys are also occasionally collected for supply to the needy.
Background History
Table View Primary School started in 1971 in a building that is currently our tuck-shop. There was 1 teacher/headmistress and 11 scholars in the merged Grade 1 and 2 class. From such humble early stages table view primary school increased to over 1400 pupil at the start of 2011.
Regardless that we’re one of the biggest schools in Table View, we strive to offer each scholar with outstanding, well balanced education.
Our vision is to:
- Educate children using the medium of English and Afrikaans using experienced teaching skills
- Teach acceptance and respect for different cultural and spiritual beliefs
- Create a secure environment where children can grow to their true potential
- Create an opportunity for learners to grow both culturally and on the sports field as well as to learn good sportsmanship
- Expose scholars to a healthy discipline method that assists them to differentiate between what’s right and wrong both in class as well as in the wider community
- Build up a value system that leads students to have respect for their own and also the possessions of other people
- Produce a healthy, lively connection between parents and staff
- Keep to a Christian based ethos.
