RESIDENTS of Mabopane, Sun Valley, Boikhutsong, Itsoseng and other surrounding areas will no longer be turned away due to a lack of space at Sun valley Primary School.
This was after the school officially unveiled an addition of seven classrooms.
Currently, the school roll is sitting at 990, but in 2024, it will increase to 1 100.
Speaking to Daily Sun, the treasurer of the School Governing Body, Ipeleng Mmulutsi, said there was money allocated to different schools to build classes to eradicate mobile classrooms.
She said some processes needed to be followed, including identifying a construction company.
Mmulutsi said the school had a challenge of turning away parents because of limited infrastructure, but now that headache is gone.
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“Previously we had a lot of parents bringing their children here but unfortunately we didn’t have enough space and those children who couldn’t be enrolled here are welcome to register.”
Raselepe Matlhoane, the ANC branch secretary in ward 20, said they are breathing a sigh of relief now that many children will be accommodated.
He said it wouldn’t be good for any child to stay home due to a lack of space.
“The process took long but we are happy that the classrooms were completed in time and the intake of 2024 will run smoothly,” he said.
Constructor David Sebogwane from Modabon Construction and Projects said when they started the project in 2022 and the plan was to have a flat structure, but due to the land and shape of the schoolyard, they had to plan for a double store.
