Entries by Jolande Swartz

Prize giving 2019

Prize-giving ceremonies are an important part at our school as learners are very excites to get their hand on the prizes while teachers get to bask in the glow of their learner’s achievements.  Every year a Prize Giving Ceremony is held to award prizes to students to recognize their achievement in all areas of school […]

Eskom Expo for young scientist 2019

On the 3rd of August 2019, 14 learners attended “Eskom expo for young scientists” in Makhanda at Rhodes University. Vision The vision of the project is to inspire young scientists and researchers. Mission Is to develop young scientist who are able to identify a problem, analyze information, find solution and communicate findings effectively. The learners […]

Academic Catch up term 3 2019

The school has made a mammoth effort in turning around the poor results of the previous June examinations. For the greater part of term 3 learners and educators had extra classes, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays the whole school knocked off later than usual. We are eternally grateful to our sponsors Bushman Sands hotel and […]

Black Monday 2019

BY: MISS JAMES The staff of Hendrik Kanise together with the learners stand together to fight against Gender based violence. The past few weeks we all saw the tragic passing of Uyinene Mrwetyana,whose  death has shaken the whole country. The school is raising awareness to the learners as well as the community at large with […]

World youth wildlife summit 2019

During the period 18 September to 22 September 2019 five of our learners will be attending a summit on the protection of wildlife, in particular the famous African Rhinoceros. It gives us great pleasure to announce that five of our FET learners have been granted this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to represent our school at this world-class […]

Entrepreneurs Day 2019

The grade 7’s put on an impressive show of their entrepreneurial skills. Great stalls, amazing products and an opportunity for the younger learners to enjoy the experience of a fantastic market day! The Gr 7’s experienced what it was like to run a business for a day as part of their EMS syllabus which earns […]

Youth Conference

WHEN?          01 – 04 July 2019 THEME:         Youth taking the lead and fight against risky behavior WHERE?        Nelson Mandela University This conference was attended by learners all over the Sarah Baartman’s District and it was a mix of both genders. The main purpose of the conference was to teach the youth of South Africa about […]

Sifunda Kunye Writing Camp 2019

From the 23rd to the 25th of August, we attended a writing camp in Keiskammahoes. At the camp we were assorted with kids from the other school such as Richard Varha, St Matthews, Toise and Xolani and that gave us a chance to make new friends. Each year the camp has a new theme and […]

National book week spelling Bee

On the 19 of August I went to Makhanda to participate in the National Book Week Spelling Bee Competition where I was competing against 5 schools for isiXhosa spelling and I won 3rd position out of the 5 kids I was competing against. It was a nice experience and I really hope I will do […]