About Us

Discover our rich history, guiding vision, and the dedicated team that makes Ormonde Primary School a center of excellence.

About Our School

Our Past is Full of Accomplishments, and Our Future Holds Great Promise!

Founded in 2015, Ormonde Primary School has developed from a modest two-classroom institution into a thriving school known for delivering quality education to learners, parents, staff, and the broader community. We are committed to a holistic approach to learning that embraces every aspect of school life.

Our learners are offered a diverse range of academic, sporting, and cultural opportunities. We also promote community involvement by encouraging acts of service and support for those in need within our school and surrounding community.

Our Purpose

Vision & Mission

Ormonde Primary School strives to provide an inclusive, holistic, and excellent education that empowers every learner to grow, succeed, and contribute positively to the community.

Our Vision

To create the future we seek, we envisage:

Responding to every learner's holistic development to ensure that each learner is empowered and enabled with all the skills, knowledge and values necessary to positively contribute to the immediate and wider community, thereby exhibiting the education received, through the excellence achieved.

Statement of Intent

The realisation of our vision will be achieved by:

•Creating a safe and hygienic environment conducive to teaching and learning.
•Providing adequate facilities for the participation in extra-curricular activities.
•Encouraging discipline, sportsmanship, honour in defeat and humility in victory on the sports field.
•Encouraging and teaching appreciation of art and culture.
•Mentoring through example and teaching the values of honesty, respect and UBUNTU.
•Recognising and praising effort and excellence.
•Identifying learners with barriers to learning and supporting them in overcoming their challenges.
•Teaching at the highest level of professionalism for quality curriculum delivery.
•Promoting the use of technology to empower teachers and learners for the 21st century.
•The continued professional development of all staff and Governors for the growth and maintenance of all aspects of school life.
•Developing and enhancing the school infrastructure through projects.
•Working in partnership with all stakeholders and officials of GDE to promote policy adherence that lends itself to the development and improvement of Ormonde Primary School.
•Acknowledging our social responsibility and participating in programmes that assist the less fortunate.

Our Journey

History

Ormonde Primary Remains Dedicated to Nurturing Young Minds, Built Upon a Foundation of Long-Standing Excellence and Tradition

Ormonde Primary School was established in 2015 as part of an important shift in how school placements were managed in Gauteng. In the same year, the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) introduced its online school application system for the 2016 academic year. This new digital platform was designed to simplify the admission process for Grade 1 and Grade 7 learners, providing a fair and streamlined alternative to the long, overnight queues that had traditionally formed outside schools.

Although the online system made registration more accessible, its introduction also highlighted a growing challenge: many families were unable to secure placement for their children due to limited space in surrounding schools. The growing demand in the South of Johannesburg, particularly in the Ormonde and neighbouring suburbs, revealed an urgent need for a new school that would accommodate learners who were left without placement after the online application process.

2015

School founded with 2 classrooms

2016

First year of operation

Growth

Expanded classrooms and staff

Today

Thriving educational institution

11+

Years of Excellence

In response to this demand, Ormonde Primary School was founded. Starting with only two classrooms, its initial purpose was clear—to ensure that no child would be denied access to learning due to space constraints. The school opened its doors to learners who had been unable to secure placement elsewhere, becoming a crucial support for families navigating the new admissions system. From these modest beginnings, Ormonde Primary grew steadily as the community embraced its mission. Year by year, additional classrooms, resources, and staff were added to meet the increasing enrolment. What began as a solution to an urgent educational need has since evolved into a vibrant, well-established institution dedicated to academic excellence, holistic education, and inclusivity. Today, Ormonde Primary School stands as a symbol of opportunity and community commitment. Rooted in its founding purpose, the school continues to honour its role as a place where every child is welcomed, valued, and given the chance to succeed.

Our Team

A Team Committed to Excellence

Our staff members are the heart of Ormonde Primary School. From our experienced educators to our dedicated support team, every member plays a vital role in creating a positive learning environment where children can thrive.

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Management Team

Leading our school with vision and dedication

B. Makatu

Principal

I. Singo

Deputy Principal

E. Dikvel

Deputy Principal

M. Peters

SMT Member

N. Mjikeliso

SMT Member

N. Mtolo

SMT Member

R. Sephaka

SMT Member

Admin Staff

Our administrative team keeping the school running smoothly

T. Monaheng

Admin

T. More

Admin

Y. Nelani

Admin

A. Manganyi

Admin

N. Mbhele

SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY (SGB)

Bryanston Primary School is Section 21 organisation, which ensures that effective governance structures are in place to support the processes within the school to deliver a quality, relevant and effective education for all our children.

School governance is about creating, implementing, supervising and evaluating policies and rules, which guide and govern the conduct of the school and its members. In other words, school governance is concerned with the creation of policies for the school and making sure that the school is run according to the set policies. School governance is also about raising money for the school.

Parents or caregivers form most of the members of a SGB, and as per the South African Schools Act they are the ones who have the ultimate responsibility for what the school is run effectively.

SGB elections are once run every three years and on an ad-hoc basis, should a parent member resign.

The South African School Act states that the following groups of people can be elected to a school governing body of an ordinary public school:

The parents of learners at the school.
The staff members who are not educators (for example the gardener or the secretary).
The educators.

Current parent & staff SGB members are:

Principal: Mrs B Makatu

Parents:

Chairperson: Ms D Thabethe

Deputy chairperson: Ms D Sikhakhane

Treasurer: Mr Ncala

Member: Ms B Hlongwane

Member: Mr T Malaka

Member: Ms F Qengqeleka

Educators:

Staff Representative Member: Mr Ndawonde

Staff Representative Member: Ms Zulu

Staff Representative Member: Ms Matthews

Non Educators:

Secretary: Miss More

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