VPHS
• The advanced planning for a covered walkway
at the entrance of the school (in partnership with
the VP Legends)
Education in the Eastern Cape is in a sorry state,
despite many departmental officials working hard
to make it work. However, Victoria Park is one
of those institutions that have taken the bull by the
horns and striven to ensure quality education for our
learners. I would like to applaud the combined efforts of a motivated teaching staff, proud learners, a
pro-active Governing Body and interested parents
in making Victoria Park High the pocket of excellence it still is today.
All of these initiatives add value to the comfort and/
or excellence of our teaching, cultural and sporting
initiatives. The learners of Victoria Park have expressed their gratitude, through the SRC, for putting
them first when planning for an exciting VP future.
I would like to, on behalf of the school, thank Mrs
Caro Morgan and her team for the care, guidance
and passion they have shown the school.
Mr Mike Vermaak.
A Message from the Chairlady of the
Governing Body
new seating for pupils, new feature windows, upgraded computer labs, a fleet of new buses, smart
lockers for our pupils, a new auditorium for the music students, and much more. And, less obviously, a
strong marketing drive aimed at enhancing the image of the school in the market place has also been
initiated.
Most notably, this is the year we got started on fundraising for an upgrade to our sportsfields that will
include an Astroturf. A project of this size demands
a large team of people behind the scenes, and we
are hiring a suitably-experienced person to manage
that and to spearhead fundraising for this and other
projects in the future.
Academics are getting plenty of attention too, and
we are currently installing WiFi over the entire
school, to underpin our plans for online learning in
the near future.
This year has been particularly notable for the atmosphere of co-operation and trust between the
school staff and the Governing Body – an easy relationship that has enabled us to get so much done.
It’s been a busy and productive year for the Governing Body. At the beginning of 2014, we made
the decision to spend a million Rand from our savings. This may sound like a great deal of money, but
there were nearly R2 million of requests from teachers and committees, as well as many maintenance
items and “nice to haves”. Parents and staff were
surveyed about their preferences and the governors
then debated and decided.
I think the year can best be summed up by something that came out of a branding workshop we
did with a top marketing company earlier this year.
The overwhelming feeling from a panel of pupils,
teachers and parents was that Victoria Park High is
a happy school. Long may that continue!
As a result, you will have seen many changes about
the school, if you’ve been watching - new paving,
Mrs Caroline Morgan
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