Ekuphumleni High School was excited to once again welcome visitors from the Umckaloabo Foundation to the school in March. Six of the visitors were from Germany, whilst one was from Austria – for all of them it was the first time to visit Whittlesea, whilst for almost all of them it was the first time
We congratulate Nonceba Bonelwa for passing matric at the age of 39. After having failed grade 11 twice, Nonceba dropped out of school in 2005 and began working. However as time passed she realised that to provide for her daughter properly, she needed to get her matric so that she could have better opportunities. It
Liyabona Kwaza matriculated from Ekuphumleni in 2018 with five distinctions and is currently completing a BCom at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). We caught up with her to see how she is doing and what she remembers from her time at Ekuphumleni. What are you studying and how is it going? I am
The big moment has arrived which we have all been waiting for: the two new classroom blocks at Ekuphumleni are complete. We are eternally grateful to the Africa Run fundraiser and the Umckaloabo Foundation for making this possible. It has been a long journey to get to this point, through Covid and other challenges, however
The classroom walls are going up speedily at Ekuphumleni High School. We are grateful to have Peter Schnehage from Schniggs (Pty) Ltd on board; they are making every effort to get the classrooms up in record time. After the long delays experienced with the building plans, this is an exciting and welcome development. Here is
After many delays due to the pandemic, we are excited to announce that the building of the additional classrooms has started at Ekuphumleni. Six classrooms will be built in two additional blocks at the school. These classrooms will alleviate some of the pressure on the rotational teaching Ekuphumleni has had to implement since the start
Whittlesea is well-known for its potholes, but the growing number make it increasingly difficult for cars and taxis to navigate safely through town. With the municipality showing no initiative in doing anything about the roads, Ekuphumleni decided to take matters into their own hands. During the week of 20 September 2021, students and teachers began
The matric marks for 2020 are in and Ekuphumleni has done itself proud with a 90% pass rate – a resounding success in any ordinary year and even more so for the students under the circumstances of last year. Masande Daniso and Masixole Matshini, the head students of Ekuphumleni were also the top achievers of
The community of Ekuphumleni is mourning the immense loss of their principal, Lizwe Ngalo, who passed away over Christmas. Lizwe dedicated himself whole-heartedly to education and to the success of Ekuphumleni. But more than that, he was a mentor, father-figure and visionary with big dreams for his students. His passing has left a large hole
On Sunday 13 October two countries ran for the same goal: to raise funds for Ekuphumleni High School. Over 1000 students and teachers and parents from Ekuphumleni High participated in a 15km Fun Run in Whittlesea, while in Germany, several runners took part in the Cologne Marathon in the city of Cologne. This was all
