Gordon's Bay Primary School

Short History

The oldest available documents state that the school was founded in 1895. The first children were educated in the hall of the Dutch Reformed Church. In 1907 the school was placed under the control of the Stellenbosch School Board. In 1910 there were 29 pupils and 2 educators of whom one was miss Swart, the principal. In 1916 miss Joubert was appointed principal. By 1919 the school had grown to such an extent that they experienced a shortage of space. An old horse shed was added to provide room for the pupils.

In 1920 they applied for land to erect a new building. The building contract was signed in 1925. This building is situated in School Street and today it houses municipal offices.

In the early 1970’s, after several prefab classes have been added, it became evident that a bigger school was much needed to comply with the needs of the fast growing town. In 1977 they began with the building of the present school which was officially opened on 9 September 1980.