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School Grounds

DANVILLE PARK GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOLRef: https://www.danville.co.za/school-grounds/

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Source domain: danville.co.za

Collected on 30 July 2026

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What this means

This is a webpage section titled “School Grounds” for Danville Girls High School. It describes the school’s environmental initiatives, including switching to indigenous gardens (after removing “Category 1 Aliens” in 2011), recycling programmes, rainwater harvesting (10 tanks with a total capacity of 58,000 litres), water-saving toilet cistern upgrades (installed in 2016), solar panel installation in 2024, and a recently installed borehole. It also mentions a vegetable garden using permaculture techniques and that the school received funding in 2020 (One Planet Water Explorer, UN Global Search for Sustainable Schools) to build a monkey-proof enclosure.

Facts

Places

eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal

Reference

https://www.danville.co.za/school-grounds/

Key Takeaways

  • Document is a “School Grounds” webpage section for Danville Girls High School
  • Indigenous gardens: “Category 1 Aliens” removed in 2011; shift to indigenous planting
  • Recycling: paper recycling since 2005; bins for cans, plastic, glass, batteries, computer cartridges; weekly inter-class paper recycling competition
  • Ecobricks: made from plastic waste in 2018 and 2022; used to make stools for the computer room
  • Water: 10 rainwater harvesting tanks total capacity 58,000 litres; one tank linked to bathrooms; others for gardens/vegetable tunnel and swimming pool
  • Water-saving: cooldrink bottles installed in toilet cisterns in 2016 to reduce flush water use
  • Energy: solar panels installed in 2024; solar geyser installed on staff quarters in 2009; energy-efficient lighting and timers; computers unplugged at day end
  • Vegetable garden: permaculture techniques; monkey-proof enclosure funded in 2020 via One Planet Water Explorer (UN Global Search for Sustainable Schools)
  • Contact details: (031) 560 0350, admin@danville.co.za, 21 Middlebrook Avenue, Durban North
  • Danville Girls High School
  • Netelligent Consulting
  • One Planet Water Explorer
  • UN Global Search for Sustainable Schools