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Manor Gardens Primary SchoolRef: https://mgps.co.za/history/
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Source domain: mgps.co.za
Collected on 30 July 2026
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What this means
This document is a “History” page for Manor Gardens Primary School. It records key milestones: the school opened in 1967, a swimming pool was built and officially opened on 28 November 1981, and a fire on 14 April 1982 destroyed a resource centre prefab building that housed the library. It also notes construction progress in 1984 for a new hall, resource centre and tuck shop, renovations from 2012 completed by 2014, and a 1994 decision to change sport house names and increase the number of sport houses to three (Tugela, Ifafa, Umgeni).
Facts
Reference
https://mgps.co.za/history/
Key Takeaways
- Manor Gardens Primary School opened in 1967
- Swimming pool built in 1981 and officially opened on 28 November 1981 by the Director of Education
- Fire on 14 April 1982 destroyed a resource centre prefab building housing the library (~15,000 books, records and tapes)
- Headmaster Mr Raymond Stanley confirmed the academic policy was destroyed in the fire
- New hall, resource centre and tuck shop construction started after equipment arrived on 13 August 1984
- Construction milestones: walls up by 12 October 1984; roof on by 12 November 1984
- Renovations began in 2012 and completed by 2014 (Grade R unit, combo court, new classrooms)
- Sport houses originally: Cato (green) and King (yellow); changed in 1994 to Tugela (green), Ifafa (blue), Umgeni (yellow)
- Manor Gardens Primary School
- Director of Education
- Mr Raymond Stanley
- IT Uplink