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This document is the extracted text of Thembelihle School’s 2024 Annual Report. It includes a message from the Chairman (Andrew Blades) describing the school’s 2024 highlights, including welcoming Dave Cato as Principal in July 2024, and initiatives to align the school’s culture with its vision, mission and values. The report outlines the school’s vision/mission and values, its holistic care approach (including chaplaincy, counselling/education, and a nutritional programme), and provides some 2024 statistics such as enrolment growth to 422 and the nutritional programme serving 173,020 meals.
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Download the 2024 Annual Report
The Thembelihle Primary School provides its 2024 Annual Report for public access. This document outlines the school's activities, achievements, financial status, and strategic direction for the year. It includes information on student enrolment, academic performance, holistic care initiatives, donor support, and leadership changes.
- Who it is for
- the public, donors, parents, educators, and stakeholders interested in the school's operations
- How to act on it
- Visit the school's website and download the PDF file from the provided link
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Key Takeaways
- Document: Thembelihle School Annual Report 2024
- July 2024: Dave Cato welcomed as new Principal
- Board initiative in 2024 led by Hugh Queener to align culture with vision/mission/values; incorporated into 2025 strategy
- Financial stability attributed to US sponsors: Brentwood United Methodist Church and CUSP
- Donors named: SPAR, African Bank, DNI, Ardmore Community Fund, Alexander Forbes, The Frank Jackson Foundation, Isaac Sandler Charitable Trust (and other private trusts)
- Partnership: Hilton College
- Holistic care includes chaplaincy, partnership with Angels’ Care Centre (General Health and Crisis Care Division), and nutritional programme
- Nutritional programme served 173,020 meals in 2024 (two meals daily: mid-morning snack and hot lunch)
- Enrolment increased to 422 in 2024 (from 2012)
- Children context statistics shown: 77% face food insecurity; 62% live in women-/child-headed households with little/no income; 90% of past pupils complete high school; 93.5% cannot afford school fees
- Thembelihle School
- Andrew Blades
- Dave Cato
- Hugh Queener
- Brentwood United Methodist Church
- CUSP
- SPAR
- African Bank
- DNI
- Ardmore Community Fund
- Alexander Forbes
- The Frank Jackson Foundation
- Isaac Sandler Charitable Trust
- Hilton College
- Angels’ Care Centre
- Angels’ Care Centre’s General Health and Crisis Care Division
- Methodist Church