Parkview Senior School

'Parkview Senior School is one of the top primary schools in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Location: Cnr Dundalk Avenue and Dee Road Parkview, Johannesburg 2193 Gauteng South Africa

Age: 97

History

On 10 April 1917, the Parkview Government School opened its doors to 19 children, one teacher, and acting headmistress Mrs. Endly. The wood and iron building consisted of two rooms on the site of the present Parkview Junior School in Ennis Road Parkview. Three months after the school was opened, Miss G.E Lance was appointed principal. The years that followed were difficult years. School attendance was greatly affected by epidemics such as Spanish Influenza and Scarlet fever, as well as by a number of strikes.

By 1919 the school boasted three teachers and 78 pupils. One class had to be accommodated in the children’s cloakroom, the beginning of ACCOMMODATION problems which would plague the school for years to come. By 1920, enrolment had risen to 100, but there was only accommodation for 65 pupils. For the next thirty years the increase in enrolment was to outstrip the provision for additional classrooms. As the numbers increased relief was obtained by using both the staff room and principal’s office as classrooms, as well as temporary erected classrooms on the school grounds. By 1925 enrolment was up to 245 pupils. Major renovations took place boasting four new classrooms, a new cloakroom, staff room and out buildings. Classes were large, with 52 in a class; pupils seated three to a desk.

On 26 July 1932 the school was divided. The junior primary remained on the old site in Ennis Road, while the senior school with 301 pupils moved to the new school of eight classrooms on the three-acre site surrounded by Dundalk Avenue, Dee Road and Donegal Avenue. The Administrator of the Transvaal, J.S. Smit, officially opened the school on Saturday 17 September 1932. Both schools retained the same school uniform, colours (those of the Union Jack flag) and the badge with the letters P.V.S. – the abbreviation for Parkview School.

Mission and Goals

The staff, parents and learners at Parkview Senior Primary are committed to providing, achieving and maintaining:

To offer education which:

Co Curricular Activities

Parkview Senior Primary we strongly believes in developing the whole child and therefore offer a broad co-curricular programme, which gives every pupil an opportunity to become more involved in the school.

School sport and school cultural activities should be regarded as an integral and essential part of school activities. The extramural programme should be seen as an attempt to provide the widest possible experience to our learners.

Parkview Senior School offers a wide variety of activities during the course of the year and encourages all learners to become involved in at least one activity per term.

Cultural Activities:

Sporting Activities:

After Care

As many parents work late, the need for child supervision in the afternoon is a responsibility with which the school can assist you. The facility offers a variety of activities, such as: Assistance with homework, which is supervised by teachers. The use of computers, media centre and the swimming pool, which are all supervised. The children's whereabouts and safety will be taken care of under strict supervision of the Parkview Senior Staff who have offered their spare time to make this possible.The aftercare centre is next to the media centre, which is easily accessible for the parents for signing out the children in the afternoon.

Parkview Senior - Top Twenty Conquesta Awards!

PVS proudly presented their 2013 results, for the following placements in the Conquesta International schools’ Competition:

Parkview Senior Staff

Principal:

Ms K Perchtold

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