Berea Primary School
Legislative Body
100 Years of Excellence in Education
Composition of the SGB (2025)
The School Governing Body (SGB) is composed of 10 members. 5 parent members: Mr. I. Ndlovu (Chairman), Mrs. M. Deckford (Vice Chairman), Ms. G. Maharajh (Tresurer), Mr. F. Henricks and Mrs. S. Xaba serve as parent representatives.
On the Governing body the Principal serves in an ex officio capacity. The educators are represented by Mrs. J. V. Matthee and Miss N. Singh and the members of staff are represented by Mr. S. Rooplall.
The SGB is a highly committed group, totally dedicated to serving the school on governance matters in their entirety and supporting the Principal in ensuring the smooth running of the school.
Baker Tilly Morrison Murray are our external auditors. The Financial Statements were drafted and accepted at a sitting of the SGB. These statements reflected that the school’s Financial Management is sound and that proper measures are in place.
In order to ensure effective teaching and learning takes place, the SGB employs 15 full time educators. This is in addition to the 22 state paid educators employed by the Education Department. Staff development is a critical part of providing a motivated staff and the Berea Primary staff attended a wide variety of workshops, including intense updated training on the implementation of the Curriculum and several developmental programmes which took place during the course of the year 2024/5.
In order to ensure that our school is clean, well maintained, secure and financially stable, the SGB employs a Maintenance Manager, 7 additional cleaners and 2 administrative/financial staff. We have also invested in the services of a security company which provides us with 2 trained security guards daily, from 6am to 6pm. All entrances and exits to the school are guarded substantially. 4 members of staff are employed to run the Care Centre facility in the afternoons.
On the maintenance and infrastructure side, 2024/5 saw regular attention given to painting, plumbing, purchasing of new furniture where necessary and building repairs, resulting in a well maintained, aesthetically pleasing, safe school. 2025 has also seen the installation of a state-of-the-art traffic safety are and currently we are equipping our school with the facilities to host inter-school swimming galas in the future.
Safety and Security of our learners was and always is, treated as a priority. CCTV surveillance cameras provide 24-hour footage at strategic points around the school and an additional 3 have recently been installed. Additional guards have been employed to ensure that all entrances and exits to the school are manned at all times.
Academically, the school is proud of its achievements. In the Principal’s academic report for 2024, the overall class averages are in the substantial to meritorious achievement brackets, translating into a 60 to 80% average in almost all subjects, in almost all grades.
We do have a school to be proud of and despite the challenges experienced, we remain committed to providing quality of teaching and learning to our children. Our theme for 2025 “HEART” has prevailed throughout and has constantly reminded us that the pursuit of excellence and community is a deliberate choice and can be achieved despite challenging circumstances. This is an embodiment of our ethos at Berea Primary School!