Annual Grade 9 trip to the Eastern Cape

Mary Ann Murdoch Smith joined the HCET in January. She will become the Financial/Administration Manager by the end of the year. She previously worked on Rietfontein, the thoroughbred horse breeding farm owned by Gary Player, for 20 years, first in various positions in administration and finance, and then as General Manager for the past five…

Two of our most generous and loyal donors have funded the purchase of a pre-fabricated classroom. Our principal, Marie Botha, will use the classroom for her maths classes. Given the recent growth in learners at Umthombo Wolwazi, she has been teaching maths in the school hall since the beginning of the year. The Gerber School…

[divider_flat]On 30 July 2019, we celebrated the HCET’s 30th anniversary with a wonderful production of dance and music in the Coleserg High School hall, depicting the journey of children from our humble beginnings to the present. The storyline was developed by Ann Hill, our English language and literacy consultant. Gay Morris, a retired professor of…

[divider_flat]On 4 June, we took delivery of four new Isuzu bakkies from Dampier Motors in Aliwal North, to replace our bus which was involved in an accident and will be repaired and sold.

[divider_flat]On 22 February, Umthombo Wolwazi held its annual athletics meeting on the athletics field of the Colesberg High School. It was one of the hottest days of the year! Nevertheless, the day went off successfully. The Green Team won.