This school stands out like a sore thumb as it is a new building surrounded but mud huts. On arrival were discovered a well-run organization serving a large community.
Despite the new buildings there were the usually signs of neglect in the form of poorly maintained furniture. This seems to be a recurring theme with all schools. The district official, reportedly that all schools receive an allocation for repairs and maintenance. One would assume that if this were spent correctly there should not be any broken furniture or windows.
The SMART board was deployed for the two sessions. I am confident that it contributes positively to the lessons.
Imagine being very focused on energy transformations and trying to think of the next logical step when the resident goat walks past the door. It is no wonder that they cannot maintain a school garden or vegetable patch.
I was pleased to note that 2 learners showed potential. This was confirmed by the district official. The biggest compliment was from the district official who wanted to do some work as she was under pressure. Despite this she was so engrossed in the lesson that she did not do any work and expressed an interest in studying science as she was very inspired.
We came away with the impression that this was a normal school where the community was fortunate in having such facilities. On leaving the area we stopped off at the school for the next visit to meet the principal and to confirm the arrangements so that there was no need to rely on the District Education Department all the time.
The Zamuxolo school was in a poor state of repair and I did not expect much for our visit.
| Grade 8 | Grade 9 | |||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 17 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 27 | 19 | 25 | 25 | |
| 46 | 50 | |||
| Total 96 |