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About Effingham Heights Primary

Our School is committed to providing an environment for delivery of quality education and learning by: Promoting the rights and safety of all learners and educators and parents.  Ensuring learners’ responsibility for their own actions and behaviours. Prohibiting all forms of unfair discrimination and intolerance. Eliminating disruptive and offensive conduct.

School Enrichment Programme Involvement in activities making up the School Programme forms a valuable and integral part of the holistic developmentof every learner. All learners, therefore, are expected to become actively involved in  sports as well as extra – curricular and co – curricular activities.

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School Activities at Effingham Heights Primary

  1. The learner is expected to adopt the correct etiquette pertaining to the specific activity at all times.
  2. Once a learner has committed to an activity the learner will be bound to meet the rules and obligations related to the activity.
  3. Involvement in a particular activity will span the entire season/duration/term in which that activity takes place.
  4. Attendance of all practices is compulsory. Missing a practice without a valid excuse in writing from the learner’s parents may result in the learner being suspended from participation in one (1) inter-school league fixture.
  5. Appropriate kit/uniform will be worn to practice.
  6. The correct match kit/uniform will be worn to inter-school league fixtures.
  7. Learners travelling to any fixtures will travel in full School uniform or PE kit.
  8. Sports and other kits must be carried in an appropriate bag.
  9. Learners playing in home league fixtures may arrive at the venue in their appropriate sports kit/uniform.

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MISSION STATEMENT

  1. TO DEVELOP EACH LEARNER TO HIS/HER FULL POTENTIAL BY ENSURING HE/SHE ACQUIRES THE NECESSARY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND VALUES.

 

  1. TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION AND TO PROMOTE MUTUAL RESPECT AND TOLERANCE FOR EACH OTHERS CULTURE/LANGUAGE/RELIGION.

 

  1. TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF INTEGRITY AS AN INSTITUTION.

 

  1. TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF LOYALTY, PRIDE AND COMMITMENT FOR THE INSTITUTION.

 

  1. TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AN HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE QUEST TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATION AND PROMOTE SPORTING AND CULTURAL EXCELLENCE.

VISION STATEMENT

IT IS THE VISION OF EFFINGHAM HEIGHTS PRIMARY SCHOOL TO DEVELOP OUR LEARNERS HOLISTICALLY SO THAT THEY BECOME RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY

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OUR SCHOOLS HISTORY

HISTORICAL REVIEW OF EFFINGHAM HEIGHTS PRIMARY SCHOOL

OVER 40 YEARS-1979 TO 2024

 

  1. Effingham Heights Primary School was established in 1979 under the leadership of Acting Principal, Mr K Moonsamy.
  2. On 15 January 1979 the principal and staff reported on duty to Avoca Primary School as Effingham Heights Primary School was still under construction.
  3. On 16 January 1979 the first batch of learners from Class 1 (Grade 1) to Standard 6 (Grade 8) were enrolled. However, the Standard 5 (Grade 7) and Standard 6 (Grade 8) learners were accommodated at Avoca Primary School until the school construction was completed in March 1979.
  4. It must be noted that the new staff comprised of a full set of specialist subject teachers e.g. Art, Technical Drawing, Needlework, Music etc. Mrs A Pillay who retired in 2017 was a P.E and Afrikaans specialist teacher in 1979 when the school first opened.
  5. Mr K Moonsamy set an excellent legacy for Effingham Heights Primary School which has been maintained for 40 years and will no doubt continue.

On 1 January 1980 Mrs B    Kader assumed duty as Acting Principal for the first term. Mr H Sewpersad was seconded to Effingham Heights Primary School in the second term, until 27 June 1980, after which Mrs B Kader resumed duty and headed the school until 1981 when she was seconded to Shallcross Secondary School.

On 18 January 1982 Mr R Madheo (Acting Principal) assumed duty at Effingham Heights Primary School. Mrs B Kader resumed duty once again at Effingham Heights Primary School on 17 January 1983 until 29 April 1983.

On 2 May 1983 Mr K.S Naidu (Acting Principal) assumed duty until December 1983.

Mr GM Devan was appointed Principal of Effingham Heights Primary School on 1 January 1984. He headed the school until December 1989.

From 18 January 1990 to 10 January 1991 Mr P.R Naidoo was Principal of Effingham Heights |Primary School. On 14 January 1991, Acting Principal Mr A.M Naidoo assumed duty and remained for the year. On 14 January 1992, Mrs A Naicker assumed duty as Acting principal for the year.

On January 1993, Mr R Bhoodram was appointed Principal, until December 1994.

In January 1995, Mr N Maharaj was posted to Effingham Heights Primary School as Acting Principal. Mr Maharaj retired on 30 April 1997.

On 31 July 1997, Mrs DB Ramasamy was appointed as Principal. To date Mrs Ramasamy has been the longest serving Principal who did a sterling job in ensuring Effingham Heights Primary School maintained its excellent standard despite many challenges e.g. the change to OBE. On 31 August 2015, Mrs Ramasamy retired, having served the school for 18 years.

Mr L Pillay who held the post as Deputy principal, assumed duty as Acting Principal on 31 August 2015 and was officially appointed as Principal of Effingham Heights |Primary School on 11 January 2016. Mr Pillay, together with the SMT, is stiving to take Effingham Heights Primary School to greater heights, putting the needs of the learners first.

Currently our school has 910 learners and 25 state paid educators and 1 state paid support staff.

The following are all School Governing Body staff:

6 Educators

3 Admin Staff

4 Support Staff

Under Mr L Pillay the school has been upgraded and maintained and is a much sought after school in the area.

Mr Pillay has been instrumental in giving the schools physical plant an amazing facelift.