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Children of Fire Special Schools

Below is a list of South African special schools with contact details. At present, this list only covers 2 of the 9 South African Provinces. The list will be expanded as time allows.

Western Cape Province
AREA OFFICE TYPE OF SCHOOL SCHOOL NAME POSTAL ADDRESS TEL No FAX No
Athlone Hospital School GROOTE SCHUUR HOSPITAAL SKOOL p/a E11 Superintendentskantoor Nuwe Groote Schuur-Hospitaal OBSERVATORY 7925 021-4045012 021-4043254
    PRINCESS ALICE HOSPITAL SCHOOL D15 Groote Schuur Hospital OBSERVATORY 7925 021-4043282 021-472709
    ST. JOSEPH'S TEHUIS RK PRIM. Posbus 21 HOWARD PLACE 7450 021-9342287 021-9342287
           
  Special School DE GRENDEL SPESIALE SKOOL Privaatsak X2 MILNERTON 7435 021-523010 021-5515421
           
  Specialized School ALPHA SKOOL Posbus 48 WOODSTOCK 7915 021-4471212 021-4480405
    EROSSKOOL Posbus 82 ATHLONE 7764 021-6379080 021-6374816
    MARY KIHN SCHOOL Low Street OBSERVATORY 7925 021-4470310 021-4481351
    TAFELBERGSKOOL P.O. Box X6 SEA POINT 8060 021-4399433 021-4340937
    VERA-SCHOOL Private Bag X4 CLAREINCH 7740 021-6962844 021-6964877
           
  Training Centre BEL PORTO SKOOL Privaatsak X3 CLAREINCH 7740 021-6964134 021-6968228
    MARY HARDING SKOOL Posbus 104 ATHLONE 7764 021-6378068 021-6387915
    MOLENBEEK SKOOL Privaatsak X12 MAITLAND 7405 021-5114507 021-5118755
           
Bellville Hospital School TYGERBERG HOSPITAALSKOOL K.40 , Vloer 10E Wes Tygerberg Hospitaal TYGERBERG 7505 021-9385261 021-9385261
           
  Places of Safety HUIS VREDELUS PRIM. Posbus 325 ELSIESRIVIER 7490 021-9337190 021-9324420
           
  Preprimary School CAREL DU TOIT SENTRUM. Posbus 19130 TYGERBERG 7505 021-9385312 021-9332774
           
  Special School FLORIDA VAARDIGHEIDSKOOL Posbus 17070 RAVENSMEAD 7490 021-5350756 021-5350755
    WESTCLIFF SPESIALE SKOOL Posbus 328 SANLAMHOF 7532 021-9484877 021-9489434
           
  Specialized School ASTRA SKOOL Posbus 21106 DURRHEIM 7491 021-9340155 021-9340183
    ATHLONE SKOOL VIR BLINDES Privaatsak X1 KASSELSVLEI 7533 021-9512234 021-9515118
           
  Training Centre CHERE BOTHA SKOOL Van der Stelstraat 73 Oakdale BELLVILLE 7530 021-992701 021-997992
    FILIA SKOOL Posbus 12911 N1 CITY 7463 021-5921361 021-5921369
    OASIS SKOOL Posbus 10091 BELHAR 7507 021-9522100 021-9523664
           
George Hospital School SANTA SENTRUM Posbus 3737 GEORGE-INDUSTRIA 6536 044-8759086 044-8751174
           
  Industrial School DIE BULT HS Privaatsak X6529 GEORGE 6530 044-8744146 044-8744147
    KRUINSIG HS Privaatsak X6576 GEORGE 6530 044-8744074 044-8732516
    PACALTSDORP NYWERHEIDSKOOL Privaatsak 7004 PACALTSDORP 6534 044-8782379 044-8782346
    PETRA-MEISIESKOOL Privaatsak X642 OUDTSHOORN 6620 044-2726054 044-2724005
           
  Places of Safety HUIS OUTENIEKWA PRIM. Privaatsak X6587 GEORGE 6530 044-8750402 044-8750669
           
  Primary School KINDERKRAALTJIE Privaatsak X6601 GEORGE-OOS 6539 044-8742042 044-8736213
           
  Special School VAN KERVEL SPESIALE SKOOL. Privaatsak X6601 GEORGE-OOS 6539 044-8742042 044-8736213
           
  Training Centre ELJADA SKOOL Posbus 70 OUDTSHOORN 6620 044-2791780 044-2792575
    KAIROS SKOOL Posbus 3145 Bridgton OUDTSHOORN 6621 044-2791563 044-2728609
           
Kuils River Industrial School LE FLEUR MEISIESKOOL Privaatsak X7 FAURE 7135 021-9041424 021-9045514
           
  Places of Safety HUIS ROSENDAL PRIM. Privaatsak X3 FAURE 7131 021-8433559 021-8433259
           
  Reform School FAURE SKOOL VIR MEISIES Privaatsak X2 FAURE 7131 021-9045306 021-9045507
    FAURE SKOOL VIR SEUNS Privaatsak X1 FAURE 7131 021-8433202 021-8433526
           
  Specialized School BET-EL SKOOL VIR EPILEPTICI Posbus 105 KUILSRIVIER 7580 021-9035146 021-9039915
    JAN KRIEL-SKOOL Posbus 17 KUILSRIVIER 7579 021-9031108 021-9031220
    NOLUTHANDO SCH. FOR THE DEAF P O Box 1856 SOMERSET WEST 7129 021-3611160 021-3611161
    PAARL-SKOOL Posbus 140 BRACKENFELL 7560 021-9815555 021-9817833
           
  Training Centre ALTA DU TOIT SKOOL Privaatsak X10 Kuilsrivier 7579 021-9034178 021-9036021
           
Mitchell's Plain Hospital School SONSTRAAL HOSPITAALSKOOL Lentegeur Hospital School Highlands Drive MITCHELL'S PLAIN 7785 021-3701111 021-317359
           
  Specialized School AGAPESKOOL Posbus 223 MITCHELL'S PLAIN 7785 021-324162 021-325496
    TEMBALETU P O Box 2228 CLAREINCH 7740 021-6375902 021-6376726
           
  Training Centre BEACON SKOOL Posbus 346 MITCHELL'S PLAIN 7785 021-314324 021-340916
    LENTEGEUR SCHOOL FOR LSEN-SMH Posbus 80 MITCHELL'S PLAIN 7785 021-314111 021-342308
    NOMPUMELELO SKOOL P O Box 507 GATESVILLE 7766 021-6378062 021-6336379
           
Paarl Industrial School KHUTHELE SCHOOL OF INDUSTRY Private Bag X6004 SOUTHERN PAARL 7624 021-8632043 021-8632044
    VAL DU CHARRON MEISIESKOOL Privaatsak X10 WELLINGTON 7655 021-8731068 021-8734955
           
  Places of Safety LINDELANI P O Box 7181 STELLENBOSCH 7600 021-8822634 021-8822635
           
  Training Centre DOROTHEA SKOOL Posbus 2046 DENNESIG 7601 021-8895461 021-8895680
    LIGSTRAAL SKOOL Posbus 1102 Nederburg PAARL-OOS 7627 021-8627182 021-8623603
    RUSTHOF SKOOL Posbus 514 SOMERSET-WES 7130 021-8514441 021-8527350
           
West Coast Industrial School ATLANTIS NYWERHEIDSKOOL Privaatsak 1 Dassenberg ATLANTIS 7350 021-5725022 021-5721538
           
  Special School WESKUS SPESIALE SKOOL Privaatsak X6 SALDANHA 7395 022-7141244 022-7141244
           
  Training Centre DAWN SKOOL Posbus 3119 Reygersdal ATLANTIS 7352 021-5724359 021-5728426
    KARITAS SKOOL Posbus 1048 VREDENBURG 7380 022-7151676 022-7131835
           
Worcester Hospital School BREWELSKLOOF HOSPITAALSKOOL Privaatsak X3044 WORCESTER 6850 023-3481356 023-3481359
           
  Industrial School STEINTHAL SEK. Posbus 17 TULBAGH 6820 0236-301031 0236-301127
           
  Reform School UMZINGIZI Private Bag X1 RAWSONVILLE 6845 023-3491807 023-3491970
           
  Specialized School DE LA BAT-SKOOL Posbus 98 WORCESTER 6850 023-3422560 023-3425563
    NUWE HOOP-SENTRUM Privaatsak X3047 WORCESTER 6850 023-3472791 023-3474607
    PIONIER-SKOOL Privaatsak X3048 WORCESTER 6849 023-3422313 023-3423959
           
  Training Centre CAMPHILL SCHOOL PO Box 68 HERMANUS 7200 0283-23803 0283-23900
    EDEN SKOOL Posbus 293 WORCESTER 6850 023-3423770 023-3471508
    MISPAH-SKOOL Posbus 13 ELIM 7284 02848-810 02848-654
           
Wynberg Hospital School MAITLAND COTTAGE HOME Kildareweg NUWELAND 7700 021-642090 021-6830691
    RED CROSS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Primary School Klipfontein Road RONDEBOSCH 021-6585042 021-6585326
           
  Industrial School OTTERY NYWERHEIDSKOOL Privaatsak X4 OTTERY 7808 021-733030 021-737790
           
  Places of Safety HUIS BONNYTOUN Rosmeadlaan 41 WYNBERG 7800 021 761 5057 n/a
    TENTERDENSKOOL Durbanweg 60 WYNBERG 7800 021-7975611 021-7978368
           
  Reform School CONSTANTIA MEISIESKOOL Privaatsak X5 TOKAI 7966 021-7129294 021-7122256
    CONSTANTIA-SEUNSKOOL Privaatsak X3 TOKAI 7966 021-7945104 021-7946613
    PORTERSKOOL Privaatsak X2 TOKAI 7966 021-7121023 021-754728
           
  Special School BATAVIA SPESIALE SKOOL Posbus 36357 GLOSDERRY 7702 021-615110/1 021-6834226
           
  Specialized School DOMINICAN GRIMLEY-SCHOOL P.O. Box 2986 CAPE TOWN 8000 021-7901052 021-7906241
    DOMINIKAANSE SKOOL VIR DOWES Posbus 19027 WYNBERG 7824 021-7618046 021-7618578
    VISTA NOVA-SCHOOL P.O. Box 193 RONDEBOSCH 7700 021-6895323 021-6852402
           
  Training Centre BLOUVLEI SKOOL Posbus 124 RETREAT 7945 021-720857 021-7125803
    GLENDALE SCHOOL P.O. Box 30055 TOKAI 7966 021-722075 021-721540
    OCEAN VIEW SKOOL Posbus 45 SEESIG 7977 021-7832381 021-7831779


Gauteng Province

Sibonile School for the visually impaired

August 2009. Comments have been made about this section on TMI. Everything written in 2002 was true. We hope before the end of this year, to visit this facility and update this entry. We understand that is has expanded to include some 50 children with autism-related problems and some 15 young children with vision-problems, and that it has better quality staff than in the past.

August 2009. Comments made about Hope School at the time this was written, were all true. We accept that certain aspects may have changed in the interim, and we hope to update this section by the end of 2009.

The school is in what was previously known as Sybrandt van Niekerk Laerskool, in Kliprivier. Sibonile is one of several schools intended for pupils with visual impairment in Gauteng province. It is a primary school with boarding facilities. Sibonile was set up by the late Mr E Ncala ..initally seeking a solution to the education of his own child. He persuaded the National Organisation for the Blind in South Africa (NOBSA) to be sponsors and the school (number XA86) was registered on the 16 February 1994.

Many visually impaired children in Gauteng were left in their homes whilst in need of education.

Under normal circumstances a primary school starts progressively i.e. from Grade 0 to Grade 7 depending on the school level or type. Sibonile has pupils who are partially sighted, abbreviated PS; pupils who are totally blind, abbreviated TB; pupils with visual and mental problems; pupils who are deafblind; pupils with visual and multiple disabilities. There is no training centre for the visually impaired in and around Gauteng province except sheltered workshops.

Sibonile school is state subsidised school.

There are calls for pupils who are twenty years and above who want to attend at Sibonile but are denied because of age limits. The school has pupils with academic barriers with no hope of leaving the school in the near future e.g. seventeen year olds in a special class(stimulation class). There is a dire need for a vocational training centre through which many of the visually impaired would be able to gain independence and employment.

In June 1999 there were 101 pupils of which 27 were blind, accommodated in 9 classrooms where 7 teachers and 2 class aids were responsible for their tuition.

The Memorial Institute (TMI) Centre for Visually Impaired Children, Parktown, Johannesburg

Private Bag X39, Johannesburg 2000.

The TMI facility is aimed at preschool children but in mid 2000 it expected to be reclassified as an Early Learning Special Educational Needs (ELSEN) school. That would allow it to take in a wider age range than the SA Government's currently favoured scheme to only assist Grade R classes - the reception year before Grade 0 of primary school.

See TMI section of website.

The Hope School for the Physically Disabled, Parktown, Johannesburg.

Prinzhoof School for the Blind, Pretoria


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