Our Background
West End Primary School is a thriving educational institution situated in the historic West End Cemetery. It caters to more than a thousand learners of diverse racial and socio-economic backgrounds in Kimberley.
Our dedicated staff of 35 teachers and support staff cater to the educational and physical needs of our learners from Grade R to Grade 7 daily.
The school is English-medium, and all Subjects offered are CAPS-aligned. A wide range of Extramural activities are also on offer, including Sporting codes like Netball, Cricket, and Hockey.
Cultural events like talent shows are also featured regularly on our calendar annually completes our Holistic approach to the development of each learner.
The school was established in about 1884 in a Wesleyan Church Hall in Tucker Street. On 1 February 1887, they moved into a building in Norris Street. Miss Redfarn was the principal of the school. There were 42 pupils in the school.
The school was an English–medium school until 1935 and then continued as a dual-medium school until 1958 when the Afrikaans medium learners went to HF Verwoerd (currently IK Nkoane Primary) school.
The new school was built in 1972 on the corner of Lake Road and Green Street. It remained an English medium school and had about 80 learners at that stage with one class per grade.
Extensions/ renovations were added to the school from 2017 onwards to cater for more than a thousand learners from different cultural, religious and racial backgrounds around Kimberley. The current principal is Mr.Pophaim who leads a staff component of about 35 teachers and support staff.
At West End Primary, we believe in nurturing young minds and fostering a love for learning. Our mission is to provide a safe, supportive, and stimulating environment where each child can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
West End Primary endeavours to equip learners with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes so that each learner may realize their fullest potential to the benefit of themselves and society.
