About Us – Heritage House Primary

Our School

Nestled in the picturesque town of Paarl, Heritage House Independent School is a unique mainstream school. We are a supportive English medium school with Afrikaans as First Edition Language. All children should be awarded the chance to receive an education in a disciplined and stress-free environment. Heritage House offers Grade RR to Grade 7 and is registered with the WCED. The school has received its Umalusi accreditation in 2020.

Welcome to Heritage House Primary School!

At Heritage House Independent School, we see ourselves as a family, so we see ourselves as part of the greater family of the new South Africa to which we all belong, regardless of any individual differences of any sort. We seek all the same happy co-existence that we seek for ourselves, and we pride ourselves in the wide variety of cultures, religions, ethnicities, and nationalities of learners in our school.

Our Aims are to:

Promote an inclusive and effective learning community with high expectations of all staff and pupils.
Provide an inspirational environment where pupils feel valued and secure in their learning.
Continue to develop and enrich the curriculum, linking areas of learning to enable all children to enjoy learning and to use and apply knowledge and skills in a whole range of situations.
Enhance children’s life chances through a stimulating, supportive parental partnership that nurtures each child to be the best that they can be.
Encourage a community spirit that actively promotes mutual respect and celebrates diversity.
Prepare children to become responsible, confident members of a global society who can apply their knowledge and skills to all future learning and active citizenship.

OUR VISION

At Heritage House; we believe that learners’ best learning comes from a friendly environment.

OUR VALUES

We believe firmly in politeness, responsibility, respect, courtesy and good manners.

OUR MISSION

Schule deliver a high quality learning environment.

Our Vision:

At Heritage House, we aim to inspire our children to achieve excellence. We expect children to be Motivated in their learning, display a positive Attitude at all times, show Gumption when faced with obstacles, demonstrate Independent thinking and always Communicate effectively. We call these our MAGIC habits.

We insist on outstanding teaching and learning in order to ensure that all children make excellent progress in all areas of the curriculum.

We value parent partnership and work closely with families to support their children’s learning by ensuring that children are in school every day and are continuing the learning journey at home.

Our Core Principles:

•We will support every pupil to do their best in everything they do.

• We will develop and provide a caring, stimulating secure and safe environment.

• We will encourage a community spirit and actively promote mutual respect.

• We care about children’s achievements and well-being.

STAFF

Staff Member	Position
Sonette Hattingh	Principal
Deandre Le Roux	Vice Principal
Tanya Smit	HOD
Erynn Cerfonteyn	Gr R/RR
Stephanie Britz	Gr 1
Andrea van den Berg	Gr 2
Marzelle Heiberg	Gr 3
Deandre Le Roux	Gr 4
Simone Wepener	Gr 5
Marne Stander	Gr 6
Tanya Smit	Gr 7
Nosi Palweni	Secretary
Hassan Msosa	Security
Anita Jacobs	Cleaning Staff

Admission

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Term Dates

TERM	DURATION	NUMBER OF DAYS
1	11 Jan – 24 Mar	53 Days
2	12 Apr – 23 Jun	49 Days
3	18 Jul – 29 Sept	52 Days
4	10 Oct – 15 Dec	47 Days