Nketa Primary School
Nketa Primary School is primary school in Bulawayo.
School Motto:
“Success through hard work”
School Name:
The school was named after Nketa Suburb in which it is located. It was the first school in Nketa Suburb.
Date Established:
The school, with registration number 6519 was opened in January 1988.
Staffing:
At inception the school had 42 teachers and 3 non-teaching staff members.
Currently, it has a total of 41 teachers comprising of 4 Early Childhood teachers, 31 Primary teachers and 6 student teachers as well as 3 non-teaching staff.
Enrolment:
At inception the school had 42 classes of about 50 pupils each. Currently, it has 4 classes of about 25 pupils each for the Early Childhood Development Level and 30 classes of about 45 pupils each for the primary level.
Exact Location:
The school is situated in the high density suburb of Nketa 6 in Bulawayo. It is 8km on the western side of the Central Business District along Nketa Drive and Isikhongwane turn.
Curriculum Offered:
The school offers the following academic curriculum:
- Early Childhood Development for ages between 3 and 5 years.
- Primary Education from Grade 1 to 7.
- Special education for remedial cases.
The school also offers the following co-curricular and cultural activities:
- Athletics
- Netball
- Football
- Volley ball
- Basket ball
- Cricket
- Traditional dance
- Music (choral, contemporary)
- Poetry
- Speech and drama
- Scripture union
- Young farmers
- Quiz club
- AIDS kids club
- Drum majorettes
- Boy Scouts and Girl Guides
- First Aid Club
Achievements and Academic Awards:
From 1996 to 200 the school received Provincial merit awards for excelling in grade 7 results.
The school has also received awards in the following co-curricular activities:
- 1995 Drum majorettes ZITF Trophy
- 2006 Aids Kids Club MAC TV set, prize money
- 2006 Netball (District competition) BSPZ awards Certificate
- 2007 Basketball (District competition) Nkulumane High School Shield Trophy
- 2007 Athletics (National competition) Hwange Prize money, medals
- 2007 Music (District competition) Sizinda Hall Prize money
- 2009 Drum majorettes ZITF Prize money
- 2010 Athletics (Provincial competition) White City Medals
- 2010 Drum majorettes ZITF Prize money
Clustering:
The school competes in academic and sporting activities with other schools within the Nketa Cluster.
Support Staff:
It is composed of:
- The bursar
- The clerk
- The caretaker
- The messenger
- The grounds-men
The support staff works exceptionally well with the professional staff in the day to day running of the school.
Role of Council in School Administration:
The Council is the responsible authority. It is responsible for the finances, infrastructure as well as the maintenance of the school property. It also provides stationery and cleaning material.
Role of PTA:
The PTA is the link between the teachers and parents. It is responsible for initiating development projects for the school.
It is also responsible for school repairs.
Challenges Faced:
- To excel in grade 7 results
- Computers
- School bus
- More classrooms
- Assembly hall
- Textbooks
- School furniture
- Practical subjects (home economics, wood work, laboratory)
- Sporting facilities
- Computer literate teacher
