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Weekly assembly proudly hosted by Mr Smith 😊 As always, the assembly brought our school community together, giving us a …

Today was a truly heartwarming and inspiring day for our school community! ❤️✨ Coach Evan and the team went above …

💖 Love in Action: A Powerful Assembly on This Month’s Value 💖 Today’s school assembly was a heartwarming and inspiring …

Rugby at Brackenfell Rugby Club ✨ On Saturday, our talented young rugby players proudly took to the field at Brackenfell …

Value of the Month: Respect 🤝 On Monday, our school came together for its weekly assembly, which focused on the …

Athletics Day 🏃‍♂️✨

Athletics Day 🏃‍♂️✨ On February 13th, our school learners proudly took part in an exciting athletics day held at the …

🌟 Glamour, Grace and ConfidenceOur School Modelling Show 2026 🌟 On 12th February 2026, our School Hall was beautifully transformed …

🌿✨ Grade 5 Excursion to Zandvlei Nature Reserve ✨🌿 On 11 February, our excited Grade 5 learners hopped onto the …

✨ An Unforgettable Evening at the Capetonian Hotel ✨ On Friday, 5th December, our school celebrated one of the most …

🎓✨ Grade 7 Graduation Celebration ✨🎓 On 29 November, our school proudly hosted the unforgettable Grade 7 Graduation Ceremony, marking …

Learners and Staff Wear White and Red for World AIDS Day On December 1st, learners and staff came together in …

🎓 Grade R Graduation Celebration – 22 November 🎉 On 22 November, our school proudly hosted a heart-warming and memorable …

🎃✨ Halloween May Be Over, But These Iconic Looks Live On! 👻🕸️ Halloween might officially be behind us, but these …

🌟 Grade R Open Day – A Day Full of Fun and Discovery! 🎈 On 25th October, our school proudly …

👑 Wearing Your Crown – High Tea Fundraiser 🌸☕ On the 18th of October 2025, we hosted our much-anticipated High …

🐞 Grade R’s Bugz World Adventure! 🎉 On 18th September, our excited Grade R learners set off on a fun-filled …

Pajama Day at Our School

😴 Pajama Day at Our School – A Cozy Day to Remember! 🛏️🧸 On Friday, 26th September, our school turned …

Heritage Day Celebration

🌍✨ Heritage Day Celebration at Our School – A Colorful Tribute to Culture and Tradition 🇿🇦🎉 On Thursday, the 25th, …

A Heartfelt Thank You to Mpact Corrugated Epping for Their Generous Donation to Our School 🙏🎉 We are incredibly grateful …

Grade 7 Entrepreneurs Day Sparks Creativity and Business Flair! Today was an exciting and inspiring day at our school as …

🎭 A Day of Imagination

Learners Dress Up as their favourite characters 🎭 A Day of Imagination: Learners Dress Up as Their Favourite Characters 🎉Today …

Explore the Giraffe House Grade 1 Learners Explore the Giraffe House on an Exciting Excursion! 🦒✨On September 4, our enthusiastic …

Excursion to Winelands Light Railway Grade 4 Learners Enjoy an Exciting Excursion to Winelands Light Railway! 🚂🌿 On September 4, …

Thank You to “Small Paul” A Heartfelt Thank You to “Small Paul” Young for Inspiring Our Learners We had the …

Career Day Inspires Learners to Dream Big Our School’s Career Day Inspires Learners to Dream Big 🌟Today, our school held …

Learners Explore Nature at Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve On 13 August, our learners had the incredible opportunity to go on …

Celebrating Mandela Day by Honoring Our Elders Today, in the school hall, we proudly came together to celebrate Mandela Day …

Capitec Representatives Visit to Empower Grade 7 Learners with Financial Tips Today, representatives from Capitec visited our school to engage …

Women of Destiny and YWeb Organizations Donate Handmade Beanies to Grade R Learners As the chilly winter months are upon …

Our Under-13 Netball Team Shines with Determination and Spirit This Saturday This past Saturday was a memorable day for our …

Grade Six Learners Explore Nature on Excursion to Intaka Island On Thursday, 31 July, the Grade Six learners embarked on …

Team Building: Educators and Principal Face Off in Friendly Netball Match to Celebrate End of Term. To mark the end …

American Students Partner with Elsies River Library to Read Stories to Our Learners Students from America, in collaboration with Elsies …

Grade 3 Learners Visit Iziko Museum and Planetarium✨🌌 On June 11th, the Grade 3 learners had an exciting educational outing …

Our School’s Annual Concert On Saturday, May 30, 2025, our school proudly held its much-anticipated annual concert, bringing together learners, …

Our School Stands in Solidarity for Child Protection Week In a powerful show of unity and commitment, our school community …

A Heartwarming Baby Shower Celebration for Ms. Karriem-Damon On the 9th of May, 2025, the staffroom was filled with joy, …

A Special Treat for Mothers Day School Hosts Breakfast and Pampering Session On 8 May 2025, the school hall was …

Grade 2 Learners Explore the Wonders of Exotic Animal World April 10 was a day of adventure, excitement, and discovery …

Kellogg’s Representatives Visit Our School with a Special Surprise! On Friday, 11th April, our school was filled with joy and …

Prefects Attend National Library Week Celebration at CPUT In celebration of National Library Week, our school’s prefects were invited to …

Eid Mubarak to the Community! We had the privilege of organizing a food giveaway to celebrate Eid Mubarak, the joyous …

Valentine’s Day Modeling Show

Valentine’s Day Modeling Show On Friday, February 14th, our school hosted its annual Valentine’s Day fundraiser, which brought together learners, …

Read-Aloud Day: A Celebration of Books and Creativity Our learners did not come to play, they came to slay these …

School Staff Celebrates End of Year with Thanksgiving in the Staffroom Today, the school staff gathered in the staffroom to …

Staff Organizes a Heartwarming Baby Shower for Ms. Arendse In a beautiful display of support and camaraderie, the staff came …

A night to remember: School Prom at the Capetonian On December 6th, learners gathered at the prestigious Capetonian Hotel to …

Greenshoots Awards Ceremony

Greenshoots Awards Ceremony On the 10th of December, a special event was held to celebrate the achievements of learners participating …

Senior Phase Learners Celebrate a Year of Achievements at Prize Giving Ceremony On December 10th, the Senior Phase learners gathered …

Foundation Phase Learners Celebrate Achievements at Prize Giving Ceremony On the 10th of December, the Foundation Phase learners gathered for …

Boeta Sulaiman’s Academic Intervention Program for Grade 5 and Grade 6 Learners: A Journey of Progress and Gratitude Boeta Sulaiman’s …

Parenting Workshop Series Concludes After Five Weeks Our school’s five-week series of parental workshops, aimed at supporting parents and caregivers …

Grade 7 Graduation Ceremony – A Day to Remember On November 30th, the school hall was filled with excitement as …

Gratitude for Generous Donation of Sanitary Towels On November 22nd, our school was honored to receive a generous donation of …

Grade R Graduation Day

Caps, Gowns, and Cheers: A Heartwarming Grade R Graduation Day! This past Saturday, November 23rd, our school hall was filled …

Elsies River Police Force visited our school 👮🏽👮🏾‍♀️👮🏽‍♂️ On November 12th, the Elsies River Police Force visited our school, bringing …

Celebrating a Legacy: Mr. Grootboom’s Retirement 🎊🎉 On a memorable day in our school hall, we gathered to honour Mr. …

Grade R Open Day

Excitement at Grade R Open Day 🤩 On October 19, 2024, our school proudly hosted its Grade R Open Day, …

Empowering Young Women

Empowering Young Women: Always Pad Company Visits Grade 6 On October 17, 2024, our school had the honor of welcoming …

Water Safety Tips

DHL’s Water Safety Presentation Engages Grade 4 Learners at our school On October 17, 2024, Mr. Matthews and his dedicated …

Empowering Parents

Empowering Parents: Ongoing Workshop Series for Caregivers of Young Children Our school is currently hosting a series of impactful parental …

MEMORIAL SERVICE OF DEVANO VAN WYK Memorial Service of Devano van Wyk, On October 16th, family, friends, and loved ones …

Stop the Bullying

Stop the Bullying Campaign at Our School Nazli George and Dr. Brenda Matthews Launch “Stop the Bullying” Campaign at Our …

Grade 1 Excursion

Grade 1 Excursion On October 10, 2024, Grade 1 learners had the most AMAZING day at Bugz World! 🎉 They …

Career Day 2024

Career Day 2024🤩 On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, we celebrated Career Day, a vibrant initiative that inspired our learners to …

Celebrating Ms. Daniels: A Remarkable 70 Years 🎂 🥳 On August 16, 2024, we had the joyous occasion of celebrating …

Inter-Music Concert

Inter-Music Concert 🎶 We were extremely excited to announce that our learners performed at the Inter-Music Concert, featuring orchestral performances …

Foundation Phase PLC

Foundation Phase PLC Foundation Phase PLC at Balvenie Primary School: Addressing Learner ChallengesOn August 20, 2024, Balvenie Primary School hosted …

Mandela Day

Mandela Day 🌟 *Mandela Day 2024 at Balvenie Primary* 🌟 In partnership with CAFDA School of Skills, we hosted a …

Congratulations to Mrs. F. Wakefield! 👏 We are excited to announce that Mrs. F. Wakefield, principal of Balvenie Primary School, …

Hugo Lambrechts Junior Symphonia Concert Our learners performed at the Hugo Lambrechts Junior Symphonia Concert as part of the choir. …

Mothers Days Celebration 💕 Our school celebrated Mother’s Day at Balvenie PS. We wanted to show our thanks to the …

Table Mountain Excursion Attention Grade 4 parents: An urgent reminder about the excursion to Table Mountain on the 14th May …

Month of honesty

Month of Honesty Something blue for the month of honesty 🥰💙💙💙

World Book Day 2024

World Book Day 2024

Physical Education lesson with the Principal 🤩 Grade 4.2 enjoying their Physical Education lesson with the Principal 🤩 , we …

SANZAF Our SANZAF girls soccer teams for 2024 🥰⚽🤾‍♀

Giraffe House

GIRAFFE HOUSE Dear Parents Grade 3 parents. Our excursion is on the 8th of May 2024. Cost is R130 Venue: …

Hugo Lambrechts Music School

‼️ EXCITING NEWS ‼️ Balvenie Primary School proudly announces it’s official partnership with Hugo Lambrechts Music School, enriching young minds …

GRADE 7 PROM

NEWS 2023 GRADE 7 PROM Part 1 of our Grade 7 prom hosted at the Capetonian Hotel in the CBD. …

Intersen Prize Giving

NEWS 2023 Intersen Prize Giving Celebrating and Honoring our exceptional learners from Grade 4-7 for their hard work, dedication and …

Foundation Phase Prize Giving

NEWS 2023 FOUNDATION PHASE PRIZE GIVING Celebrating the achievements of our Grade 1-3 Superheroes

Grade 1 Excursion

NEWS 2023 Grade 1 Excursion A day of wonder and discovery at Giraffe Park with our Grade 1 explorers! Discovering …

Grade 7 Graduates of 2023

NEWS 2023 Grade 7 Graduate of 2023 From the corridors of learning at Balvenie, to the doors of endless possibilities …

Grade R Graduation 2023

NEWS 2023 Grade R Graduation 2023 “Tiny caps, Big Dreams” Celebrating a world of wonder and the bright futures of …

Balvenie’s Got Talent

NEWS 2023 Balvenie’s Got Talent Hosted by our friends by PEP Well done to the junior Champs Grade 2.1 and …

NEWS 2023 The City of Cape Town visit On Friday the 8th of September, The City of Cape Town environmental …

NEWS 2023 Grade 3 excursion Planetarium & SA Museum GRADE 3 EXCURSION TO THE PLANETARIUM AND SA MUSEUM 🌍🐋🐆🐈 Our …

Concert – Intersen Phase

NEWS 2023 Our Intersen Phase Concert Part 2: Our Intersen Phase Concert held on 07 September 2023 👯💃🕺The learners absolutely …

Concert – Foundation Phase

NEWS 2023 Our Foundation Phase Concert Part 1: Our Foundation Phase Concert held on 06 September 2023 👯💃🕺The learners absolutely …

Change your mindset

NEWS 2023 Change your mind set On 21 August Carl Appolis and his team from Tahilla gave our Grade 7 …

Important Notice

GRADE 5 EXCURSION

NEWS 2023 GRADE 5 EXCURSION GRADE 5 EXCURSION Our Grade 5 group had their excursion to the Castle of Goodhope. …

TRIP AROUND THE WORLD

NEWS 2023 TRIP AROUND THE WORLD Thank you to each and every parent and member of the public that supported …

Trip around the world

WOW Program

NEWS 2023 WOW Program Thank you to Tahilla for hosting the WOW program at our school. the programme is aimed …

NEWS 2023 CAREER DAY – GRADE 6 & 7 Thank you to our friends at PEP that arranged an amazing …

Mandela Day

NEWS 2023 Mandela Day Mandela day festivities, thank you to our friends at PEP for sponsoring each learner with a …

Unveiling of Balvenie Primary School Hall Unveiling of Balvenie Primary School hall. What an honour it was to name the …

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NEWS 2023 Donation by Shoprite SA Our Deputy Principal & Bursar accepting a donation from Shoprite South Africa Avonwood towards …

Mother’s Day Spoils 

NEWS 2023 Mother’s Day Spoils A late mother’s day spoil to our grandmothers in conjunction with our friends from CAFDA …

AWESOME MOVIE DAYS 

NEWS 2023 MOVIE DAYS BY PEP Thank you to our friends at PEP for the AWESOME movie days provided to …

Ms. Josephine Daniels

NEWS 2023 Passing of Ms. Josephine Daniels It is with great sadness that Balvenie Primary School has to announce the …

NEWS 2023 Teachers Appreciation Week Today we celebrated Teachers Appreciation Week with a small token of appreciation to our teachers …

Monkey Town Excursion

NEWS 2023 Monkey Town Excursion Our Grade R learners on their excursion to Monkey Town

JUNGLE THEATRE

NEWS 2023 JUNGLE THEATRE Our Grade 1-4 had such an amazing time at the African Folk Festival Jungle Theatre Company …

CAREER DAY  

NEWS 2023 CAREER DAY Learners were invited to dress up as a career of their choice. The aim was to …

2 Oceans Aquarium 

NEWS 2023 2 Oceans Aquarium The Grade 2 group had an awesome time on the 3rd March 2023 at the …

ATHLETICS DAY 

NEWS 2023 Athletics Day Balvenie Primary School participated in the annual athletics day at Parow track today. Our learners have …

COLGATE LESSON

NEWS 2023 COLGATE LESSON Today our Foundation Phase learners received an awesome lesson from Colgate! A happy day starts with …

ANTI BULLYING CAMPAIGN

NEWS 2023 ANTI BULLYING CAMPAIGN Our Grade 6 & 7 learners attended the Anti Bullying Campaigned hosted by Tahilla in …

NEWS 2022 INTERSEN PHASE PRIZE GIVING Learners were rewarded with Merit Awards for their academic excellent performances and participation in …

Mr. Mahona Farewell

NEWS 2022 Mr. Mahona Farewell Balvenie Primary School was honored to host the farewell of our circuit manager Mr. R. …

GRADE 7 GRADUATION

NEWS 2022 GRADE 7 GRADUATION Balvenie Primary hosted our Grade 7 graduation on 26/11/2022. Our Grade 7 learners were capped …

Prize giving Foundation Phase

NEWS 2022 FOUNDATION PHASE PRIZE GIVING Learners were rewarded with Merit Awards for their academic excellent performances and participation in …

World Aids Day

Balvenie Primary School commemorated world aids day on 01/12/2022. Learners and educators took to the streets to spread awareness.   

Grade 7 Graduation

Balvenie Primary hosted our Grade 7 graduation on 26/11/2022. Our Grade 7 learners were capped and entertained our parents with …

Elderly Lunch

Balvenie Primary welcomed and served the elderly Grandparents on 19 November 2022. The staff really enjoyed preparing and treating our …

GRADE R OPEN DAY

Balvenie Primary welcomed the Grade R class of 2023. The parents received all the necessary information and the learners got …

OPENING OF SHOPRITE AVONWOOD

Balvenie Primary School was invited to perform at the opening of Shoprite Avonwood on Thursday 08 September 2022. Both Our …

CAR WASH – 10 SEPTEMBER

We are astounded at the number of cars that came out in aid of our school fundraising! 😁 We cannot …

Yesterday our Grade 2’s had the privilege of being the first grade to go on an excursion in the last …

National Book Week

Learners and educators were invited to dress up as any character of choice. Thank you to our parents for encouraging …