Page 2 - An Ideal Teacher

School context and public education. Thus, their

syllabus comes from the GDE but most
Maryvale High
of their funding comes through school
School is a Catholic
fees. After speaking to learners and
school that, in
teachers, it seems that the socio-
1990, merged the
economic statuses of learners at school
Assumption
are different: this is highlighted by the
Convent for girls with St Paul’s
fact that some learners are dropped off
Parochial school for boys. The school’s
at school in their parents’ cars, some of
ethos come from the Jesuit fathers in
them come with organised school
Grahamstown, where there are the
transport, some learners take taxis on
most Assumption Schools in one place
Louis Botha Avenue, and others walk.
in South Africa. The driving force
There are learners from various areas
behind the school is the dedication to
as well: Orange Grove, Norwood, Kew,

educating learners according to the
Soweto, Alexandra, and even as far as
South African Department of
Boksburg. Thus, although it is
Education’s standards, along with
sometimes assumed that ‘Maryvale kids
instilling faith and gratitude in the
are rich’ (as some people have been
learners. As the Maryvale slogan
overheard saying), the school is a

succinctly puts it, “Through Learning
microcosm of the broader South
We Honour G-d”.
African context, where there are

The school is considered an people of various socio-economic

Independent school, which means it situations learning, or being together, in

falls into a category between private one place.