No learner may be directly enrolled at Jannie Brink School. Screening must first be done by the therapists of Educational Support Services (ESS). You can contact them at 053 874 9800. Important documents Doctor’s report; Birth certificate; ID documents of parents / guardians School report SASSA card Any other relevant reports, e.g. from occupational therapist, physiotherapist, school etc. Criteria Toilet-trained Independent…

Through the years, principals like Mrs Marais, Mrs Groenewald and staff contributed enormously to the development of a curriculum, suited to our learners. We are currently trying to implement a curriculum for learners with Severe to Profound Intellectual Disabilities. This curriculum was developed by the Department of Basic Education to ensure uniformity across the country. Each educator develops an individual…

Causes of Intellectual Impairments Congenital Complications during birth may cause brain injuries Hydrocephaly Car accidents Head injury in an accident Genetic disorders Down syndrome Three types: Mosaic, chromosome 21 Hunter syndrome (appears only in boys) William syndrome Cornelia de Lange syndrome Autism Asphyxia Foetal alcohol syndrome If the mother consumed too much alcohol during pregnancy HIV/AIDS It can be transmitted…

Christmas Meal Annually we have various activities at the school to expose our learners to outside activities, as well as to raise funds for the school. During each year our “Kersete” committee raise funds to ensure a delicious Christmas meal. Cool drink, cake, ice-cream, food and a sweets packet are given to all learners. Kersete Jaarliks word daar heelwat aktiwiteite…

Sports Our school offers a variety of sport codes: Swimming Athletics Soccer Netball Table tennis Cricket Special Olympics It is important for our learners to participate in physical development. Each learner must participate in at least one sport code. We participate from time to time at the South African Sports for Intellectual Impaired, on National level. Sport Die skool bied…

One of the most important aspects in the development of our learners is personal development. We admit few learners to a hostel to ensure an environment where our learners have a sense of belonging. The love, care and dedication of our hostel mothers is one of our strengths. We have four hostels for our learners.  A maximum of 12 learners…