West End Primary School is a thriving educational institution situated across from the historic West End Cemetery, catering to more than a thousand learners of diverse racial and socio-economic backgrounds around Kimberley.
Our dedicated staff of 35 teachers and support staff cater to our learners’ educational and physical needs from Grade R to Grade 7 daily.
The school is an English medium, and all Subjects offered are CAPS-aligned. A wide range of Extra-mural activities are also on offer and include Sporting codes like Netball, Cricket and Hockey. Cultural events like talent shows are also featured regularly on our calendar annually completes our Holistic approach to the development of each learner.
The School was established in about 1884 in a Wesleyan Church Hall in Tucker Street. On 1 February 1887, they moved into a building in Norris Street. Miss Redfarn was the principal of the school. There were 42 pupils in the school.
The school was an English – medium school until 1935 and then continued as a dual-medium school until 1958 when the Afrikaans medium learners went to HF Verwoerd (currently IK Nkoane Primary) school.
The new school was built in 1972 on the corner of Lake Road and Green Street. It remained an English medium school with about 80 learners at that stage with one class per grade.
West End Primary endeavours to equip learners with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes so that each learner may realize their fullest potential to the benefit of themselves and society.
