OUDTSHOORN NEWS - Principia Primary will not close down after the buildings of the former Principia College were sold on auction earlier this month. This was the firm resolve of staff and parents during the school's AGM which was held on Tuesday evening. Principia Primary was founded in 2011 as an independent school with no ties to the defunct Principia College but have been renting a section of the College buildings.

Dalia Wilck, chairperson of Principia Primary's Steering Committee assured parents that negotiations are underway regarding the school's use of the buildings. The buildings fetched an offer of R2,4-million during the auction on 3 April but interested parties had until this week to make higher offers. "As soon as we know who the final owners of the building will be we will enter into negotiations with them to continue our lease.

"The future of the school does not, however, depend on the use of the building as we are already looking at alternative accommodation," Wilck assured parents on Tuesday.

During the AGM the school's newly elected Steering Committee was introduced to the pa-rents. Principia offers tuition from Grade R to Grade 6 and will include Grade 7 next year. Plans to accommodate children younger than Grade R are also underway.


The newly elected members of the Steering Committee of Principia Primary are, from the left: Lizanne Pelham, Maria Ebden, Vena Maartenss, Tania Lategan, Teresa Markus, Dalia Wilck (Chair person), Daleen Wolfaardt, Stefanie Nel (Principal) and Ockie Potgieter.

ARTICLE AND PHOTO: HANNES VISSER, OUDTSHOORN COURANT EDITOR