Welcome To Sizwile School For The Deaf

Sizwile School for the Deaf is situated in Dobsonville, in the heart of Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa. It is founded in 1988. The School uses South African Sign Language (spoken) and English (written) as a language of Learning and Teaching. As our motto goes “Striving for Excellence”, we have dedicated teachers who go an extra mile when it comes to teaching and other developments for the benefit of the learner. The school has boarding facilities (throughout the term) to those children whose families live far from school. Most of the day scholars make use of the school transport. Sizwile is a no fee and quintile one school. It starts from grade R to 12 and has TOC and NID curriculum.

About Us

Our Vision

We strive to create an institution of educational excellence to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing learners, so that they can be competitive in the labour market.

Mission

1. Our first and most important commitment and responsibility is the learner
a) To educate and develop a social wellbeing of the learner in order for them to be independent adults in the communities.
b)We strive to produce learners who are marketable.
2. We strive to promote transparency and accountability.
a) We endeavour to promote partnership amongst all stakeholders for the development of the school.
b) We strive to respect Deaf culture and promote awareness within the communities.

History of the School

Sizwile School for the Deaf started as a nursery school in 1978 in Orlando West, under the sole care of Mrs S. Kabane. In 1983, The Brothers of Charity became the new sponsoring body for Sizwile School with Brother Gerald Cox appointed as Acting Principal. Thereafter, a new board was elected who found a new location for Sizwile School in Dobsonville, and construction was started in 1983.

1986-1987

Primary Classrooms and caretakers house completed.

1987-1988

Administration and Pre-primary classrooms completed

1989-1990

Central storerooms completed.

1990 -1991

Career Education center completed.

1991– 1992

New Technical Center and 2 new classrooms completed.

1992-1993

Hostel Completed.

2002-

School became a public special school

Admission Criteria

The learner must be Deaf or hearing impaired (bilateral hearing loss) with the degree of hearing loss ranging anywhere from moderately severe to profound.
Learners are admitted from the age of three.

Striving For Excellence

Principal's Note

As the Principal of Sizwile School for the Deaf, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our school website. Thank you for taking the time to visit.

Sizwile School for the Deaf is a great place to teach the Deaf child. Our primary goal is to educate and develop the social wellbeing of our learners in order for them to be independent individuals. We believe that through our teachers’ commitment to a high quality of teaching and learning experience, the opportunities provided within our curricula and through extra-curricular activities, our learners will gain the necessary skills needed to thrive outside the schooling environment.

The good reputation the school has acquired and established over the years is due to the dedication and selfless commitment of teachers, class assistants, support staff and the governing body. We are a community that believes in working together. With these words, I would like to thank everyone for their continued commitment in providing excellent service in Deaf education.

The Principal

Madilonga Luvhimbi