Unity Secondary School-Daveyton

UNITY HIGH SCHOOL
Mission
We strive to prepare our learners to become critical independent thinkers who will contribute positively to society. We are dedicated in creating a climate, which encourages learners to realize their full potential through promotion intellectual, social, emotional, spiritual and aesthetic development of each individual.
Description
ASSISTANCE WITH FACILITIES
Our institution thrives a setting and achieving goals of excellent in academic and moral empowerment of young people in our township and the province at large. We have had remarkable success despite insurmountable odds. In the last five years we have consistently achieved high academic results. We became the best township school for two consecutive years . last year, the institution had 88% in the Matric. These achievements earned a top district award for the institution and an individual award for our physical Sciences, Isixhosa and Sesotho educators. We also take pride in being ONE of the schools with best behaviour records.

THE MISSION STATEMENT OF OUR SCHOOL
We strive to prepare our learners to become critical independent thinkers who will contribute positively to society. We are dedicated in creating a climate, which encourages learners to realize their full potential through promotion intellectual, social, emotional, spiritual and aesthetic development of each individual.

THE VISION
To ready our learners for global competence and co-operative life long. Learning through cultivating sustainable culture of excellence in all spheres of education.

ESTABLISHMENT: REASON FOR ESTABLISHMENT There was a need to accommodate series of learners who were not enrolled in the local schools. Most of the learners were at risk, at that time aptly termed the “LOST GENERATION”. Most of them were activists’ teenage mothers who dropped out from school. Part of the group was the exiles and former guerrillas (Freedom fighters) from all political formations. The school was directly established and forcefully registered by community leaders. Because all political parties with differing ideologies were united in the project, the school was thus named UNITY. We did not have our own buildings, conducted lessons under trees and platooned with the schools.

PRESENT SITUATION
The school has its own building which was occupied in 1996. The school has an enrolment of 1800 learners; we are situated next to informal settlement and low cost housing. This is a co-ed school.

FINANCIAL STATUS
Annual school fund is R580 000, three quarter of which is subsidy from the Provincial Government. LAND We have enough land to develop the school and build a school hall (Gymnasium) and the sports field (Tennis court, soccer field, basket ball, volley and multipurpose grounds), which at present are inadequate. CURRICULUM We have a well-balanced curriculum, which caters for fields of, languages, LO, Arts & Culture, Science, Technology, Maths, Commerce, Tourism as well as Humanities.

OTHER ACCOLADES INCLUDE
1. First price in choir competitions.
2. Provincial award in Drum majorettes.
3. Provincial award in Public Speaking.
4. District honours in soccer and rugby.
5. Drummies participated in an Award Winning International. Drama: Yizo – Yizo
6. Chess team winning.

STAFFING
We are highly dedicated team of staff. (We enclose the congratulatory letter from the Education Director General. Educators: 57 Females : 38 Males : 19 Ps Staff : 14 Females: 09 Males : 05 Total Staff members = 71 The school was opened in honour or DR TAMBO, the erstwhile President of ANC. Presently we are striving for academic excellence and working towards achieving the objectives of our vision and mission statement. "