Deon Myburgh, the manager for ICT Operations at Mediclinic Southern Africa and Principal Dorian Meyer of Cloetesville High School believe their PfP partnership has been a ‘real match made in heaven’ - not only for them, but for the learners and the community.

This gang-infested, drug-ridden quintile 4 school in Cloetesville, Stellenbosch caters for children from under-privileged backgrounds. High unemployment rates among the parents of the learners means only a few percentage of the parents can afford to pay school fees. Currently, the school serves 1,152 students and has 39 teachers.

To compound an already formidable schooling environment, less than 5% of the students pursue their studies after matric even though most Grade 12 learners achieve matric results which make them eligible to further their studies. In 2017, 63,5% of learners obtained a matric pass, with 27% obtaining a Bachelors pass and 34% a Diploma pass.