Parkside Primary School Natal

This school is over rated. Always doing cake sales and making the kids buy the same cakes and goodies that they sponsored. The money should go towards their classrooms. The offices are in immaculate condition, but the classrooms are average and nothing much has been done to the upkeep. Reception is racist or just plain down arrogant by nature. Even when people complain about her, nothing is done. Classrooms are overpopulated like 30 plus students per class in certain grades. Uniform goes missing constantly after P.E. or other activities and the children most of the time never recover it. Toilets are dirty. They only keep it extra clean when there's parents meetings but many children don't like using it because of the state it's always in. The homework is ridiculous. They think all the kids have to become scientists and therefore they shove so much of homework onto them. It makes you wonder what are the teachers doing if the kids are doing this much of homework. Don't be fooled by the drone footage they show you to impress you and the robotics lab etc. I was also taken aback but then I started seeing right through the surface of what they want you to see.

Where to start. Firstly this school is the best in the Chatsworth and Queensburgh districts.

They have rules set in places which all parents and children have to follow and this makes for better discipline and easy communication.

My child loves loves his school. They outdoor facilities is exceptional. Pool area grade A standards and field is so well kept. The neatness and cleanliness is exemplary. They have separate play areas for foundation phase and senior phase and each grade has their space for playtime. Bullying is a serious offense and is taken extremely seriously at Parkside. No situation big or small goes unattended by the principle.

He is a hands on principal never just sitting in his office. When there is a parent meeting he comes out and interacts with the parents on a one on one basis. And knows almost every child by name.

The teachers, principals and HoDs are very welcoming and handle every situation with utmost importance. Every child is shown attention and taught excellently. Their classrooms are well kept and up to date with technology even have touch activity boards for kids to step up and be interactive during the lesson.

Their extracurricular activities after school is for all grades and they encourage kids to partake.

Honestly I can't imagine my child in any other school. PPS is really the best in the Chatsworth and Queensburgh districts.