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regardless of the learner's home language. In March 1995, the first group of 15 parents led by Dawie O'Callaghan gathered and contemplated the matter. There was no opposition to other local schools, teachers, children attending secondary schools, or any managerial staff, but parents wanted guarantees regarding language, religion, values, discipline, availability of trained teachers, university admission and other aspects. The parents especially wanted to establish a school in which they could have full participation. The school is struggling to accommodate every parent enrolling there. The
Keetmanshoop Private School officially opened on 16 January 1996 with 21 grade 8 pupils and a pre-primary class with 15 children.
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Several KPS students have won national colors in tennis, hockey, rugby, netball and cricket over the years. The school uses the large stadium that is owned by the municipality and where KPS decided in 2010 to build two netball courts used by the community. By 2013, there were four netball courts, two
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The need for a private school arose around
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rugby courts, one hockey track and an athletics track. Learners can participate outdoors in golf, horse riding, gymnastics, modern dance, swimming and
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In the South with its quiver tree And its dry plains Teach us here about discipline, From a love of people and language Teach us here of Our Father Giving, sharing and working.
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KPS's learners compete annually at the
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