Opened in 1982, Wingen Heights Secondary School serves 1 140 primarily disadvantaged learners from Shallcross, St. Wendolins, Klaarwater, Kwadengezi, Northdene, Hillview, Buffelsbosch,
Welbedacht, Burlington Halt, and Chiltern Heights. Supply interruptions, sometimes lasting up to three weeks, has resulted in significant lost school days and put pressure on both learners and
teachers to complete the curriculum within a significantly reduced timeframe. The school has also faced the additional and untenable burden of purchasing potable water on a regular basis, placing a
strain on its already tight financial status.
Recently, however, the South African Muslim Charitable Trust (SAMCT) came to the school’s aid, funding the installation of a borehole to the value of R155 000, immediately alleviating the challenges it faced.