WELCOME TO
Factreton Primary School
Factreton Primary School is a very special place where we grow our learners and add value to them and the diverse communities we serve, by modelling, teaching, encouraging, and coaching them to be the best that they can be.
Factreton Primary School gives expression to the knowledge, skills, and values worth learning in South African schools. As a result, Factreton aims to ensure that children acquire and apply knowledge and skills in ways that are meaningful to their own lives. In this regard, the school curriculum promotes knowledge in local contexts, while being sensitive to global imperatives.
We celebrate our multi-ethnicity and inculcate values of respect, caring and sharing whilst doing this in concert with our parents and community.
Factreton Primary School educators are a special breed of educator who loves our learners and ensures that our they become the best that they can be, striving to give only the best, always.
Factreton Primary School parents are caring, respectful, supportive and work fist in glove with the educators and the school to create a secure and better future for their children.
Factreton Primary School
Subjects Explained
Factreton Primary School offers Primary Level Subjects. Primary Subjects include Foundation Phase (Grade R – Grade 3), as well as Intermediate Phase (Grade 4 – Grade 6 ) subjects. Senior Phase (Grade 7).
The Language of Learning and Teaching or LOLT, is English. We respect and embrace our Rainbow Nation status and thus all races, creeds and culture believing firmly that, ‘respect begets respect’ and subsequently do our best to include the various languages our learners speak in our interactions, as far as possible. Inclusivity is key.
Foundation Phase subjects
(Grade R – Grade 3) offered at the school are:Home Language, First Additional Language, Mathematics, Life Skills:
• Beginning Knowledge
• Creative Arts
• Physical Education
• Personal and Social Well-being
Intermediate Phase subjects
(Grade 4 – Grade 6) offered at the school are:Home Language (English) , First Additional Language (Afrikaans), Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology, Social Sciences, Life Skills
• Creative Arts
• Physical Education
• Personal and Social Well-being
Senior Phase subjects
(Grade 7 ) offered at the school are:
Home Language, First Additional Language, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Technology, Social Sciences, Economic Management Sciences, Life Orientation, and Creative Arts
Extra-mural Activities
Factreton has several extra-mural activities available to learners. Participating in activities that learners are passionate about can increase brain function and help learners to concentrate and manage their time better, all of which contribute to higher grades. High-endurance sports train learners to focus and build stamina in the face of intense difficulty.
We are especially proud of our sporting heritage forged over many years and evident in our impressive collection of trophies, a tribute to our successes, and look forward to many more.
School Facilities
Factreton Primary School does not have a sports field, neither do we have a school hall but we have a number of specialist classes that serves our learners including a School Library; a Science Learning Centre, a Computer Lab, A Pop-Up Centre, a Propagation Nursery and a Soil Science/Garden Laboratory.