Meadowlands School of Technology explained

Meadowlands technical high school
Motto:"Avant Garde"
Established:20 January 1969
Type:Government
Session:single
Principal:S.V.Naidoo
City/Town:Chatsworth, Durban
Homepage:school site

Meadowlands School of Technology is a government secondary school in Chatsworth a section of Durban. Chatsworth was created under the Apartheid period to house Durban residents of Indian heritage. The school specialises in technology.

Description

Meadowland concentrates on technology and whilst it gives priority to local children and then who are of similar age to the pupils of the grade the admission policy also gives priority to those with an aptitude for technology.[1]

History

The school opened on 20 January 1969 with Mr.P.C.C.Nair as headmaster, he had over a thousand children to teach with very few teachers trained to teach at secondary level. In fact twenty of the teachers had no teaching experience and only enthusiasm, but they were required when just one year consisted of seventeen classes.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://msot.co.za/home.html Meadowlands school site
  2. Web site: Mr. P.C.C Nair - First Principal of Meadowlands Secondary. Meadowlands Secondary. 19 June 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150311013204/http://msot.co.za/past-messages.html. 11 March 2015.