Tyger Valley College

Tyger Valley College
Address
Cnr Valley and Graham Road (Lynnwood Road Extension) Silver Lakes Pretoria , Gauteng South Africa
Coordinates	25°48′0.9″S 28°22′11.7″E / 25.800250°S 28.369917°E / -25.800250; 28.369917Coordinates: 25°48′0.9″S 28°22′11.7″E / 25.800250°S 28.369917°E / -25.800250; 28.369917
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Through Enjoyment to Excellence
Established	15 January 2007; 14 years ago (2007-01-15)
Founder
Sister school	Southdowns College
Authority	IEB
Principal	Mr C. MacDonald
Grades	(Grades 0000–12)
Age	2 to 18
Number of students	1100
Language	English
Schedule	07:45 - 13:55
Campuses	3
Campus	Discovery Campus Explorer Campus Pioneer Campus
Houses	Sporting houses:   Hawks   Falcons   Eagles   Kestrels
Colour(s)	Blue   Green   White
Nickname	TVC
Website	tygervalleycollege.co.za

Tyger Valley College, also known as TVC is a private English medium, combined, co-educational situated in the suburb of Silver Lakes in the East of Tshwane in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Founded in 2007 by Centurus Colleges, the education subsidiary of Centurus (Pty) Ltd.^[1] It follows a co-ordinate educational model within a village of schools consisting of a pre-preparatory, preparatory, and college.

TVC offers education to children from the age of two (in Grade 0000) to age eighteen (in Grade 12).^[2] TVC has achieved 100% matric pass rate since the first matrics wrote exams in 2011.^[3]

Matric pupils write the Independent Education Board's (IEB) school leaving certificate.^[4]

TVC follows the (NCS) and is registered with the Gauteng Department of Education (GED). The teachers of TVC are affiliated to the (SACE).

History[]

Centurus Colleges, the education subsidiary of Centurus (Pty) Ltd, opened its first school in 2005. This was followed by Southdowns College in 2007 and Tyger Valley College the same year.

The swimming pool was built in 2007, initially the school would shuttle pupils in the kombi bus to Mr and Mrs Papas' pool for swimming. Tennis was played at Mr and Mrs Van Achtenberg's house till the school tennis courts were finished in March 2007.

In 2008 the school opened with 182 pupils in January and included grades from Grade 7 to Grade 9. The school added a grade each year until 2011 when it had expanded to include all the grades from Grade 000 to Grade 12. By 2016 the school had grown to 1038 pupils.

Until 2009, the entire school was housed within the Pioneer campus, in 2008 the first phase of the Explorer campus was built and occupied in January 2009. The staff accommodation, maintenance shed and performing arts buildings were also completed in 2009. The second half of the Explorer campus was built in 2010 for occupation in 2011, this included the Explorer Fields, which included floodlit tennis courts and nets. The first Phase of the Discovery campus, the Discovery fields and the school Hall were built in 2012 for occupation in 2013. The second phase of the Discovery block was completed in 2014 for occupation in 2015. In 2016 work began on a learn to swim, indoor swimming pool built for the Pre-Preparatory school. The learn to swim program is known as the TVC Orcas Swim School.

On the 16th September 2014 the ADvTech group announced that they had procured Centurus Colleges, along with Pecanwood College, Southdowns College and Tyger Valley College for R712 million. The group announced that, "Centurus Colleges will continue to operate as an independent brand within the ADvTECH stable, with each retaining its unique character."^[3] The general manager of Centurus Colleges within the ADvTECH group is Christo De Wit.

Pre-Preparatory[]

The Pre-Preparatory school, located on the Pioneer campus, caters for boys and girls from two years of age (Grade 0000) to six years of age (Grade 0), after which they move to the Preparatory School. The current headmistress is Mrs S Comins

Preparatory[]

The Preparatory school, located on the Explorer campus, is divided into two sections: Junior Preparatory from Grade 1 to 3 and Senior Preparatory Grade 4 to 7. The current headmaster is Mr G. Langley

College[]

The College, located on the Discovery campus, is divided into two phases: General Education and Training (GET) from Grade 8 to 9 and Further Education and Training (FET) from Grade 10 to 12. The current headmaster of the College is Mr Clyde MacDonald.

Matric pupils[]

Tyger Valley College, is the only Centurus College to have achieved 100% matric pass rate since the first matrics wrote exams in 2011.^[3] Tyger Valley College has a Prefect Body.

School[]

School song[]

The official school song, Through the vision of our pioneers, was written and composed by Andrea Mitas, the music teacher of the school at the time.

Heraldry[]

The school badge was designed by Mr Chris Lee - the director of Infinite Learning Solutions (the predecessor of Centurus Colleges). The school badge has two components: a gold bird of prey and behind it a green shield. The colour gold, is associated with illumination, love, compassion, courage, passion. The depiction of a bird of prey represents the possibility of flying high and strength, this is enhanced by their motto "Through Enjoyment to Excellence". The green badge is a symbol of Tyger Valley College's pledge to the environment.

Academics[]

The college writes the Independent Examinations Board exams. The school follows a three term system per-year with a mid term break each term. The academic year begins in January and ends in November/December.

T.I.M.E[]

The Tyger Valley Institute of Mathematical Excellence (TIME), is under the leadership of Mrs Kim Masson. The institute trains staff in the latest development and trends in Mathematics. The institute offers extra Maths Tuition to all children not just those that attend TVC. The vision of TIME is to use experts in Mathematics to work in conjunction with the school's Mathematics department to ensure all pupils from Grade 000 through to Grade 12 are offered every opportunity to excel in Mathematics.

Orcas[]

Tyger Valley College, introduced the Orcas^[5] program in 2016, which teaches swimming lessons and water safety to the Pre-Preparatory children.

A.E.C[]

The Academic Enrichment Centre (AEC)^[6] exists to provide support that facilitates independent learning and assist children with emotional, behavioral and social development. The A.E.C monitors the learning of students and provides intervention when required. This ensures that children are equipped with the tools needed to advance in the later grades. The A.E.C also teaches learners skills not often taught in the classroom, such as study methods and test taking skills.

The centre provides the following support:

• Psychological well-being (emotional, behavioral, mental and social)
• Learning support and remediation to individuals and small groups
• Occupational therapy
• Speech therapy

Outreach[]

TVC takes part in a number of outreach programs each year. Each phase of the school partakes with the following goals in mind:^[7]

• Reaching out to those less fortunate
• Interaction and Awareness
• Upliftment of the surrounding Community

Traditionally in the spirit of Mandela Day the Preparatory school hosts a fun day for Boschkop Primary School. The fun day includes donations to Boschkop Primary as well as a fun day of activities shared by both the Bosckop Primary School children as well as the Preparatory children.

The college too, has a number of outreach programs that they traditionally partake in which include:

• Four blood drives a year
• Bi-annual feeding scheme for the less fortunate
• Santa Shoe-box for the less fortunate
• Winter warmer handouts

External links[]

• Tyger Valley College official site

References[]