The Vanessa Grant School occupies a site next to Gogar Primary School which caters for more than 800 children aged 5-14.
In recent years the widening gap between the facilities provided at the Special Needs’ School and those at the Primary School had become apparent. The appointment of Sister Hiltrude as head teacher, who is fully dedicated to uplfiting the school, provided the impetus for the VGT to become involved in enhancing the facilities. The school has been transformed through the generous support of Cheltenham College, in the UK and King’s Edgehill School in Nova Scotia, as well as through the services of many willing volunteers and donors.
A school that consisted of eight rundown classrooms , few desks and squalid latrines, has been transformed into a well-run primary school with ever-increasing numbers of children. 300 in 2003 and 900 in 2010. There is running water in a quadrangle of classrooms that includes a staff room and library.
The school now consists of 15 classrooms, all fully kitted out, an administration reception area, a staff room and a library. There is rainwater storage for in excess of 400,000 litres and two better latrines have been built.
