Name of the Project
Eerste River High School.

Location
Blue Downs, Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Client
Western Cape departments of Education and Transport and Public Works.

Project Description
The project entails the construction of a state-of-the-art, 1 200-capacity school that will accommodate learners from Grade 8 to Grade 12.

The new school will comprise 33 classrooms, two specialist classrooms, two science laboratories, one multimedia centre and one computer applications technology laboratory. Planned future expansion will result in the capacity increasing to 1480 learners.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Value
R60-million.

Duration
The project started construction in June 2016 and will take 16 months to complete.

Latest Developments
The project is nearing completion.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Western Cape Minister of Education spokesperson Jessica Shelver, cell +27 76 175 0663 or 
email Jessica.shelver@westerncape.gov.za.
Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works spokesperson Donald Grant, cell +27 84 233 3811 or 
email Siphesihle.Dube@westerncape.gov.za.