ABOUT US
How Did It All Begin?
The Founder’s Perspective
WINGS began with just three students around my dining room table. By February 2018, the number had quickly grown to five, and soon after, child number six joined as we moved into a house in South End. By Term 3, our numbers had increased to 15 students, and by the end of the year, we were caring for 22 children with the help of additional staff. We had outgrown the South End property and needed an outdoor play area.
In 2019, we started the year with 27 students and, midway through, WINGS found a new home in Walmer, complete with an outdoor play space.
The Covid lockdown in 2020 brought unprecedented challenges to education and businesses worldwide. Yet, God faithfully guided us through this season. We met in small groups across town until He led us to a new building in Heatherbank. In 2021, we settled into a beautiful, farm-style space that we could call home.
In 2024, we started the year with a bang by relocating our Senior School students to a newly renovated high school campus just a few hundred meters up the road.
We count ourselves blessed by God to be part of His work as we live under His WINGS. To Him be all the glory!
Staff For 2025
Owner and Principal: Tracey Olivier
The growth at WINGS and the ripple effects it has had on the lives of those connected to the school have far exceeded my initial vision and expectations. From humble beginnings with three children around my dining room table, the school has grown to include over 100 pupils, supported by 15 full-time and 3 part-time staff members in 2025.
Every child who walks through the gates at WINGS is seen as a whole person, to be loved and supported spiritually, emotionally, socially, and academically as they grow toward their full potential. Together, we work to navigate the barriers to learning each child experiences.
What a privilege it is to walk this journey and witness what God has done—and continues to do—in the lives of our students, staff, and families. It has been a journey of faith, challenges, joy, prayer, and personal growth for me as well.
God has always been faithful in guiding each step we take as a school. We continue to trust Him, seek Him, and give Him all the glory.
Tracey
- Deputy Principal: Cheryl McGregor
- Secretary: Lizelle Botha
- School Accountant: Janine Osborne
- School Cleaner: Winnie Zhira
- Grade 1 Teacher and Foundation Phase HOD: Cheryl McGregor
- Grade 1 Intern Teacher/Assistant: Shannon Nielsen
- Grade 2/3 Teacher: Karen Jones
- Grade 2/3 Classroom Assistant: Sinaed Kingsburgh
- Grade 4 Teacher: Lauren Young
- Grade 5 Teacher: Jessica Esterhuyse
- Grade 6 Teacher: (To be confirmed)
- Grade 7 Teacher: Cole Bezuidenhout
- Grade 8 Teacher: Tasmin Strydom
- Grade 9 Teacher: Renè Leeuwendal
- FET Class Teacher: Brian Swartbooi
- Senior School Maths Tutor: Phoenix Franklin
FAQs
School fees for 2025
Our annual school fees are split over the 12 months to make payment easier for parents. For 2025, the monthly payments for fees will be:
Grade 1 – 9: R 4 400/month (January to December)
Sibling rate: R 3 900/month (January to December)
FET class (Gr 10 – 12 ages using the GED Online, American High School Diploma or IMPAQ/Think Digital): R 4 300/month (January to December)
Hours of operation
Junior School: Gates open from 7.10am
Senior School: Gates open from 7.30am
Both schools finish at 1.30pm Mondays to Fridays.
Registrations and Qualifications
WINGS Discovery Centre is registered with the Department of Education as an independent Christian remedial school.
Our EMIS number is 200100324.
All our class teachers are qualified teachers, registered with the South African Council of Educators. Three of our teachers are also qualified as remedial specialists.
We work well as a team and assist one another in our teaching and classroom management practices regularly.
We also employ additional intern teachers and classroom assistants as well as an additional Senior School Maths tutor.
Our dedicated, experienced and A+ excellent teachers go the extra mile for each child in their care.