Stand No: 311 Bock 40
Yellow Wood Drive
Riverside View
Fourways
+ 27 (72) 624 5743
+27 (67) 292 6407
+27 (86) 474 7680
MEMORANDUM: REQUEST FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN RIVERSIDE VIEW
To: The Premier of Gauteng, Hon. Panyaza Lesufi
From: Community of Riverside View
Date: ___10 February 2026_________
1. INTRODUCTION
We, the residents of Riverside View, respectfully but firmly call upon the Premier of Gauteng, in the exercise of his executive authority over the Gauteng Department of Education, to ensure:
1. The immediate prioritization of a public school in Riverside View.
2. Clear, written timelines and implementation plans issued by the Gauteng Department of Education under the direction of the Premier.
3. Transparent and regular communication between the Office of the Premier, the Department of Education, the developer, and the Riverside View community.
COMMUNITY PROFILE & STATISTICS (RIVERSIDE VIEW)
Riverside View was established in 2015 and has grown into a large, densely populated community. The area consists of the following housing developments:
4,600 units of RDP flats
2,948 bonded houses
800 sectional title flats
500 Joshco rental flats
400 Old Mutual rental flats
These figures represent thousands of households and school-going children, yet Riverside View currently has no public school to service this population.
2. PROBLEM STATEMENT
Riverside View currently has no public school, despite being a well-established and growing community. As a result:
Approximately 80% of children residing in Riverside View are forced to travel daily to Diepsloot to attend school.
Many of these learners are very young children who must use public or private buses, which raises serious safety and security concerns.
Schools in Diepsloot are already overcrowded, placing strain on infrastructure and negatively affecting the quality of education.
Daily travel places an unnecessary financial burden on parents and caregivers.
3. SAFETY AND TRANSPORT CONCERNS
The absence of a school in Riverside View has forced learners to rely heavily on daily bus transportation to Diepsloot. This has resulted in numerous ongoing challenges, including:
Frequent bus breakdowns, causing learners to arrive late or miss school entirely
Reckless driving by some bus drivers, placing children’s lives at risk
Poor regulation and reliability of transport services
More recently, with developments in Oaklands, transport challenges have worsened. Bus services have gone on strike, resulting in many learners being completely unable to attend school.
This has had a severe impact on education continuity, particularly for learners who are currently writing tests and examinations, including children preparing for and writing trials. Learners are missing critical school days through no fault of their own.
These conditions compromise the safety, stability, and constitutional right of children to access education.
4. ENGAGEMENTS WITH AUTHORITIES
Community leadership has been engaging with the Gauteng Department of Education since 2020. These engagements include:
Meetings with officials from the Department of Education
Engagements with the MEC for Education
Submission of requests and follow-ups
Availability of minutes from recent meetings, where commitments and assurances were made
During these engagements, the Department indicated that it would engage the developer regarding the land already allocated for a school and explore payment plan arrangements to move the project forward.
5. AVAILABLE LAND
We acknowledge that land has already been allocated by the developer specifically for the development of a school in Riverside View. This makes the establishment of a school both feasible and urgent.
6. OUR DEMAND
We, the residents of Riverside View, respectfully but firmly demand:
1. The immediate prioritization of a public school in Riverside View.
2. Clear timelines and implementation plan from the Gauteng Department of Education.
3. Transparent communication regarding progress between the Department, the developer, and the community.
7. CONCLUSION AND TIMEFRAME FOR RESPONSE
Education is a constitutional right. The continued delay in providing a school for Riverside View places our children at risk and undermines their future. We therefore call on the Gauteng Department of Education to act with urgency and honour the commitments previously made.
We hereby formally request a written response within seven (7) working days of receipt of this memorandum, outlining:
Clear timelines for the establishment of the school
Progress regarding engagements with the developer
Community Representatives / Leaders:
Name: Name: Name:
Qhawe Mpho Makamane_ Mautla Maela_______ Itumeleng Mokone_
Contact Details: Contact Details: Contact Details:
+27 (69) 884 7545________ +27 (73) 834 8408____ +27 (82) 682 0710__
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
February 9, 2026
Reached 100 supporters
February 9, 2026
265 Comments
Dear All, As Riverside view residents we currently don't have public schools in our area, can the government please help us, we really need public schools, as middle class citizen, I can't afford Private school.
As a resident of the Riverside View I would appreciate if we could have a school built. For the safety and consideration of our kids this is a necessity, during winter they struggle travelling miles away from home in those cold mornings. Please consider our kids.
We need public school being a parent who was left desperate for Grade 8 placement it was a emotional draining situation, as Diepsloot schools were also full and we cannot afford to pay the private like curro. And a police station for that matter and a clinic is needed
Hello. We need government schools here in Riverside View, Riversands in Fourways. Our kids travel with school buses. The school buses are not safe and they drop kids off to other neighborhood. So we really need schools here in Riverside View.
We need public school for our kids, this has been existing for more than 10years. No school no library no clinic,instead they're building flats in every open space.
I support the motion
The children need a school closer to home.For them to be safe
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Stand No: 311 Bock 40
Yellow Wood Drive
Riverside View
Fourways
+ 27 (72) 624 5743
+27 (67) 292 6407
+27 (86) 474 7680
MEMORANDUM: REQUEST FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN RIVERSIDE VIEW
To: The Premier of Gauteng, Hon. Panyaza Lesufi
From: Community of Riverside View
Date: ___10 February 2026_________
1. INTRODUCTION
We, the residents of Riverside View, respectfully but firmly call upon the Premier of Gauteng, in the exercise of his executive authority over the Gauteng Department of Education, to ensure:
1. The immediate prioritization of a public school in Riverside View.
2. Clear, written timelines and implementation plans issued by the Gauteng Department of Education under the direction of the Premier.
3. Transparent and regular communication between the Office of the Premier, the Department of Education, the developer, and the Riverside View community.
COMMUNITY PROFILE & STATISTICS (RIVERSIDE VIEW)
Riverside View was established in 2015 and has grown into a large, densely populated community. The area consists of the following housing developments:
4,600 units of RDP flats
2,948 bonded houses
800 sectional title flats
500 Joshco rental flats
400 Old Mutual rental flats
These figures represent thousands of households and school-going children, yet Riverside View currently has no public school to service this population.
2. PROBLEM STATEMENT
Riverside View currently has no public school, despite being a well-established and growing community. As a result:
Approximately 80% of children residing in Riverside View are forced to travel daily to Diepsloot to attend school.
Many of these learners are very young children who must use public or private buses, which raises serious safety and security concerns.
Schools in Diepsloot are already overcrowded, placing strain on infrastructure and negatively affecting the quality of education.
Daily travel places an unnecessary financial burden on parents and caregivers.
3. SAFETY AND TRANSPORT CONCERNS
The absence of a school in Riverside View has forced learners to rely heavily on daily bus transportation to Diepsloot. This has resulted in numerous ongoing challenges, including:
Frequent bus breakdowns, causing learners to arrive late or miss school entirely
Reckless driving by some bus drivers, placing children’s lives at risk
Poor regulation and reliability of transport services
More recently, with developments in Oaklands, transport challenges have worsened. Bus services have gone on strike, resulting in many learners being completely unable to attend school.
This has had a severe impact on education continuity, particularly for learners who are currently writing tests and examinations, including children preparing for and writing trials. Learners are missing critical school days through no fault of their own.
These conditions compromise the safety, stability, and constitutional right of children to access education.
4. ENGAGEMENTS WITH AUTHORITIES
Community leadership has been engaging with the Gauteng Department of Education since 2020. These engagements include:
Meetings with officials from the Department of Education
Engagements with the MEC for Education
Submission of requests and follow-ups
Availability of minutes from recent meetings, where commitments and assurances were made
During these engagements, the Department indicated that it would engage the developer regarding the land already allocated for a school and explore payment plan arrangements to move the project forward.
5. AVAILABLE LAND
We acknowledge that land has already been allocated by the developer specifically for the development of a school in Riverside View. This makes the establishment of a school both feasible and urgent.
6. OUR DEMAND
We, the residents of Riverside View, respectfully but firmly demand:
1. The immediate prioritization of a public school in Riverside View.
2. Clear timelines and implementation plan from the Gauteng Department of Education.
3. Transparent communication regarding progress between the Department, the developer, and the community.
7. CONCLUSION AND TIMEFRAME FOR RESPONSE
Education is a constitutional right. The continued delay in providing a school for Riverside View places our children at risk and undermines their future. We therefore call on the Gauteng Department of Education to act with urgency and honour the commitments previously made.
We hereby formally request a written response within seven (7) working days of receipt of this memorandum, outlining:
Clear timelines for the establishment of the school
Progress regarding engagements with the developer
Community Representatives / Leaders:
Name: Name: Name:
Qhawe Mpho Makamane_ Mautla Maela_______ Itumeleng Mokone_
Contact Details: Contact Details: Contact Details:
+27 (69) 884 7545________ +27 (73) 834 8408____ +27 (82) 682 0710__
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
February 9, 2026
Reached 100 supporters
February 9, 2026
265 Comments
It's ridiculous that we have absolutely no public services in Riverside, no school, no clinic, no community center! Absolutely nothing. These are basic and primary needs for everyone. The said schools in Diepsloot that we need to send our kids to have no space, what must happen to the children of Riverside View?
Dear All, As Riverside view residents we currently don't have public schools in our area, can the government please help us, we really need public schools, as middle class citizen, I can't afford Private school.
As a resident of the Riverside View I would appreciate if we could have a school built. For the safety and consideration of our kids this is a necessity, during winter they struggle travelling miles away from home in those cold mornings. Please consider our kids.
We need public school being a parent who was left desperate for Grade 8 placement it was a emotional draining situation, as Diepsloot schools were also full and we cannot afford to pay the private like curro. And a police station for that matter and a clinic is needed
Hello. We need government schools here in Riverside View, Riversands in Fourways. Our kids travel with school buses. The school buses are not safe and they drop kids off to other neighborhood. So we really need schools here in Riverside View.
We need public school for our kids, this has been existing for more than 10years. No school no library no clinic,instead they're building flats in every open space.
I support the motion
The children need a school closer to home.For them to be safe
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It's ridiculous that we have absolutely no public services in Riverside, no school, no clinic, no community center! Absolutely nothing. These are basic and primary needs for everyone. The said schools in Diepsloot that we need to send our kids to have no space, what must happen to the children of Riverside View?