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The academic staff of Broadacres Academy High School 2022

Broadacres Academy High School

is on the map!

he moment finally arrived on 12 January 2022 when Broadacres Academy High School could Broadacres Academy High School is well
fling open its doors, inviting the first 88 students in Grades 7, 8 and 9 onto the premises at worth exploring. Grade 10 will be added
T249 Fifth Road, Chartwell. The eager students, dressed in beautiful uniforms designed for in 2023, with subsequent grades following
comfort and flexibility, were met by nine teachers, four administrators, six support staff members in the years thereafter until the first set of
and an even more excited Principal! Staff wore colourful wigs and welcomed the somewhat matriculants sit their NSC exams in 2025,
nervous students with enormous smiles and cheerful greetings. under the auspices of the IEB.

The first days were spent getting to know one another and exploring the vision of BAHS. Every You are invited to pay us a visit soon. We
school aims for children to thrive but what does this really mean? In the Broadacres Academy High have constructed a beautiful new tar road
School context, it means: leading off Cedar Road in Broadacres via
1. assisting students to find their purpose in life, so that they can make a valuable contribution to Spencer Road into Chartwell. We are ready to
society; welcome you and your wonderful child!
2. encouraging all within the Broadacres Academy community to build deep and meaningful
relationships to promote personal health and happiness;
3. teaching students to form healthy habits in all spheres - physical, mental, social, and
technological;
4. promoting competence and excellence in everything a student strives to do and be.

Naturally, this all takes place within an exceptional educational space: the property is compact;
the buildings are bright and architecturally modern; indigenous gardens and airy spaces have been
designed to promote learning and well-being at every opportunity.

The Staff have been handpicked for their emotional intelligence, passion for working with young
people, and their professional ability and experience. Learning has already successfully begun
through group work, teacher experience and student self-discovery. Most importantly, BAHS
promotes out-of-the box thinking and creativity, so that learning occurs naturally.

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