The principal indicated that the school was a Quintile 3 school that depended on the Norms and Standards funding to finance school activities. The school had approximately 1 356 learners with a staff establishment of 37. The school had experienced an influx of learners, especially in Grade 8. It had no teacher for Consumer Studies of Life Sciences for Grade 10 - 12. Although the school had submitted its requisition for textbooks, the books delivered did not match the requisition and there were shortages (some titles requested were not the ones received). The school struggled to get the necessary books for home languages. The languages did not have a Curriculum Advisor and therefore experienced challenges in identifying the proper material.