Rarely does one hear a story which evokes such inspiration
as the success story of Zakhe Agricultural College - the
only independent black Christian agricultural boarding
school in South Africa. It is a story of vision, of filling
the gap in skills between commercial and black subsistence
farming in a manner which gives its young boys the skills to
make it as gentlemen in the real world of farming and higher
learning.
And if the holistic curriculum and instilled values are not
enough to impress then the 100% pass rate of Zakhe's first
attempt of putting their 21 boys through the matric syllabus
in 2006 should complete the fairy tale.The school was
started in 2002 with 25 boys in grade 8 by the visionary,
Richard Dladla and his board of Directors and has since
grown to 148 young men. The focus is on teaching the pupils
the necessary agricultural skills needed to either manage
existing farms or to go on and successfully farm their own
land. The pupils are also taught the other normal school
subjects for those children that may possibly want to go to
institutions of higher learning and explore other career
opportunities.
Website:
www.zakhe.co.za
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