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About Riverside Private School Swakopmund 

Riverside Private School is an English-medium school
devoted to holistic, student-centered learning

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Principal
Mr. Ernest Olivier

The Principal of the Upper Primary and Senior Secondary Division, Mr Ernest Olivier, has had a long and illustrious career in the field of education. Having started of as an ordinary teacher, he moved up through the ranks to Head of Department, then Principal of a renowned public high school in Swakopmund, before being appointed as Inspector of Education in the Ministry of Education.

Our
Unique Focus

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Our Vision 

Our Vision is to be the private school of choice in Namibia, renowed for inspiring, equipping and shaping generations of learners to be the best they can be, as individuals, in their future careers, and in helping to build a better Namibia and world at large.

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Our Mission

Our Mission is to produce future-fit learners: knowledgeable, skilled competent and confident, ready to step into the future as caring, responsible and productive citizens and primed for the next phase of career training.

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Our Values

Our Values include, acting with integrity, honesty and respect for ourselves, one another and the environment; staying committed to our principles; and

practising teamwork, the great multiplier of individual effort.

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Staff Directory

Our School staff are the people who support the educational and social needs of students in a school. This includes teachers, administrators, counselors, and support staff. They all work together to create a safe, welcoming and supportive environment for students to learn and grow.

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Mr. Ernest Olivier

  • Senior Secondary Principal

  • Board Member

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Mrs. Magrieta M Greeff

  • HOD - High School

  • Subject Head

  • Accounting G8 - AS

  • Mathematics G4

  • Accounting / Mathematics / Chemistry / Physics

  • US Cambridge Curr

  • AS Levels 

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Mrs. Vera Herle

  • HOD Senior Secondary

  • Subject Head

  • Afrikaans Gr 6 - 11

  • Cambridge Curriculum

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Mrs. Sonja van der Westhuizen

  • Grade 2 Class Teacher

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Ms. Marvourneen Booysen

  • Grade 4 Class

  • Afrikaans Gr 5 + Gr 4B

  • Natural Science Gr 4 - 6 (3 per)

  • RME Gr 4 - 7

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Mr. John-Michael Richter

  • Social Studies Gr 4 - 6

  • PED Gr 4 - 10

  • D + T Gr 6 - 7

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Mr Ashallo Morkel

  • Physics Gr AS

  • Mathematics Gr 7 - 9

  • Physical Science  Gr 10

  • Life Science Gr 8

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Mrs. Rockzaan Wagner

  • School Secretary

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Meme Ester Kashaa

  • Institutional Staff

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Mrs. Lynne Lindsay - Payne

  • HOD Lower Primary

  • Board Member

  • Grade 1 Class Teacher

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Mrs. Venette Fouché

  • Phase Head of Lower Primary

  • Grade 2 Class Teacher

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Mrs. Lu-Mari January

  • Grade 0 Class Teacher

  • Aftercare Class Teacher

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Mrs. Natalie Whittaker

  • Grade 3 Class Teacher

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Ms. Saskia Viljoen

  • Grade 4

  • German Gr 4-6

  • English Gr 4

  • Afrikaans Gr 4 B (3 per)

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Mrs. Daneel van Zyl

  • Afrikaans Gr 4

  • Geography Gr 8 - 12

  • Natural Science Gr 7

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Mrs. Aletta Schrader

  • Subject Head

  • Physics Gr 8 - 11

  • Chemistry Gr 12

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Mrs. Anthea S Simpson

  • Financial Administration

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Meme Rosinha Witbooi

  • Institutional Staff

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Mr. Prince Sitole

  • HOD: Upper Primary

  • Subject Head

  • Social Studies / Histrey

  • Histery Gr 8 + 9

  • Social Studies Gr 7

  • Mathematics Gr 4 -6

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Mrs. Marina Coetzee

  • Phase Head: Upper Primary

  • Subject Head

  • Class Teacher

  • English Gr 4 - 7

  • Music Gr 5 - 6

  • L/S Gr 8 - 9

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Ms. Marie M Beukes

  • Grade 1 Class Teacher

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Ms. Ninah Allen

  • Grade 3 Class Teacher

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Mrs. I Hoffmann

  • Subject Head

  • German

  • Grade 7 - AS

  • Class Teacher 4 A

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Mr. Donovan Weimers

  • Subject Head

  • English G8 - AS

  • English G10 - AS

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Mr. Rio Haoseb

  • Subject Head

  • Life Science Gr 8 - 9

  • Biology Gr 10 - AS

  • Mathematics Gr 10 - 11

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Cach Imz

  • Chess Gr 0 - 7

  • Art Gr 4 - 7

  • Life Skills Gr 4 - 7

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Tate Lisias Nakathingo

  • Institutional Staff
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