The
first school in Edenvale was started in 1906 in a house at the corner
of De Wet Street and Van Riebeeck Avenue.
Mr
M W de Wet, was the principal of the Government school, who took
over the school from a Mr Simon in 1906. Mr Simon was forced to
resign owing to a lack of accommodation and remained in charge of
the school until 1923.
Mr
De Wet for many years excercised a tremendous influence on the community.
He was not only principal of the school, but the general factotum
in respect of education, religious and cultural affairs, etc.
A second-hand
prefabricated building was brought from Primrose and rebuilt into
a school and it served Edenvale for many years.
When
Mr De Wet married he occupied the former "school" house
and he lived in that house until he resigned to go farming. In 1972
the house was demolished.
Information
provided by the Ricardo Mulder Community Library - Reference Section
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