10/12/2025
Ratanang Primary School: A Modern Beacon of Education Rises in Hammanskraal
Hammanskraal - Hammanskraal is set to welcome a new flagship institution of learning as the Gauteng Provincial Government officially opens the newly completed Ratanang Primary School in Kanana — a state-of-the-art public school designed to redefine township education from Grade R to Grade 7.
The school represents a major investment in quality, dignity, and future-ready education. Equipped with 28 classrooms built to accommodate approximately 1 100 learners, Ratanang combines modern infrastructure with advanced ICT capabilities, ensuring that learners are prepared for an increasingly digital world.
Inside the school, every classroom is digitised to support blended teaching, and the institution features computer labs, CCTV surveillance, intercom systems, and alarm technology, making it both technologically advanced and secure. Supporting structures such as a backup generator, water pump, and safe mobility layouts reinforce the school’s commitment to uninterrupted learning.
Beyond academics, Ratanang is designed as a holistic centre of development. Learners will have access to comprehensive sports facilities, combicourts, and a multipurpose hall fitted with stage lighting, a PA system, and an integrated tuckshop — a versatile facility for school events and community use.
A key highlight of the development is the fully dedicated Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centre, boasting five Grade R classrooms, each with its own toilet facilities and specially designed outdoor play spaces. This ensures that early learners receive nurturing, age-appropriate development aligned with ECCE standards.
In a community where infrastructure struggles have long undermined learning outcomes, Ratanang Primary School stands as a bold declaration of what township schooling can become — safe, modern, dignified, and built for the future.
This project forms part of the Gauteng Provincial Government’s broader mission to deliver inclusive, future-ready, high-impact education across the province’s townships. It is a practical demonstration of , with the state investing in the next generation’s opportunities, safety, and lifelong development.
The call now goes out to parents, learners, and the surrounding community: protect this school, value it, and help ensure it serves generations of children to come.