We educate for life through the continuous pursuit of excellence.
Creating a warm and supportive atmosphere where every child's positive self-image is nurtured;
Providing the child with all-round quality education in the classroom, on the sportsfield and in the cultural domain;
Imbuing the child with character traits such as honesty, responsibility, perseverance, care and kindness towards others, moral courage, assertiveness and a spirit of peaceful resolution of conflict;
Encouraging an attitudinal disposition of respect, understanding and appreciation of cultures other than one's own;
Motivating the child to strive for individual excellence;
Helping the child to experience much happiness, sense of fulfilment and success within the community of the school.
In 1994, I R Griffith Primary School became the first school in South Africa to become a member of SAQUI
(South African Quality Institute).
The school as a service organisation, subscribes to the SAQI vision in which:
Everyone manifests excellence, pride and continuous improvement
in all that they do.
IR Griffith primary School
The Vision Statement of the School is:
The Mission Statement of the School is: