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Prince Albert

essential services 

tel: +27 (0)23 5411 366  fax: +27 (0)23 5411 788  e-mail: princealberttourism@intekom.co.za

We are a small village but we can offer the following services and suppliers:

Tourism Association Office - next to the Museum, to answer all your queries.

ATM: next to ABSA (24 hours per day). Cash can be drawn over the counter on some bank cards at SUPERMARKET

supermarket and several general dealers

dairy for all fresh dairy products

butchery

farm stalls

Saturday market for fresh produce, cheese and homemade goods

several bottle stores

garage and filling station - National Garage at the North entrance to town

restaurants and coffee shops

clothing and gift shops

tour guides - historical walking tour and the Swartberg Pass 

internet cafe

aromatherapy, yoga, gym and more

Bodytalk and massage

Transport/Taxi Services 

Vehicles are roadworthy & licensed and operated by reliable drivers.

Van Rooyen Transport:  Billy van Rooyen

Tel:  023 5411 907 / 072 337 3149 

conference facilities

ABSA bank (click here for banking hours)

courier services

estate agents

post office

hospital and doctors' surgeries

pharmacy - Prins-Kem, 83 Kerk Street Tel 023 5411 058, after hours phone 082 8541 303

police station

municipal services with after hours contact staff

Schools:

Zwartberg Hoerskool began in 1899 with a handful of children and has grown to 360 pupils ranging from Grades 1 to 12.  There is also a private pre-school (which includes Grade R) on the premises. We are the only high school in a 100km radius. Our Grade 12 class averages 40 learners each year. We are very proud of the fact that in the past 25 years we have only had 2 students not pass Grade 12! 

In 2001 we received the Education Department's Award for the Most Improved Racially Intergrated School. Currently our Gr 3 Systemic Evaluation averages 90%!  Our Gr 1 to 7 classes' CAMI  Mathematics achieved the 2nd highest score in the Southern Cape. We are very proud of our 6 Junior Karate Springboks who competed in Namibia in August 2009.   

We are situated in  the "Beaufort West Poverty Nodal Area" and only  18% of our learners are able to pay school fees. Despite this, we still maintain a high standard of academic, cultural and sporting curriculae. 

Our beautiful gabled school buildings form a part of Prince Albert's renowned heritage.   90 Learners are housed in our school hostel, behind which we have agricultural land that is cultivated to produce onion and carrot seed as a fund-raising initiative. Here in the Karoo, we certainly live by the adage - " 'n Boer maak 'n plan!"

 

Contact:  The school secretary, 

Hendrika van Onselen

Tel:  023 541-1570

E-mail:  admin@zwartberg.wcape.school.za

 

Churches:

NG, VGS, AGS, Anglican and Roman Catholic churches (see notice boards for the time of the services) 

The Roman Catholic Community holds regular services:

We are a small community of approximately 30 persons, a mix of South Africans and foreigners who live part of the year in the village. We celebrate Holy Mass at 17h30 on the first and third Saturday of each month. Our local contact person is Zelia Mullins 023 5411 102 / 072 108 1987.

St John the Baptist is an Anglican chapel attached to the Parish of St Jude's in Oudtshoorn. Our rector visits the village on the fourth Sunday of the month to conduct a bilingual Communion service at 9.00am.

On the other Sundays we hold the service of Morning Prayer in the church in English at 9.00am and in our hall in North-end in Afrikaans at 10.00am.  Visitors are most welcome. We have a brochure on the history of the church (which is a National Monument). Please telephone Andrew and Ailsa Tudhope: 023 5411 211 if you wish to view the building. The Karoo Labyrinth in the church garden is available for meditative walks at all times.

 

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ATM: next to ABSA. Cash can be drawn over the counter on some bank cards at the OK SUPERMARKET

Banking hours

ABSA: Mon - Fri: 8.30 - 12.45 and 14.00 - 15.30   Sat: 8.00 - 11.00  

 

 

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