St. Theresa's Convent School

Teaching in Soweto's climate and infrastructure realities shapes how St. Theresa's Convent School delivers education day to day. Load shedding affects class schedules and digital learning access; water outages require contingency planning; the summer heat demands afternoon adjustments to the timetable. The school operates within these constraints while managing NSC curriculum requirements and preparing students for university entrance or vocational pathways. Teachers balance classroom management in conditions that other provinces rarely face, and infrastructure maintenance is continuous—from geyser repairs affecting hot water supply to roof integrity during Gauteng's violent summer storms. What works on paper doesn't always work here; successful schools adapt their methods to the actual conditions they operate in.