Thulare Secondary School

Secondary schools in Randburg serve a vital holding function for the community—they're places where teenagers spend most of their waking hours, where stability and belonging matter as much as academics, and where pastoral care shapes who young people become. Thulare's role extends beyond subject delivery: supporting learners through family disruption, providing meals for students going hungry, offering after-school spaces where homework gets done and violence is kept at bay. Teachers at schools like this often become counsellors, advocates, and role models—the adults who notice when a learner's grades drop because something's broken at home. The secondary school becomes the institution that catches what families and society miss, providing routine, expectation, and relationship when these are fragile elsewhere.