Hope springs eternal in Goodhope

Late last year, 32 teachers from Goodhope Senior were transferred following allegations of ‘political influence’ in the administration of the institution. Students were forced to go for months without teachers, but this was just one of the anguishes the 1,800-strong student body there has endured since 2008.

Goodhope’s water troubles, mainly the result of infrastructure problems, geology and the mammoth student population, have seemed on the cusp of being solved again and again, leaving parents and students increasingly exasperated.