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FIT TO BURST: Academic success comes at a cost — High-achieving NMB school struggles with overcrowding
dailymaverick.co.za
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

More than a decade after warnings about rising learner numbers, classrooms at Walmer High remain overcrowded, with temporary prefab structures in visible decline and little progress on construction of a second school despite provincial budget allocations.
More than a decade after warnings about rising learner numbers, classrooms at Walmer High remain overcrowded, with temporary prefab structures in visible decline and little progress on construction of a second school despite provincial budget allocations.
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