The project
 
In 2009, ArcelorMittal South Africa entered into a partnership with the Department of Basic  Education with the  aim of making a significant contribution by providing quality educational facilities in underprivileged areas  across South Africa.  As part of this partnership two schools have been built by ArcelorMittal  South Africa and donated to underprivileged communities as part of the company’s corporate  social responsility  programme.

The schools have been built using ArcelorMittal’s alternative steel building  technology. The design used in the construction of the schools celebrates the use of steel in construction and won
the 2010 South African Institute Of Steel Construction (SAISC) Steel Award in the category for Community Development.

The first school to be built and donated was Meetse-A-Bopelo Primary School in Mamelodi (Pretoria East) which was handed over to the Department of Basic Education in November  2010. This R39 million school was designed to accommodate 1200 learners.

The second school, Mandela Park Primary School, built in Slovo Park, Mthatha (Eastern Cape),  was designed to accommodate 1200 learners. This  R45 million top of the range school was officially handed over to the Minister of Basic Education, Honourable Angie Motshekga and the community of Mthatha on 17 July 2013.
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 Meetse-A-Bophelo-Primary-School-Mamelodi
 Mandela Park Primary School - Mthatha

School profiles 

 Meetse-A-Bophelo-Primary-School-Mamelodi
 Mandela Park Primary School - Mthatha