New Orleans Secondary School (Paarl)

New Orleans Secondary School in Paarl. Not the New Orleans with the jazz and the beignets and the Mardi Gras beads, no no. This is the New Orleans where the most exciting thing happening is load shedding and hoping the tuck shop still has vetkoek. The name is writing cheques the location cannot cash, broe. You called it New Orleans and put it in Paarl. That is like naming your cat "Tiger" and it just sleeps on the couch all day. Now listen, it is a no-fee school which is genuinely respect, government funded and doing its thing for the community. But with 1368 learners and only 49 educators, that ratio of nearly 28 kids per teacher means your teacher is basically one person trying to referee a taxi rank while simultaneously explaining photosynthesis. Sir is not okay. Ma'am has not been okay since Term 1. You at the back, jy weet hoe is dit, your hand has been up since Wednesday and he still has not seen you. 1368 learners is not a school, that is a small town. Sports day must look like the Two Oceans Marathon. Getting from the tuck shop back to your class before the bell is a legitimate athletic event. You need Google Maps just to find the bathroom. Overall verdict: New Orleans Secondary is basically a whole municipality pretending to be a school, the name is a vibe nobody asked for, but keeping 1368 kids in class every day with almost no resources is actually legendary behaviour.