Mondale High School in the Western Cape celebrated its 30th anniversary. The school had more than one reason to celebrate as it received fully equipped computer lab and internet connectivity from Vodacom Millionaires.

Situated in the Cape Flats, Mondale High School enjoys a reputation of excellence in sports and academic studies.

The Western Cape Province achieved a pass rate of over 82% in 2011 which made the province the top performing in the country.

"The excellent results in the Western Cape Province indicate that there have been great strides in improving the quality of education in this province.

However, we aim and hope to further enhance the education system, not only in the Western Cape, but country wide by offering ICT solution

The power of the internet is invaluable and connectivity has the potential to transform education and accelerate economic and job growth in this country," said Suraya Hamdulay, Executive Head of Corporate Citizenship.

Schools in far flung areas are often hampered by lack of ICT resources. Studies have shown that a 10% increase in internet access adds 1.3% to a country's GDP growth and Vodacom is committed to helping develop this opportunity to grow the economy and improve the lives of all South Africans.

"We are very excited to be recipients of this computer lab which will enhance our learning systems and improve the quality of teaching. Today we also celebrate our 30th anniversary and we celebrate improvements made from where we were. We are grateful for the support from Vodacom Millionaires," comments Mr Bridgens, Mondale High School Principal.

This Vodacom Millionaire's initiative, now in its sixth year running, supports public schools throughout the country to upgrade the quality of education by ensuring that teachers have access to the highest quality in teaching resources.

To date Vodacom Millionaires has donated 250 computer labs all over the country. "We encourage schools that are currently without a computer lab to contact us for the forms and apply," says Hamdulay.

The computer centres comprises of 21 laptops (20 for students and one for teacher); a server; a printer and cartridges and 4 WebBoxes with LCD Screens. All teachers will receive training and educational software. In addition to the Mondale High School, other schools who benefitted from the Vodacom Millionaires programme and received computer centres this month are Tatello Special School - Free State; Nonhlevu Secondary - KZN and Groutville High School - Stanger, KZN