Roodepoort
City Overview
Roodepoort is a city in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Johannesburg's most famous botanical garden, Witwatersrand National Botanical Gardens (now renamed Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens in honour of Walter Sisulu), is located in Roodepoort.
In 1884, brothers Fred and Harry Struben, having discovered gold on the farm Wilgespruit at the western end of the Witwatersrand, were granted concessions to mine the area. When George Harrison's find at Langlaagte came to light and gold fever took hold, the Strubens brothers were joined by a swarm of gold diggers. Though the Confidence Reef bore little gold and their mine was unprofitable, the ramshackle town that grew around it became the Roodepoort municipality in 1904. Incorporating the towns of Hamberg, Florida and Maraisburg, Roodepoort became a city in 1977.
Residential Areas in the new developing parts of Roodepoort are said to be expanding at a faster pace than anywhere else in South Africa. This growth is said to be fueled by various factors such as the fast growing Black middle class, the close proximity to other large Gauteng cities, an already established and advanced infrastructure and much more.
Roodepoort no longer has a separate municipal government, and the municipality is part of the City of Johannesburg.
City Life
Roodepoort has a growing student population due to the presence of Monash University South Africa and has seen large population growth due to Johannesburg urban sprawl. This is one of the gateways to Johannesburg from Northern areas of South Africa and Botswana and so it has economic and logistical importance. Areas of interest for entertainment include the highly popular Stones nightclub at Featherbrooke Village shopping centre which is one of the student hotspots.
For a taste of Roodepoort night life, Town Square (Hendrik Potgieter Road) with its News Cafe is an over 21s bar to experience. Right next door a taste of coffee delight at Mugg & Bean who specialize in out of this world desserts and designer coffees. Roodepoort is also home to a number of chain restaurants such as Nando's, Pizza Chicken Perfect, Dros and recently Subway. The Ruimsig area of Roodepoort is home to the aforementioned Featherbrooke Village and Ruimsig Boulevard Shopping centres which are both on the junction of Hendrik Potgieter and Doreen Road. This constantly expanding area boasts a wealth of residential growth and already is home to a Planet Fitness gym, two grocery stores and up to a hundred residential complexes.
Roodepoort Schools
A list of all the Schools and High Schools in the Roodepoort area.[1] Note that the Afrikaans; Publieke Hoerskole and Publieke Laerskole denote that this is the Language of teaching.
INDEPENDENT COMBINED
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
JUBILEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
LA SALLE COLLEGE
LIGHT STUDY COLLEGE
OAKWOOD COLLEGE
ROYAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
ST CATHERINE'S CONVENT SCHOOL
WEST RAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
ST ANGELAS PRIMARY
CROWN CHRISTIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL
TULIP SECONDARY SCHOOL
AURORA PRIVATE SCHOOL
CHARTERHOUSE SCHOOL
DAYSPRING CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL STUDY CENTRE
KING'S SCHOOL
LANTERN SCHOOL
MARAGON PRIVATE SCHOOL
PUBLIEKE HOËRSKOLE
HORSKOOL DIE ADELAAR
BASTION
HOËRSKOOL DIE BURGER
HOËRSKOOL FLORIDA
HOËRSKOOL ROODEPOORT
ROODEPARK SKOOL / SCHOOL
PUBLIEKE LAERSKOLE
LAERSKOOL CULEMBEECK
LAERSKOOL DR HAVINGA
LAERSKOOL FAIRLANDS
LAERSKOOL FLORIDA
LAERSKOOL GENERAAL DE LA REY
LAERSKOOL GUSTAV PRELLER
LAERSKOOL HELDERKRUIN
LAERSKOOL HORISON
LAERSKOOL JOZUA NAUDE
LAERSKOOL DIE RUITER
LAERSKOOL ROODEBEECK
LAERSKOOL ROODEKRANS
PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS
ALLEN GLEN HIGH SCHOOL
FLORIDA PARK HIGH
PRINCESS HIGH SCHOOL
WESTRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS
ARTHUR MATTHEWS PRIMARY SCHOOL
BARNHOORN PRIMARY SCHOOL
CONSTANTIA KLOOF PRIMARY
DISCOVERY PRIMARY
FLORIDA PRIMARY SCHOOL
HORIZON VIEW PRIMARY
PANORAMA PRIMARY
PRINCESS PRIMARY
RIDGEVALE PRIMARY
ROODEPOORT PRIMARY
WELTEVREDENPARK PRIMARY
Roodeport Shopping centers
Clearwater Mall
Featherbrooke Village
Hillfox Power Center
Ruimsig Boulevard
Town Square
Westgate