Van Kervel School caters for learners with special educational needs. Our students mostly include learners who are intellectually challenged and have difficulty in academic and abstract learning styles and who experience barriers in reading, writing and numeracy. They do not benefit from the academically orientated education in mainstream schools because of the tempo, work overload and pressures of mainstream education. These learners benefit more from concrete learning programs where they learn by doing. In most cases they will eventually find employment in practically orientated professions; therefore more emphasis is placed on the skills or vocational learning programs in our school where learners can acquire skills such as panel beating, spray painting, motor vehicle repairing, woodworking, welding, building and maintenance, hospitality studies, educare, office administration and hairdressing.