ABOUT US

The General Botha Old Boys’ Association Bursary Fund promotes maritime education and training. We do this via raising
funds to provide financial assistance to formerly disadvantaged school going students at Lawhill Maritime Centre at Simon’s Town School. In addition, Tertiary Bursaries for Maritime Studies are awarded to selected students. An ongoing Mentorship and Outreach program, in partnership with various organisations and supported by Captains of Industry from school through to employment, is essential to the success of students who are part the program.

What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives
of others that will determine the significance of the life we lived’

Nelson Mandela

LATEST NEWS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Launch of the 2019 Annual Report at the AGM

2021

Grindrod Marine Bursary Golf Day postponed
to 2021

Covid-19

September 2019

NSRI Station
Visits

Station visits are also an important part of the NSRI program. The eventual aim is that the students are able to complete the training books, attain sea time and complete the online NSRI Bravo Bravo course...

January 2020

Orientation day, Simonstown

On 25 January 2020 all the S.A.T.S General Botha Old Boys’ Association Bursary Fund students from Lawhill Maritime Centre met at the South African Naval Museum in Simonstown...

March 2020

Annual War Memorial Service

Sunday 15th March was the scheduled date for the Old Boys Association to host its Annual War Memorial Service at its cenotaph in central Cape Town. Two grade 12s are awarded the honour of laying a wreath...
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