Thulaganyo Nursing School (Pty) Ltd

Thulaganyo Nursing School (Pty) Ltd is a private nursing school in Taung, a rural area of the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District, North West Province. It opened on 1 May 2015 on the former Old Batlhaping High School site, which was acquired from Public Works and renovated to meet South African Nursing Council (SANC) criteria. It is one of four private nursing schools in the province and is a black-owned company registered with the CIPC (2012/014378/07) and with SANC (S126).

The school is accredited by the Council on Higher Education and the SANC for two qualifications: the Higher Certificate in Nursing (Auxiliary Nurse), a one-year programme with at least 720 hours of Work-Integrated Learning, and the Diploma in Nursing (General Nurse), a three-year programme with 1,970 hours of Work-Integrated Learning. About 20 percent of practical learning takes place in the school's simulation laboratories and about 80 percent in clinical settings such as hospitals, primary health care clinics and old age homes.

Instruction and assessment are in English, mainly in person with blended learning elements. Progress is assessed through tests, assignments and OSCEs; a minimum year mark is required for the final written and practical examinations, and supplementary examinations may be offered. Students earn credits per module and receive an academic record, and must pass all modules and complete practical hours before progressing in programmes of two years or more.

By 2017 the school had produced 77 auxiliary nurses, 69 enrolled nurses and 80 general nurses. It runs community programmes in Taung, including health talks at an adopted neighbouring high school and Mandela Day outreach. The school has a library and is led by Principal Mrs Mogomotsi Venecia Lobelo, Deputy Principal Mrs Gomang Moncho-Mashinyana and CEO Mr Rebaone Lobelo.