The Transoranje Institute for Special Education (TOIBO) was founded on 13 March 1947. The aim was to start a school for Deaf children in the north of South Africa. The first school, Transoranje School for the Deaf, was established on 16 August 1954 in Pretoria. It soon became clear that the Institute would also have to establish schools for children with other disabilities.
Vision
Needs driven, Christian inspired and compassionate support for learners with special educational needs.
The Institute, as a charitable organisation, functions independently of the five schools and supports the schools financially by making quarterly contributions to the schools for assistance to underprivileged children. Although the schools associated with the Transoranje Institute are public schools, they constantly need support to provide for all the special needs of an underprivileged child with special educational needs.
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