Mrs Verkerk was a foundation parent of the school that started in Wilson in 1966 with just two teachers and 23 students and has since expanded to Kenwick.
This year, 12 of Mrs Verkerk’s great-grandchildren attend the school, with four in the same Year 7 class.
“It’s changed a lot, but it still has the same Christian principles,” she said.
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“My granddaughter Monique Blok teaches flute at both the Wilson and Kenwick campuses and another granddaughter works in the school’s administration.”
Mrs Verkerk migrated to Australia from Holland with her late husband on November 13, 1954. She raised her family in Riverton and operated a drapery business in Riverton and Lynwood.
Now retired, she has 22 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
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