Families, colleagues, friends and the community gathered together to pay their respects to the 13 teachers from Diphetogo Primary School in Mafikeng, North West, who died in a horrific road accident last year.
The teachers died on the Mafikeng/Lichtenburg road while on their way to bury a parent of one of their colleagues.
The highlight of the commemoration, which took place during April, was the unveiling of a plaque bearing names of each of the deceased teachers inscribed on it.
The plaque is intended to serve as a tangible symbol to help learners, teachers and relatives remember and celebrate the contributions and achievements of those who lost their lives.
The school also hopes to effect some kind of closure for the sole survivor of the accident, who is still battling to recover from the emotional and psychological scars resulting from the accident.
The school plans to commemorate and honour the legacy of the deceased every year.