The story of Riverbank Primary School began when Joyland Nursery School started all those years back, as this was the start of the education journey for the church. Parents loved the nursery school, and the standard of education and care their children received and asked for a primary school. In August 2008, a meeting was called with these parents to discuss the possibility of a school. The support was there, so Pastors Jochen Volker and Isabeau Weyer, together with Christine van der Pijl put plans together to open the school in January 2009.

From the September to the December of 2008, the groundwork started. The “Youth Centre” at the church, became the premises where the school would operate from. The school was named Riverbank Primary School, based on Psalm 1, about the tree planted by the riverbank.

Not only did the school grow in terms of teachers but with the growth in numbers from 10 in 2009 to 93 in 2019, it out grew the “Youth Centre” and expanded to use venues all over the church grounds for classes. With further growth, it became necessary for the school to move into its own building that could facilitate further growth. In 2013, with the help of a donation from Germany, The Future Trust, the school took over the pastor’s house, demolishing about two thirds of it and building it to meet their needs. In October 2013, the learners moved into their own school and on the 14th of October 2013, the school building was officially opened during a service at the WRLCC.