Die eerste skoolgebou in Koelenhof was opgerig deur Mnr. Joseph Mack, 'n Katoliek van Ierland wat die Bestuurder van die "Hume-Piep-Brick" Industrie te Koelenhof was. Hierdie beskeie sinkhuise, naby die stasie het as Kerk gedien en ook as skool. Die onderwyseresse was "Miss Cathy" van Stellenbosch, wat vroeer 'n Dominikaner Suster was. Kinders van Idas-Vallei het ook na die Katolieke Skool gekom. Dit het in 1931 begin. In 1935 het Pallotinie-Susters uit Duitsland engekom en 'n stuk grond gekoop. Derop was die klooster, die kerk en twee klaskamers opgerig. (Sub A tot Std. 1 en Std. 2 tot Std. 6) . Na die Primêre Skool was der voorsienig gemek vin 'n 3 jer Neldwerkopleidings-kursus vir meisies. In Januarie 1954 het die Oblate-Susters die klooster en skool te Koelenhof oorgeneem. Sr. Marie-Agnes en Sr. Francoise-Augustine het 90 leerlinge onderwys, mer die deropvolgende jer word 'n derde klaskamer bygevoeg en nog 'n onderwyseres was nodig. In Oktober 1959 ...

The school can accommodate 1 000 students in grades 1 to 6. The school offers a comprehensive curriculum enhanced with a wide range of extracurricular activities, including many sports and practical music programs. Mary Help of Christians is an Independent Archdiocesan school situated in Perl. We serve the communities of Perl and Mbekweni. The school was started in 1963 when the late Cardinal Owen McCann asked the Salesian Sisters to start a school in Perl. For many years the Sisters served the school with immense commitment, but today we have no more sisters at the school. For many years the community thought the school is a Salesian school, because of the presence of the Sisters. The school goes from Grade R to Grade 7. Currently we have 625 learners and a staff of 19 educators and 5 support staff. We have English as medium of instruction and we take part in the Eisteddford and Sport Programme of the Perl schools...