Pietermaritzburg Girls' High School

Pietermaritzburg Girls' High School (GHS) is a girls' high school, with a boarding establishment, situated in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Pietermaritzburg Girls' High School
Address
186 Alexandra Road

Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
,
3201

South Africa
Information
School typeAll-girls semi-private
MottoCheerfulness With Industry
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
Established1920 (1920)
School districtUmgungundlovu
PrincipalAndrew Graaf
Staff100 full-time
Grades8–12
GenderFemale
Age14 to 18
Number of students1,200 girls
Average class size30
LanguageEnglish]
Schedule07:30 - 14:00
CampusUrban Campus
Campus size11 hectares (27 acres)
Houses
  • Amethest
  • Citrine
  • Garnet
  • Morganite
  • Ruby
  • Sapphire
  • Topaz
  • Tanzanite
Colour(s)   Green & white
MascotElephant
NicknameGHS
NewspaperGreen Elly
School feesR40000 - R43000
National Monumentmain school building, designed after the style of Sir Herbert Baker

Overview

The school has ±216 boarders and 1200 day pupils. There is a house system consisting of 10 houses. A peer counselling programme began in 1996.[1]

The school motto is Cheerfulness with Industry.

History

The school was founded in 1920 in the family mansion of Morningside, the home of Peter and Mary Davis. In 1925, Morningside became the boarding establishment. The main school building, designed after the style of Sir Herbert Baker, is now a National Monument.[2]

Sport

A full programme of sporting activities is available. Facilities include:

  • 3 Hockey fields
  • 10 Tennis courts
  • 4 Tennis practice walls
  • 4 Netball fields
  • Heated Swimming pool
  • 2 Squash courts
  • Artificial Surface Hockey Field
  • Sylvia Vietzen Community Centre:
  • Indoor hockey
  • Basketball
  • Volleyball
  • Netball
  • Badminton
  • Soccer

Campus

The 11 hectares (27 acres) estate has developed into a complex of school buildings, trees, gardens and playing fields.

There is also a boarding facility that houses about 210 girls from Grade 8 to Grade 12 on the estate.

Awards and honours

The school is ranked as one of the top three schools in its district for achievements in the ‘Matric’ Examination (South African National Senior Certificate). The school was also recently named one of the Top 25 Government Schools in South Africa.

Achievements include:

  • 2007 – National Science and Technology Forum Award for excellence in Mathematics and Science
  • 2007 – Life-Sciences Olympiad: GHS was the top achieving school in the Grade 11 section
  • 2006 – Umgungundlovu Director’s Special Achievement Award for the best Senior Certificate results in the District for 2001–2005
  • 2006 – Presidential Award for Excellence in SC Mathematics - sponsored by Anglo-American
  • 2006 – National Science and Technology Forum Award for excellence in Mathematics and Science

Old Girls' Society

The school has a very active old girls society with events held continuously.

Notable alumnae

References
  1. Peer support in Action by Ann Dorrian Retrieved 21 August 2007 Archived 8 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "History". www.ghspmb.co.za. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

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