Parktown High School For Girls

Description

Parktown High School for Girls is a public girls’ high school in Parkview, Johannesburg. The school has classes for Grade 8 to Grade 12. The brother school is Parktown Boys’ High.

HERITAGE

Parktown High School for Girls was founded in 1923 as a co-ed school.

ACADEMICS

Parktown High School for Girls achieves consistently good results in the Matric examinations with over 97% of the girls qualifying for bachelor degree studies at university. The school motto is Scientia Et Veritas which means “Knowledge and Truth”

SPORTS & CULTURE

SPORTS

• Hockey
• Touch Rugby
• Softball
• Soccer
• Cross Country
• Equestrian
• Netball
• Tennis
• Squash
• Canoeing
• Water polo
• Swimming
• Diving

CULTURE

• Debating
• Photography
• Model United Nations Debating
• Chess
• Theatre Technical
• Public Speaking and Debating
• Choir
• Traditional Choir
• Traditional Dance
• Dance
• Drama
• Marimbas
• Pan Drums
• Orchestra
• Children's News Agency

SERVICE

• Community Service
• Service Committee
• Youth Community Developers
• The President's Award
• First Aid
• Computer Monitors
• Librarians
• Generation Earth
• Bionet

SCHOOL FACILITIES

• Library
• Computer facilities
• Sports fields
• Netball and tennis courts
• Swimming pool