CTHS Wins Awards For Improved Matric Results - 2 Mar '17

On Thursday 2 March 2017, the Cape Metro Central Education district held their first Matric Improvement Results Awards Ceremony at the Old Mutual in Pinelands, Cape Town.

At this event, which was attended by Cape Town High School's principal, Staff Representatives and members of the CTHS School Management Team, our School was presented with no less than three awards for maintaining top Matriculation results.

The first award was for an improvement in Subject marks.
The second award was for maintaining a 100% Pass Rate in certain subjects.
The third award (the trophy) was for maintaining a high percentage of Batchelors Passes since 2014.

CTHS Principal Mr Emilton Cloete accepted the awards along with Ms Liesl van Egeren, Mrs Fayrooz Matthews, Ms Charlene Petersen and Mr Mandla Sibanda at the prestigious ceremony.

Further proof that Cape Town High School is not resting on its laurels, but progressing towards its goal to provide quality education as a centre of excellence.

Three prestigious awards to add to our growing list!

Mr Cloete & Ms van Egeren proudly display the awards

Left to right: Mr E. Cloete (Principal), Ms C. Petersen,
Mrs F. Matthews, Ms L. van Egeren, Mr M. Sibanda.

Ms Petersen, Mrs Matthews and Ms van Egeren

Ms van Egeren and Mr Sibanda

CTHS Principal's Newsletter - 11 Jan '17

Here is the first newsletter of 2017, from CTHS Principal, Mr E. Cloete. 

Download it as a PDF file [here].

 

CBHS National Senior Certificate Results - 6 Jan '17

The Matric Class of 2016 has done Cape Town High School proud again!

For the past three years, Cape Town High School has managed to mantain an average of 94% Matric Pass Rate!

Thank you to the matriculants for all their hard work and dedication. The teachers were instrmental in ensuring that we maintain this average. The School Governing Body are indeed proud of these achievements.

TOP TEN Learners for NSC 2016

  1.  Mobeen Mohamed
  2.  Tyla Cloete
  3.  Fatima Badat
  4.  Zaid Dante
  5.  Wanda Sajina
  6.  Laurent Mlenzana
  7.  Emihle Gxekwa
  8.  Ziyanda Mbane
  9.  Phumlisa Nonzizi
10.  Re- Jean Julies

CTHS Award for Academic Performance Improvement - 18 Feb '16

We are proud to announce that on 18 Feb 2016, Cape Town High School received an award from the Western Cape Education Department for the improvement in academic performance of its Grade 9 learners in 2015.

The award is titled:
"Overall Improvement in Academic Performance: Grade 9 Schools
with an enrollment of less than 600 learners
2015 WCED Language and Mathematics Systemic Tests"

This award illustrates how Cape Town High is moving steadily to its goal to become a centre of excellence in those relevant subjects.

On behalf of Cape Town High, Principal. Mr E. M. Cloete accepted the award from Ms Penny Vinjefold
(Head of Education, Western Cape) and Ms Debbie Schaffer (MEC of Education, Western Cape) at a presentation recently.

Heartiest congratulations to the learners who wrote the tests, and to the Mathematics educators who took them for the subject.

Above: Mr E. M. Cloete receives the Award on behalf of CTHS, for
Grade 9 Systemic Tests in Mathematics and English, from Ms Penny Vinjefold
(Head of Education, Western Cape) and Ms Debbie Schaffer
(MEC of Education, Western Cape)

Above: The Award Certificate

CTHS Leutzinger Maths / Science Prize - Jun '15

Cape Town High School is very grateful to the Leutzinger family for their extremely generous financial support for the following exciting Mathematics / Science Prizes, as described in the poster below.

As can be seen, the prizes are substantial and should provide great incentive for our learners to excel in their Mathematics and Science studies, skills in which fields are crucial for South Africa's technological development.

This competition is open exclusively to Grade Eleven learners at Cape Town High School only.

To qualify, a Grade Eleven learner at CTHS must achieve an aggregate mark of above 75% for both the Mathematics and Science subjects.

CTHS Receives Award - Mar '15

Usually we are very busy testing the academic performance of our own learners throughout the year. However, in 2014  the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) also performed Language and Mathematics Systemic Tests on Cape Town High School, too. These tests are to ensure quality control in the teaching and learning environment.

So it was a very pleasant surprise to learn that WCED has given Cape Town High School an award!

The Award is for Overall Improvement in Academic Performance in Grade Nine:

Very well done to those hard-working teachers and learners who made this award possible

Above: The Award Certificate

CTHS Matrc Pass Rate Announced - 3 Mar '15

The Matric Pass Rate for the 2014 end-of-year Matric Examinations has now been released. 

Cape Town High School is very pleased to announce that our Matric Pass Rate for those examinations was... 

98 percent!!!

Very well done to our Matriculants of 2014!

CTHS Gr 8 to 11 Awards - 24 Oct '14

On Friday 24 October 2014, Cape Town High School held its annual Awards Ceremony for those learners in Grades Eight to Eleven who had excelled in both the academic and sporting areas.

Below are some photos of the event:

Before the ceremony, much polishing has taken place!

At the start of the ceremony, Mrs Ras, Mr Cloete and Ms van Egeren

Mrs F Matthews, assisted by Ms C Stone, hands out certificates

Proud award winners

Mrs T Zome hands out awards

Mr G Kamaar hands out awards

Mr J van Buuren entertains the Assembly with his musical talents

Ms J Makope hands out awards

Ms L A Adams hands out awards

CTHS Principal, Mr E Cloete, awards those coveted trophies!

Mr M Sibanda closes off the Awards Ceremony

CTHS Valedictory Ceremony - 17 Oct '14

On Friday 17 October 2014, Cape Town High School held its annual Valedictory Ceremony. This is where our  matric learners are celebrated for their achievements. It is a poignant occasion because it is the final Assembly attended by the Grade Twelve students before they start writing their Matric exams.

For a PDF file of Mr Mutsvairo's introduction of guest speaker the Hon. Bongani Mkongi to the Valedictory assembly click [here].

For a PDF file of Mr Mutsvairo's farewell speech to the Matrics, click [here].

Below are some photos of the event.

Before the ceremony, the prizes & shining trophies await their recipients

The Principal, head of SGB and Staff enter the Hall

The Grade 12 learners follow the staff into the Hall

Parents, staff and learners alike join in singing the national anthem

CTHS Principal, Mr E Cloete, addresses the Assembly

Mrs M Ras addresses the Assembly

Mr J Mutsvairo introduces the guest speaker

Guest speaker, the Hon. Bongani Mkongi, delivers a stirring speech

The School Choir entertains the Assembly

Prizewinners

Mrs M Ras hands out certificates, assisted by Ms C Petersen

Mr J Mutsvairo hands out awards, assisted by Ms C Petersen

Awards winners pose for posterity

Mrs A Grobler hands out an in absentia award

Mr G Hessler hands out awards

The Guardians assemble on stage for one last time to take a bow.

Ms L A Adams addresses the Assembly

Mr J Mutsvairo delivers a farewell address to the Matrics

Acting Deputy Principal, Mr M Sibanda, closes off the ceremony

The Matrics file out of the Hall for one last time, to the strains of
the traditional CTHS hymn, "Lord Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing"

Proud prizewinners pose outside the Hall, after the ceremony