Government Coronavirus Website

 

Following a recent announcement, every South African website must prominently promote
the South African Government Portal on Covid-19.

On this website you will find news, statistics, resources and contact information
about the Coronavirus in the South African context.

Here is the link:

COVID-19 Corona Virus

South African Resource Portal

 https://sacoronavirus.co.za/

CTHS Solar Panels - Sep '20

 Cape Town High School is embarking on the installation of solar panels at our school!

This project is a partnership between Cape Town High School and the Sun Exchange and Soventix companies. It has zero upfront costs for Cape Town High. The school only pays for the energy it consumes - that is much lower than the City of Cape Town. 

There is a definite environmental benefit as well. Going solar via Sun Exchange will enable the school to prevent 691 tonnes of CO2 from entering the earth's atmosphere.

The plant is to be fully monitored, maintained and insured at no additional cost to the school. The total savings will be about R 77 000 per annum. This will enable the school to market itself as both solar- and environmentally friendly.

Our school is already participating in Eco School programme.

Download a PDF format brochure about this project, provided by Soventix and Sun Exchange, [here].

CTHS Principal's Letter to Parents/Guardians of Matric Learners - 12 Aug '20

Here is a two-page letter from CTHS Principal, Mr E M Cloete, addressed to parents and guardians of CTHS learners who are currently in their Matric year of study.

Download it as a PDF file [here].

CBHS - FET Revision Material for Grade 12 - Second Term '20

Here is a downloadable PDF file from the Western Cape's Department of Education. 

The document contains hyperlinks to FET Revision Material for Grade 12 for Term Two of 2020. Follow the instructions in the PDF document to link to or download the relevant material.

It covers the following subjects:

• Agricultural Sciences
• Agricultural Technology
• Agricultural Management
• CAT
• Information Technology
• Business Studies
• Economics
• Accounting
• Afrikaans Huistaal
• Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele Taal
• Afrikaans Tweede Addisionele Taal
• English Home Language
• English First Additional Language
  
• IsiXhosa Home Language
  
• Sesotho First Additional Language
• Dance
• Dramatic Arts
• Design
• Music
• Visual Arts
• Civil Services
• Construction
• Woodworking
• Engineering Graphics and Design
• Automotive
• Fiutting and Machining
• Welding and Metalworking
• Electrical Technology
• Mathemetics
• Mathematical Literacy
• Technical Mathematics
• Life Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Technical Sciences
• Tourism
• Hospitality Studies
• Consumer Studies
• Geography
• History
• Life Orientation
  

Download the PDF file [here].

 

CBHS - FET Revision Material for Grade 12 - First Term '20

Here is a downloadable PDF file from the Western Cape's Department of Education. 

The document contains hyperlinks to FET Revision Material for Grade 12 for Term One of 2020. Follow the instructions in the PDF document to link to or download the relevant material.

It covers the following subjects:

• English FAL
• Afrikaans Huistaal
• History
• Geography
• Tourism
• Business Studies
• Economics
• Accounting
• Mathematics
• Maths Literacy
• Technical Mathematics
• Life Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Technical Sciences
  

Download the PDF file [here].

CBHS - FET Revision Material for Grade 12 - Third Term '20

Here is a downloadable PDF file from the Western Cape's Department of Education.

The document contains hyperlinks to FET Revision Material for Grade 12 for Term Three of 2020. Follow the instructions in the PDF document to link to or download the relevant material.

It covers the following subjects:

• Afrikaans Huistaal
• Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele Taal
• Afrikaans Tweede Addisionele Taal
• English Home Language
• English First Additional Language
• IsiXhosa Home Language
• IsiXhosa First Additional Language
• Sesotho Home Language
• Dance
• Dramatic Arts
• Design
• Visual Arts
• Civil Services
• Construction
• Woodworking
• Engineering Graphics and Design
• Automotive
• Fitting and Machining
• Welding and Metalworking
• Electrical Technology
• Mathematics
• Mathematical Literacy
• Technical Mathematics
• Life Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Technical Sciences
• Geography
• History
• Life Orientation
• Music
• Business Studies
• Economics
• Accounting
• Agricultural Sciences
• Agricultural Technology
• Agricultural Management
• CAT
• Information Technology
• Tourism
• Consumer Studies
• Hospitality Studies
  

Download the PDF file [here].

CTHS Prinicipal's Letter #5 - 14 Aug '20

Here is a three-page letter by CTHS Principal E M Cloete to the parents and learners at Cape Town High School.

Download it as a PDF file [here].

CTHS Combined June & November Exams Timetable - 11 Aug '2020

Here is the Final Timetable for the Combined June & November Exams.

Download it a s a PDF file [here].

 

CTHS Combined June & November Exams Timetable - 08 Aug '2020

 Here is a document describing the timetable for the Combined June & November Exams.

Download it a s a PDF file [here].

CTHS Coronavirus Posters - 6 Aug '20

 Below are a series of posters that give soun d Coronavirus Safety advice.

Click on any poster to download a bigger, high-resolution JPG image file for printing:

CTHS Letter to Principals of Special School re Amended Regulations - 3 Aug '20

Here is a letter by B K Schreuder, Head of the Education Department of the Western Cape Government. It has been sent to all Principals of Public Special Schools and their School Governing Bodies.

It deals with the Amended Regulations to Basic Education covered in the recent Government Gazette of 2 August 2020.

It deals with timetables and calendar dates and the different return dates of the various grades and categories of Learners. All parents should read it.

Download the PDF letter [here].

 

CTHS Letter to Principals of Public Schools re Amended Regulations - 3 Aug '20

Here is a letter by B K Schreuder, Head of the Education Department of the Western Cape Government. It has been sent to all Principals of Public Schools and Independant Schools and their School Governing Bodies.

It deals with the Amended Regulations to Basic Education covered in the recent Government Gazette of 2 August 2020.

It deals with timetables and calendar dates and the different return dates of the various grades and categories of Learners. All parents should read it.

Download the PDF letter [here].

CTHS Government Gazette - 02 Aug '20

Reproduced here is the Government Gazette volume 662 of 2 August 2020, No. 43578.

It refers to the new legislation passed in terms of Education under the current coronavirus lockdown.

Download it as a PDF file [here].

CTHS Letter to Matrics - 17 July '20

Here is a letter from Mr B K Schreuder, head of the Department of Education in the Western Cape Province. It is addressed to the Matrics in Western Cape high schools.

Download the PDF file [here].

CTHS - WCED offers Temporary Classroom Assistant Posts - 1 July '20

Minister Debbie Schafer, the Western Cape Government's Minister of Education, has made an announcement about the offer of temporary Classroom Assistant posts in school classrooms during the National State of Disaster, as part of the Classroom Assistant initiative.

You are encouraged to download and read the document should you be a person interested in taking part in this initiative.

If you know of someone who would be interested in taking part, please inform them too.

Download the two page announcement as a PDF file [here].

CTHS Principal's Letter to Parents - 24 June '20

The Principal of Cape Town High School, Mr E. M. Cloete, has written a Second Term letter (three pages in length) to the parents/guardians of CTHS learners.

It covers the management and schedules for learners across the different Grades for the return back to classes at Cape Town High School.

Download it as a PDF file [here].

CTHS Grades 7 & 12 Learners To Return 1 Jun '20

Here is a letter from B K Schreuder, Head of the Department of Education of the Western Cape Government, to confirm that learners in Grades 7 and 12 at Western Cape Schools will indeed return to school on Monday 1 June 2020.

Download it as a PDF File [here]

CTHS Statement by Minister Schäfer re Schools Opening - 31 May '20

The Western Cape Government's Minister of Education, Minister Debbie Schäfer, confirms that Western Cape schools will open for Grade 7 and Grade 12 learners on Monday 1st June 2020.

Download the two-page letter as a PDF [here].

CTHS Principals Letter to Parents - 26 May '20

The Principal of Cape Town High School, Mr E. M. Cloete, has written a Second Term letter (two pages in length) to the parents of CTHS learners.

Download it as a PDF file [here].

CTHS Further Educational Resources - 22 May '20

Here, from the Department of Basic Education, is an essential PDF file of Education Resources for learners during the Coronavirus / Covid-19 period.

It includes TV- and Radio programme schedules, websites [including zero-rated ones for free download] and links to educational resources across the Subjects and Grades.


Parents and their children are encouraged to download this 24-page document and access the information. Download it [here].

CTHS Advice to Parents

Here is a very useful twenty-four page document for Parents/Guardians, from the Department of Basic Education.

It offers advice to supporting your childrens' learning through the Covid-19 / Lockdown period.

Download the document as a PDF file [here].

CTHS Free Physical Science Lessons! - 17 Apr '20

Grades 10 to 12 Physical Science lessons are available online - for free - during the Covid-19 lock-down period.

Find out more [here] and [here].

All enquiries: info@youcandoscience.co.za

CTHS Educational Resources from SABC & DBE - Apr '20

The South African Broadcasting Corporation and the Department of Basic Education is making learner resources available via thier TV and Radio support programmes.

Download the 3-page PDF file with the programme schedules [here].

CTHS Learner Resources - Life Sciences 1.1 - 5 Apr '20

Download the PDF file of the learner resources for Life Sciences 2.1 one Pager female reproduction MEMO [here].

CTHS Learner Resources - Life Sciences 1.1 - 5 Apr '20

Download the PDF file of the learner resources for Life Sciences 1.1 one pager Male Reproductive System_MEMO 2020 [here].

CTHS Further Learner Resources from WCED - 4 Apr '20

Below a few links to resources that learners and educators can make use of during this lockdown period. I hope that you have means to share it with your learners and colleagues.

Grade 12s Matric 2020:

 
Tune in to Khozi FM;  They'll be doing First Term Revision for different subjects.

Here's the time table... Time (21h00 - 22h00)..

Please share even if you not doing Grade 12 so that the Matrics can see this post!!

Date.       Subject.

23/03/20. Mathematics.

24/03/20. Physical science.

25/03/20. IsiZulu HL.

26/03/20. Accounting.

30/03/20. Economics.

31/03/20. Life science.

01/04/20. Agricultural science

02/04/20. Business Studies.

06/04/20. Maths literacy.

07/04/20. History.

08/04/20. English FAL.

09/04/20. Geography.

13/04/20. Mathematics.

All the catch up content has been placed on the Google Drive  called FET Term 2 Recovery Content:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1bAFpoD_RwyqfwXC3Vovz87KSmSGC2tHr<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Fopen%3Fid%3D1bAFpoD_RwyqfwXC3Vovz87KSmSGC2tHr&data=02%7C01%7CAdrienne.Farmers%40westerncape.gov.za%7Cd2eabad16ddc4d7b534e08d7cfbb557d%7Cae74bf7fcfc34760a1fe0731afaa5502%7C0%7C0%7C637206275819546618&sdata=J2sp9DrFraiBz8mTz1MWSieyZ91O69SnHHBA4ebHUzY%3D&reserved=0>

Please share the following link to the SAASTE Learning Online Portal:

saastewc.co.za<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsaastewc.co.za%2F&data=02%7C01%7CAdrienne.Farmers%40westerncape.gov.za%7Ca5d6ad5a89a74987815508d7cfc2bc41%7Cae74bf7fcfc34760a1fe0731afaa5502%7C0%7C1%7C637206307615364333&sdata=URKCJxVv8TVhz69ugctkE6BkuAUKOP9KcRMEtnmn6Yo%3D&reserved=0

You can log-in to the above link via Google using a G-Mail account.

Subjects available: 

• LFSC, 
• Business Studies, 
• PHY, 
• Consumer Studies and 
• Consumer Studies. Tourism

CTHS Learner Resources from WCED - 4 Apr '20

The Western Cape Education Department has made available free educational resources for learners to use while in lock-down during the Covid-19 pandemic. The document has many links to further resources.

Download the 32-page PDF file of the resources [here].

CTHS Learner Resources - TV Broadcasts B - 3 Apr '20

Download the PDF of the format of the OVHD channel 122 education broadcasts [here].

CTHS Learner Resources - TV Broadcasts A - 3 Apr '20

To assist learners during the Covid-19 Lockdown period, TV Broadcasts will be aired on the OVHD channel 201 and DSTV channel 319 to assist with learning material.

Download this document as a PDF file [here].

CTHS WCED Grade 12 Learning Resources - 2 Apr '20

The WCED has provided a PDF document which links to learner resources for Grade 12, for their use during the Coronavirus lock-down.

Download the PDF file [here].

CTHS Free E-Books Online! - 31 Mar '20

Shuter and Shooter Publishers is happy to offer free E-Books to all South Africans.

This is in response to the government restrictions that are aimed at combating the Covid-19 virus. Schools are closed for an extended period of time and we know that there will be anxiety about keeping up with the year's academic schedule. So, if you are worried about falling behind in school, these free E-Books are just what you need. We have created a selected range of Study Guides, Practice Books and Readers to help you keep up with your studies while you practise social distancing.

All you need to do is register an account, install our E-Book reader and then download the free E-Books we have created for you.

This offer is valid until end April 2020.

Click on the pic below to learn more.

CTHS Media Release: National lockdown - 25 Mar '20

Media Release: National lockdown – 
Message from the Western Cape Education Department

Statement by Brian Schreuder – Head of Department – The Western Cape Education Department

25 March 2020

On Monday evening, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa will enter a nationwide lockdown for 21 days with effect from midnight on Thursday, 26 March 2020.

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has engaged with the National Department of Basic Education on the lockdown’s effect on the public schooling system. Currently, the date for the reopening of schools is uncertain. This does not, however, mean that learning will not continue.

Millions of learners across the country will be on lockdown and we need every parent to do their bit to ensure that our learners remain focused and stimulated. I am aware of the many holiday programmes or learning opportunities communicated to parents by teachers from various schools. This is greatly appreciated.

The WCED is engaging with our colleagues in curriculum, as well as, from other provinces to collate programmes that will benefit every learner across this province. The timetables for and information on these programmes will be communicated once ready, but in the interim I would like to appeal to every parent to prioritise reading as a daily activity in your homes.

We are planning for all eventualities – including home-based quality teaching and learning, using a variety of mechanisms including digital web-based resources, radio and televised broadcasts and catch-up programmes for when schools reopen. The WCED’s ePortal has already been updated for home learning. We encourage parents and learners to visit this site: https://wcedeportal.co.za/

There are also a variety of examination papers for various grades available on our website for download: https://wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za/exam-papers

I encourage parents to continue to pay school fees, as many teachers employed by of our governing bodies rely on the payment of these fees for their salaries. We are aware that many families will suffer income losses during this period and remind them that there is an option to apply for fee exemption when schools return. This is important to do, as it will enable schools to apply for fee compensation.

The WCED has arranged security at 450 schools across the province. Schools were asked to ensure that alarm systems and other essential security features were tested before schools closed last week. We ask that communities remain vigilant and report any suspicious behaviour in and around our schools to the police as soon as possible. SAPS is on high alert in this time.

We ask that parents and communities look after our children. They are vulnerable during periods of uncertainty such as this. They need to be motivated and kept stimulated and secure in their homes. We ask communities to also be alert to issues of abuse and violence within homes and to report this to the authorities.

I would like to wish everyone a safe and secure three weeks at home. May you heed the call of the President and stay indoors. We need to stop the spread as far as possible, so that we can continue to ensure quality education for every child, in every classroom, in every school in this province.


Kind Regards

Bronagh Hammond

Director: Communications
Western Cape Education Department

CTHS Holiday Work - Grade 10 History - 20 Mar '20

Grade 10 History learners must please download the following Holiday Work PDF document [here].

CTHS Holiday Work - Grade 9 Geography - 20 Mar '20

Grade 9 Geography learners must please download the following Holiday Work PDF document [here].

CTHS Holiday Work - Grade 8 History - 20 Mar '20

Grade 8 History learners  must please download the following Holiday Work PDF document [here].

WCED Coronavirus FAQ - 19 Mar '20

The Western Cape Education Department has distributed a very important ten-page document concerning the Coronavirus. It consists of Frequently-Asked Questions and appropriate answers about the virus.

All parents/guardians of our learners at Cape Town High School are urged to download and read this document as it concerns the health of learner, parents, guardians and the greater community alike.

Download the PDF file [here].

CTHS Principals Letter to Parents - 19 Mar '20

The Principal of Cape Town High School, Mr E. M. Cloete, has written an end-of-First Term letter (two pages in length) to the parents of CTHS learners.

Download it as a PDF file [here].

CTHS Coronavirus Poster - 13 Mar '20

Please feel free to download, print and distribute the following A3-sized poster from the Western Cape Education Department about the expected Coronavirus.

Download the PDF file [here]

CTHS Newsflash Coronavirus - 14 Mar '18

The WCED issued a newsflash about the expected Coronavirus on 11 February. Download it as a PDF [here].

Just to illustrate how fast the situation is changing, as of 14 March there have been:

145377 confirmed infections worldwide;
24 confirmed infections in South Africa [but fortunately no deaths yet];
5429 deaths worldwide;
71715 recoveries worldwide.

[ Data source:
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6]

CTHS Important Document re Coronavirus

The Western Cape Education Department has issued a very important two-page document to school principals and parents/guardians about the expected Coronavirus.

Please download the two-page PDF file [here].

CTHS Important Document re Discipline - Feb '20

Here is a very important Media Release document from the Western Cape Education Department, on the topic of Discipline in Schools.

All parents/guardians of our learners at CTHS are encouraged to download and read it.

Download the PDF in English [here]

Download the PDF in Afrikaans [here]

Download the PDF in isiXhosa [here]

CTHS Appications to Attend Cape Town High in 2021 - Feb '20

Here is an important notice for those parents/guardians who would like their children to attend Cape Town High School in 2021:

Cape Town High School no longer hands out Application Forms for prospective learners wishing to attend our school the following year.

All applications to attend Cape Town High School must be done on-line via the Western Cape Education Department's own website:

https://wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za

Printed copies of these completed  on-line application forms must then be submitted to the Secretary at Cape Town High School.

All applications must be accompanied by the following documents:

• Child's Birth Certificate
• Proof of Residential Address
• Most Recent School Report [ December 2019]
• Immunisation Record

The Applications Period is from Monday, 17 February 2020 until Tuesday, 17 March 2020.

Please be aware that there are typically more applicants for learners' positions than there are places available, and consequently late applications cannot be accommodated.

Should you have any further queries, please contact Mrs Kruger.

Thank you

Helen Marshall
CTHS Secretary
021-424-2168

CTHS Open Day - 22 Feb '20

Cape Town High School invites all prospective learners and their parents/guardians to visit the school on our Open Day, from 09h00 to 12h00 on Saturday, 22 February 2020.

This is the ideal opportunity to see for yourselves what Cape Town High School is all about.

For more information, please contact the School Secretary, Helen Marshall on 021-424-2168.

To download a PDF invitation, click [here].

CTHS Matric Pass Rate is 95.6% - Jan '20

Cape Town High School is delighted to announce that our Matric learners' pass rate, in the recent Matric Exams of December 2019, was 95.6%.

Further details will be provided presently.

Our congratulations go out to the CTHS learners for having attained this prestigious academic achievement. We also thank our teachers for their due diligence, and of course the parents and guardians as well.

We look forward to a new year [and decade!] of academic progress and achievement at our school.