CTHS Waltons Order Form - 26 Oct '17

For the benefit of new parents / guardians of learners at Cape Town High School in 2018, we include a PDF file of the Waltons Order Form for the School's Grade Eight Stationery Requirements List.

For those parents who decide to make use of this convenient stationery supply facility, please return your Order Form, with payment, to the school by Wednesday, 1 November 2017.

Stationery parcels will be available for collection from Cape Town High School on Wednesday, 29 November 2017 between 10h00 and 14h00.

Please take careful note of the Terms & Conditions at the end of the PDF Order from.

Download the PDF file [here].

CTHS Principals Letter to Parents - 29 Sept '17

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

Download it as a PDF file [here].

CTHS Applications for 2018: Urgent Notice

Could all Parents / Guardians who submitted an application form (for their child/children to join Cape Town High School next year) by the end of March 2017, but who have not yet had a response, please phone Ms Marshall urgently on 021-424-2168.

All applicants who are on our waiting lists are reminded to please send reports regularly.

CTHS Apprenticeship Game Changer - Aug '17

Cape Town High School's growing focus on Maths and Science education provides our learners with skills for the future.

In accordance with the Western Cape's new initiative (which promises to be a real Game Changer) to develop Apprenticeship Training to meet our country's huge demand for skilled, competent personnel, we present the following two documents.

Parents interested in getting their children a Tertiary Education that provides them with gainful employment and skills greatly in demand in South Africa, should download and read the following two documents:

Download the first one as a PDF file [here].

Download the second (42-page) PDF file [here].

CTHS School & Leisure Relocating - 27 July '17

The Schoolwear supplier School & Leisure are relocating their current shop's location on the 3rd Floor at Rondebosch Main, to the next level up on the 4th floor of the same building. They will be at this new location for at least three years.

They will be closed between Thursday 9 August and Monday 14 August 2017 while the relocation takes place.

Here is a letter which explains all the details, and can be downloaded as a PDF file [here].

Please contact Steve Amsdorf on 021-705-0288 should you require further information.

CTHS Start of Third Term - 24 Jul '17

All learners attending Cape Town High School in the Third Term of 2017 and their parents, please take note of the following:

The Third Term at Cape Town High School will begin on Monday 24 July 2017.

Thank you

CTHS Principals Letter to Parents - 28 Jun '17

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

Download it as a PDF file [here].

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 Tests Timetable - Mar '17

The Tests Timetable for March 2017, for Grades 8 to 12 at Cape Town High School is extracted below.

For a PDF file of this document click [here]

CTHS If You Want a Confirmation Letter... - 25 Jan '17

For all former (past) pupils or ex-staff members who would like to receive a Confirmation Letter:

Please take note that these will be processed within five to ten working days, depending on availability of the necessary information.

Thanking you in advance for your kind understanding in this regard.

Ms H. Marshall
School Secretary

CTHS School Fees Policy - Jan '17

You are hereby notified of the following important matters regarding the payment of school fees.

1. Following the AGM of Cape Town High School's School Governing Body, held at 17h30 on 21 November 2016, the school fees for 2017 were determined in accordance with resolutions and proposals put forward and voted on by all parents present, and in accordance with Section 39 of the South African Schools Act of 1996.
   
   The annual School fees for 2017 are R7300.00 per learner, payable in advance. An additional R100.00 for SMSWEB is due on 11 January 2017. This figure excludes textbooks/workbooks, excursions, extra-murals, tours, etc.
   
   Books supplied by the Western Cape Education Department remain the property of Cape Town High School and must be returned, in good condition,  to the school at the end of the financial year. The parent/learner are liable for any lost or damaged books and must reimburse the school for the replacement value of the books.
2. Cape Town High School is a "Fee-Paying" School in terms of the South African Schools Act. All parents are obliged to pay the prescribed fees in terms of Section 40 of the South African Schools Act, 1996 (See paragraph 6 below).
3. School fees must be paid using one of the following options:
   
   OPTION A:
   R 6570.00: (R 7300.00 less a 10% discount of  R730.00) IF paid on or before 31 March 2007.
   Any account settled after the above discount date will not qualify for a discount.
   
   OPTION B:
   R 7300.00, comprising 4 (four) equal payments of R 1825.00 each, commencing on or before 11 January 2017, 18 April 2017, 24 July 2017 and 9 October 2017.
   
   OPTION C:
   R 7300.00, comprising 10 (ten) equal payments of R 730.00 each, commencing on or before 11 January 2017, with the final payment on or before 31 October 2017.
4. Discounts:
   
   A  discount of R 500.00 will be granted to parents who have two or more learners in Cape Town High School at the same time. In this instance school fees will be payable as follows:
   Learner 1: R 7300.00; Learner 2: R 6800.00; Learner 3: R 6300.00; Learner 4: R 5800.00; Learner 5: 5300.00.
   
   Terms and conditions are attached to such discounts.

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].

 

CTHS Grade 8 Applications For 2017 Closed - Apr '16

Parents and guardians of prospective learners who plan to attend Cape Town High School in 2017 please note the following:

Grade 8 applications for 2017 are closed (as of 18 March 2016) - as per Western Cape Education Department notification.

We will continue with a waiting list for Grades :9, 10 and 11 until 14 May 2016.

Parents must ensure all outstanding documents are forwarded to the School Secretary, Ms Marshall,  urgently.

CTHS Applications for 2017 Closed - 19 Mar '16

Please take note that applications for learners to attend Cape Town High School in 2017 are now closed. The closing date was 18 March 2016.

CTHS Applications for 2017 Open 1 Mar '16

Applications for new learners to enter Cape Town High School in 2017 will open on the 1st of March 2016.

Please note that Applications for 2017 will close on 18 March 2016.

Please download the single-page Application Information Document, which provides very important information (such as Admission requirements for prospective learners).

To download the relevant document, click on the appropriate [link] below. The document will then open up from Google Drive. You can then download that document to your computer (or print it out) via an icon at the top of that page.

It is available as a PDF document [here] and as an MS-Word document [here].

The Application Form itself is available as a Spreadsheet [here] and as a read-only PDF file [here].

The Application Form must be filled in and returned, with its accompanying documents, to the CTHS School Secretary by the abovementioned deadline.

 

CTHS - School Fees

School Fees for Cape Town High School are determined annually by the School Governing Body (SGB).

School Fees for 2018:

PDF file about CTHS School Fees 2018

Announcement about CTHS School Fees 2018

CTHS - Applications

Applications to join Cape Town High School are handled by the School Secretary.

Below are links to the necessary articles about required procedures, documents and information needed if you want to apply for a learner to join Cape Town High School. They are sorted in descending chronological order.

2018

CTHS Applications for 2018 Open 6 Feb 2017
CTHS Applications for 2018

2017 

Please note that all applications to attend Cape Town High School in 2017 (and before) are now closed.

CTHS Applications for 2017 Open 1 Mar '16

CTHS - Closing Date for Applications - 16 Oct '15

2016

CTHS Information For New Applicants - 29 Sep '15

CTHS Applications for 2016 - Aug '14

CTHS Applications for 2016 - 2 March '14

CTHS Subjects - Services - Tourism

The Tourism subject was part of the Services Department;

From 2018, the subject is no longer offered at the school

Ms L van Egeren taught Tourism to learners in Grade Ten, Grade Eleven and Grade Twelve.

To see the Tourism learning resources on the CTHS Resources website, click [here].

CTHS Subjects - Computer Applications Technology

Computer Applications Technology was taught at Cape Town High School by Mr F Abrahams, with Mr A Thompson as the Computer Technician, with Mr M Mpu as Technical Assistant.

From 2018, the subject was no longer taught at Cape Town High School.

For the Computer Applications Technology learner resources on the CTHS Resources Website, click [here].

CTHS Staff - Mr M. Mpu

Name: Mr Msindisi Mpu

Category: Maintenance Staff

Position: Computer Technician

E-mail: