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].

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 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 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 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 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 As Day Zero Approaches - 2 Feb '18

The looming water crisis in our beloved City of Cape Town will certainly affect the day-to-day lives of us all, learners, parents and teachers alike.

CTHS management is currently considering various options available for rainwater harvesting, water recycling and managing school ablutions facilities under conditions of severely restricted municipal water. We have attended briefings on the forthcoming water shortage, at provincial level. A serious change in attitude to saving water is urgently needed.

It is clear that each and every one of us has a vital role to play in conserving water. As per the level 6B water restrictions introduced at the start of February, a focused and disciplined approach to keeping our individual water consumption to below 50 litres per person per day is crucial. If that target is not met, Day Zero (when the dams run dry) will happen (at current estimates) on 16 April 2018. The City Council maintains a Day Zero website [here].

As part of this approach, we request that all learners start bringing their own bottles of drinking water to school each day. Should the school's taps run dry in April, at least our learners will have developed the habit of bringing their own water.

A useful PDF of Water Saving Tips from City Council is [here].

Thanking you in advance

Mr E. M. Cloete
CTHS Principal

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 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 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 Racism Ends With Me Campaign - 18 Mar '16

This morning, Friday 18 March, the principal (Mr Emilton Cloete) and learners from Cape Town High School signed the "Racism Starts With Me, It Can Stop With Me" pledge for Independant Newspapers.

Above: Mr Cloete signs the pledge.

Above: The principal and learners show their commitment to the pledge.

CTHS Upgrades of School Facilities - 18 Feb '16

Following decisions made by the principal and SGB last year, Cape Town High School is renovating and upgrading its infrastructure and facilities, An amount of R4 million has been budgeted. This includes necessary repair work, repainting the class rooms, improvements to the main School Hall (including new curtains) and improved audiovisual facilities.

This work, which began towards the end of 2015, will continue into the new year as part of the ongoing upgrade of our school and its facilities.

CTHS Valedictory Ceremony - 16 Oct '15

Cape Town High School's poignant Valedictory Ceremony, where the School bids farewell to its Grade 12 learners, will take place in the Main Hall on Friday, 16 October 2015 at 10h30.

Visiting parents are requested to be seated in the Hall no later than 10h15

CTHS Grades 8 - 12 Prizegiving Ceremony - 15 Oct '15

Please be advised that the Prize-Giving Ceremony for Grades Eight to Twelve at Cape Town High School will take place in the Main Hall on Thursday 15 October at 12h30.

Parents are requested to be seated in the Hall by 12h15 at the latest.

Award-winners of 2014. There is little to match the satisfaction
of being justly awarded for achievement!

CTHS End-of-Year Newsletter - 10 Dec '14

The final newsletter of 2014 for Cape Town High School, by principal E. M. Cloete is extracted below.

To download the complete newsletter is a PDF file, click [here].

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