CBHS Wins Athletics Triathlon! - 7 Feb '18

On Wednesday, 7 February 2018, Cape Town High School hosted an athletics triathlon at the Green Point Stadium Athletics Track. The other two competing High Schools were Gardens Commercial High School and Good Hope Seminary High School.

Despite sizzling hot weather (reaching 34 degrees at peak), all competing athletes gave of their very best and great school and team spirit were in evidence right throughout the day.

Athletes competed in High Jump, Long Jump, Discuss-throwing, Running and Relay Races.

At the end of the afternoon, Cape Town High School was awarded the trophy for the best school spirit, as well as the trophy for the overall winner of the Triathlon.

CTHS won all the Under-19 and Under-17 Boys' events in the 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres and 800 metres. There were also wins in the Girls' Under-14 100m and Under-15 100m races.

Star athletes included Dale Clark, Sibusiso Mramba, Chumani Butsaka, Sindiso Juta, Zolani Ndumo, Clinton van Wyk, Loyiso, Marissa, Naledi and Inathi Tom.

It is also the second consecutive year that Cape Town High School has won the overall winners trophy.

Heartiest congratulations to all the winners! Grateful thanks to Mr Cloete for arranging the hosting of the event and to all Staff from all participating schools, who kept score, measured distances, heights and times. Thank you to the management and staff of Green Point Stadium for making it a competent and secure event. Also to the Medical and Emergency Services personnel who were there to cope with any medical issues. And last, but certainly not least, to the athletes and learners who participated, attended and provided such passionate and energetic support throughout the day.

Photos of the event are [here].

CTHS Application Forms & Info for 2019 - 5 Feb '18

Here, as of the morning of Monday 5 February 2018, are the Application Forms (Spreadsheet format) and an Information Document (PDF format) to apply for a new learner to enter and attend Cape Town High School in 2019.

Please note that submission of applications CLOSE on Friday 23 March 2018 at 16h00. Owing to the huge volume of applications received by this date, no late applications can be accommodated.

Download the two-page Application Form as an editable Spreadsheet [here].

Download the two-page Application Form as a PDF file [here].

Download the Information Document as an MS Word file [here].

Download the Information Document as a 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 GET Assessment Dates Term 1 - Feb '18

The GET Assessment Dates for Term One At Cape Town High School, for Grades 8 and 9, are extracted below.

For a high-resolution JPEG file, click [here].

CTHS FET Assessment Dates Term 1 - Feb '18

The FET Assessment Dates for Term One At Cape Town High School, for Grades 10, 11 and 12, are extracted below.

For a high-resolution JPEG file, click [here].

CTHS Applications for 2019 - 1 Feb '18

Applications Forms for new learners to attend Cape Town High School in 2019 will be made available on this website at 08h00 on Monday 5 February 2018.

The closing date for submissions for new learners to attend Cape Town High School in 2019 will be Friday 23 March 2018 by 16h00. After that date no further submissions will be accepted.

Thank you

Secretary
Cape Town High School

CTHS School Fees - Jan '18

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

1. At the Cape Town High School Annual General Meeting of the School Governing Body, held at 17h30 on Monday 13 November 2017, the school fees 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 2018 are R 8000.00 per learner, payable in advance, inclusive of R100.00 for SMSWEB.
   
   This figure excludes textbooks, workbooks, excursions, extra-murals, tours and camps 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 parents/learners are liable for any lost or damaged books and must reimburse the school for the replacement value of the books.
   
   Please note that the school looks to both biological parents for the payment of school fees, irrespective of whether you are married, single, divorced, remarried, married under customary law etc.
   
   Parents with learners in Grade 12 are requested to settle the school fees account before 30 June 2018.
    
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 below).
    
3. Various payment options and discounts are available. Further information can be downloaded as a two-page PDF document [here].

CTHS Gr 10-12 Subject Choices for 2018

Learners and their parents please be aware that from 2018, Cape Town High School will no longer offer the following subjects for learners in Grade 10, Grade 11 or Grade 12:

• Tourism
• Accounting
• Computer Applications Technology (CAT)

Thank you

School Secretary
Cape Town High School

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].