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.