Pinelands High School
| Pinelands High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
|
94 Forest Drive Pinelands, 7405 South Africa | |
| Coordinates | 33°56′13″S 18°30′29″E / 33.937°S 18.508°ECoordinates: 33°56′13″S 18°30′29″E / 33.937°S 18.508°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State secondary school |
| Motto | Latin: Fides prudentia labor |
| Opened | July 1952 |
| Authority | Western Cape Education Department |
| Principal | Dave Campbell (as of April 2015) |
| Teaching staff | approx. 75 |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Number of students | approx. 950 |
| Language | English |
| Website |
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Pinelands High School is a public school situated in Forest Drive, Pinelands in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. It was opened in July 1952 and the founding principal was Jack Kent. The school now enrols about 950 students.
In 2004, the school provided filming locations for the motion picture Ask the Dust, with the sets built to simulate Los Angeles in the 1930s.[1]
The school originally had a House System, which was scrapped some years after its formation. The school is now planning on re-introducing to house system through the Representative Council of Learners. There have been negative to mixed reactions from students in this regard.
Instituted in 1952, the school celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2012. The school had the first official correspondence with a monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II, as 2012 also marked her diamond jubilee.
Notable alumni
- Lesley-Ann Brandt, actress[2]
- Tim Harrell, professional baseball pitcher who represented South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics[3]
- Craig Matthews, South African cricket player[4]
- Jimmy Nevis, singer[5]
- Siv Ngesi, prominent comedian and actor[6]
- Austin Smith, captain of the South African men's hockey team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
- Thami Tsolekile, South African cricket player[5]
- Tony Twine, economist (c. 1955-2012);[7]
References
- ↑ Charlotte Otter and Gert-Jaap Hoekman, "Hayek and Farrell in love - with Cape Town", Independent Online, June 10, 2004.
- ↑ "Brandt burns up big screen", Cape Argus, October 12, 2011
- ↑ Jermaine Craig, "Harrell brothers pitch in to help SA's cause", Independent Online, September 6, 2000.
- ↑ "Most South African Test Cricketers by School since 1992". School Sports News. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- 1 2 Pinelans School, Ngopulse, retrieved 22 August 2014
- ↑ Siv Ngesi "Siv Ngesi is Dekaf(firnated)... " accessed April 2014,
- ↑ Benita Enoch, "SA’s costly loss of Tony Twine", Independent Online, March 12, 2012.