Herschel Girls' School
Herschel Girls School is a private, weekly boarding and day school for girls, located in Claremont, a southern suburb of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. The school has pre-nursery through to grade 12 and is affiliated with the Anglican church, which owns the school buildings.[1][2] The school was built on land formerly owned by astronomer Sir John Herschel and is named after him.[3]
| Herschel Girls School | |
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 Herschel Girls school crest | |
| Address | |
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21 Herschel Road, Claremont , | |
| Coordinates | 33°59′15″S 18°27′59″E |
| Information | |
| Type | All-girls private school |
| Motto | Latin: Ad Dei Gloriam ("To the Glory of God") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Anglican |
| Established | 16 February 1922 |
| Locale | Suburban |
| Sister school | Diocesan College |
| School district | District 9 |
| School number | 021 650 7500 |
| Headmistress | Mrs Heather Goedeke |
| Exam board | WCED |
| Grades | 0–12 |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 3 to 18 |
| Number of students | 927 girls |
| Language | English |
| Schedule | 08:00 - 15:00 |
| Campus | Urban Campus |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Blue Pink |
| Mascot | Hippo, Rabbit,Lemur and Reindeer |
| Nickname | Herschel |
| Rival | Rustenburg Girls' High School Sans Souci Girls' High School Wynberg Girls' High School |
| School fees | R210,000 (boarding) R110,000 (tuition) |
| Alumni | Old Girls |
| Website | www |
The school, described as "one of the country's best-known schools for girls",[4] is one of the top performing schools in South Africa, achieving the highest academic results in the country for National Senior Certificate exams in 2019.[5] The school's performance dropped to second place in the country in 2020.[6] Herschel Girls School is one of the most expensive schools in South Africa.[7] There are waiting lists for every grade, including pre-nursery.[8]
History
J.W. Jagger started the school in 1920.[9]
Notable alumnae
- Alide Dasnois, journalist and newspaper editor
- Margaret Elsworth, founder of the African Scholars' Fund and the African Scholars' Fund UK
- Sue MacGregor, BBC Radio 4 broadcaster
- Diana E. H. Russell, feminist scholar and activist[10]
- Pauline Vogelpoel, arts administrator
See also
References
- Bridget McNulty (2017). "The most prestigious schools in the Southern suburbs". Neighborhood. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- Delene Mark; Ignatius Swart; Austin Jackson. Welfare, Religion and Gender in Post-Apartheid South Africa. p. 178.
- McCrea, Sir William (1988). "Richard van der Reit Woolley 1906-86". 7 (3). Historical Records of Australian Science.
- Joyce, Peter (1989). The South African Family Encyclopaedia. Cape Town: Struik. p. 166. ISBN 0869778870.
- de Villers, James (7 January 2019). "These are the top 10 academic schools in South Africa right now". Business Insider South Africa. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- "The best performing schools in every province in South Africa". BusinessTech. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- "60 of the most expensive boarding and day schools in South Africa in 2020". BusinessTech. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- Jooste, Bronwynne (14 January 2011). "Be ready to dig deep for education at the city's best". Cape Argus. ProQuest 839934745.
- Rosenthal, Eric (1950). The City of Cape Town Official Guide. p. 243.
- "Diana Russell obituary". the Guardian. 23 August 2020.
