Hyde Park High School (South Africa)

Hyde Park High School
Hyde Park High School
Address
	107 3rd Road ; Johannesburg , Gauteng , 2196 ; South Africa
Coordinates	26°1′23″S 28°0′41″E / 26.02306°S 28.01139°E
Information
Type	Public High School
Motto	"Fidei"
Religious affiliation(s)	Multi-cultural
Established	8 September 1966
Principal	Mrs M Kallie
Grades	8 ? 12
Gender	Coed (Male and Female)
Age	13 to 18
Enrollment	+\- 800 pupils
Houses	Rutland, Leicester, Marlborough and Grosvenor
Colour(s)	Yellow, red, white and blue
Badge	Golden Eagle surrounded by Olive leaves
Website	www .hydepark .gp .school .za

Hyde Park High School is a public co-educational secondary school that is in Hyde Park, Johannesburg , South Africa. Although Hyde Park High School is a government school, falling under the Gauteng Department of Education, it offers a matriculation qualification from the IEB (Independent Education Board). This makes Hyde Park High School rather unusual in that it offers the same type of qualification as a private school but retains the status and culture of a government school.

Current Principal [ edit ]

The current principal of Hyde Park High School is Mrs. M Kallie.

Academics [ edit ]

The academic subjects being offered each year include:

Accounting
Afrikaans
Art
Information technology
CAT(Computer Applications Technology)
EGD (Engineer & graphic design)
English
Geography
History
Life orientation
Life science
Mathematics
Mathematical literacy
Physical science
isiZulu

Extracurricular activities [ edit ]

Extracurricular activities at Hyde park: ^[2]

Summer sports: ^[3]

Cricket
Squash
Swimming
Water Polo
Tennis

Winter sports:

Athletics
Cross country
Soccer
Hockey
Rugby
Squash
Netball

Cultural activities [ edit ]

Activities offered:

Backstage
Debating
Drama
Dramatics - Music
First Aid
Interact
Public speaking
Sound and lighting
Valentines Ball
Winter Ball

Rivals of the school include:

School Terms [ edit ]

School terms ^[4] at Hyde Park are usually 2-2 and a half months long, with four terms a year. Consisting from 190 - 205 school days a year.

References [ edit ]

^ Main Page Hyde Park Webpage Logo
^ Extra Curriculars Hyde Park's Webpage
^ Sport Overview Hyde Park Webpage
^ School Terms Department of Education Terms Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine

External links [ edit ]

Hyde Park High School official website

[1] Main Page Hyde Park Webpage Logo

[2] Extra Curriculars Hyde Park's Webpage

[3] Sport Overview Hyde Park Webpage

[4] School Terms Department of Education Terms Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine

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