A group of 14 girls and Mrs Cameron attended a coding workshop on Thursday 10 May. It was hosted by CSG International and organised by Code for Cape Town. The Introduction to Coding Workshop, was the perfect opportunity for the Rustenburg …
UCT Open Day
The University of Cape Town (UCT) held an open day for all prospective students on the 21 April 2018 from 10:00 – 15:00. Numerous lectures were held throughout the upper campus to explain the corresponding courses and encourage high school …
Vega Vibe 2018
On Saturday the 17th of March 2018, Lauren Gericke, Kate Birch and Jessica Rubidge represented Putter School at Vega Vibe 2018. Every year Vega Art and Business school host Vibe, a competition where teams of up to six learners are …
Afrikaans Department achieves excellent results
Grade 12 Afrikaans First Additional language learners at Rustenburg Girls’ High once again achieved excellent results in the 2017 NSC examination. At a Metro Central Teachers’ meeting last week, recognition was given to the Afrikaans Department and the learners for …
Tribute to Holocaust Survivor Ms Miriam Lichterman
Grade 11 History class makes History Amukele Ngubane’s opening address provided a background to this tribute on Wednesday 29 November 2017: “Ms Miriam Lichterman is a holocaust survivor who settled in Cape Town after World War Two. Prior to the outbreak …
Art Flash November 2017
A selection of Grade 12 Artwork at the Grade 12 Exhibition [envira-gallery slug=”art-flash-november-2017″]
RGHS Learner in top 5 of the Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge
A number of Rustenburg learners took part in the Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge from 14 August to 22 September 2017. The competition aimed to encourage a culture of entrepreneurship amongst high school learners. Participants from schools across South Africa were …
Grade 11 Art students attend Zeitz Mocaa Opening
On Friday, 22nd September 2017, the Grade 11 Art, Design and Photography girls had the privilege of attending the historic opening of Africa’s largest Contemporary Art Museum, the Zeitz MOCAA at the V&A Waterfront. This mesmerising building was developed from …
Afrikaans Olympiad and Spelathon 2017
Rustenburg Girls’ High School has once again excelled in the Afrikaans Olympiad. Seven of Rustenburg’s learners achieved above 80%. On Friday the 11th of August, Alida van der Merwe, Ana van Straten, Nika Hofmeyer and Faaria Mullah participated in the …
Grade 10 and 11 History classes Heritage Day Assembly
“It’s our time: Respect not just tolerance should be our goal” “Heritage Day encourages South Africans across the spectrum to celebrate and honour the diversity of their cultures, beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that …
Visual Arts learners shine in GET Provincial competition
On 17 August 2017, ten of our Grade 8 and 9 Visual Arts learners had the pleasure of attending the GET MCED Provincial Visual Arts Celebration at Koeberg Junior School. Their award winning work that explored the theme, Celebrating my World, …
Grade 11 French, German and History classes experience the Holocaust
This year’s visit to the Holocaust Centre provided the Grade 11s with the opportunity not only to explore the injustices of the Holocaust but also to witness the resistance of one of Cape Town’s last three Holocaust survivors, Miriam Lichterman. …
Grade 12 History class excels at the White Rose Awards evening
This year’s Grade 12 s rose to the occasion and maintained the high standard set by their predecessors. In doing so, they won all the Senior Writing Awards on offer at this year’s Awards ceremony at the Holocaust Centre on …
Spine Road Accounting Olympiad
Four Grade 12 Rustenburg girls took part in the Spine Road Accounting Olympiad held at Spine Road High School in Mitchell’s Plain, on Saturday 12 August 2017. This was the fourth year that the competition was held; the organisers aim …
RGHS Grade 12 History classes commemorate Women’s Day
Having linked the 1956 Women’s March to the struggle of women in RSA today, Gabrielle Adams (E2) ended her Women’s Day address with these challenging words: “Women’s Day is a commemoration to, and reminder of, the drive and power that …
Reflections from Art trip to Vienna, Venice and Florence
Arriving in Vienna was a lot like arriving somewhere familiar, though you can’t quite put your finger on when you have visited it before, much like a recurring dream that never reveals itself once you wake up and yet still …
Music Notes 30 June 2017
Dear Music Parents Here we are at the end of what has been an incredibly busy term, but also a term with several highlights. When I think back to all the new projects we embarked on this term such as …
Take a Girl-Child to Work Day
Thursday, May 25th was the annual Take a Girl-Child to Work Day and Minister Naledi Pandor invited three of our Grade 11 Science learners to join her. Justine Crook, Yusra Sablay and Georgia Smith started at Parliament where they witnessed …
Grade 11 History learners exchange views with Pittsburgh University students
Pittsburgh University and RGHS History Department renewed their relationship when a group of Teaching and Learning students visited our campus on Thursday 25 May. A wide range of topics was explored with our Grade 11 History learners: Differences in Education …
SS Mendi Exhibition 2017
Members of the Grade 10 History class of 2007 will be pleased to know that their 2008 poster exhibition and assembly, which was held as part of the 90th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Mendi, was exhibited this …