Water Polo Polo Premier League (PPL) Representatives We want to acknowledge and congratulate all our Water Polo players who recently competed in the Polo Premier League this past weekend. Our Rustybug Water Polo players were individually selected to be part of the different teams, such as Dragons, Leopards, and Kings, …
Sports Update 31 August 2023
PGSGU Cross Country Rustenburg hosted the annual Peninsula Girls’ Schools Games Union (PGSGU) Cross Country interschools, on Wednesday, 23 August. Runners represented schools from Herschel Girls’ High School, Wynberg Girls’ High School, Springfield Convent Secondary School and St Cyprian’s School. Following heavy rain the previous day, enjoying the sun and …
Celebration of Creativity 2023
The Grade 10-12 Art, Design and Photography Celebration of Creativity Festival took place from 17-18 August. Below are some reflections from learners: “Thursday evening’s Art opening was an absolute success. The event was vibrant and lively filled with fantastic Art costumes, delicious snacks and a warm crowd. I was so …
Sports Update 24 August 2023
Rustenburg-Rhenish Derby Football The day finally arrived for the much anticipated Rhenish Derby. The football players had practised and were prepared for the big game. Rhenish had outstanding players, and they showed their readiness for the game too. Rustenburg supporters came in numbers and it was truly a beautiful moment, …
Sports Update 17 August 2023
On Wednesday 23 August, Rustenburg will be hosting the PGSGU Cross Country. There will be numerous competitors from respective schools that will arrive on campus to run. Please be aware that school will finish at 14:30 on that day. Please come and support our Hockey, Football and Netball Teams this …
24 Years of Participation and Record Entries in Holocaust Centre’s Annual Creative Competition
Rustenburg entered the Holocaust Centre’s Annual Creative Competition for the 24th year with a record amount of entries from our Grade 11 History learners. The creative projects were an extension of the Grade 11 Heritage Research Investigation on Apartheid. Student representatives and staff attended the Award Ceremony on Sunday, …
Sports Update 10 August 2023
Football SCHOOL FOOTBALL LEAGUE The Schools Soccer League continued on Tuesday, 1 August with the Rustenburg 1st and 2nd teams playing against Norman Henshilwood High School. The 1st team played at Norman Henshilwood while the 2nd team played at home. The 1st team displayed spirit and tenacity, not taking any …
Sports Update 3 August 2023
Netball Eliora Kanku (Grade 9) Eliora was selected to represent the Western Cape U15 Oakes Netball team representing our province at the Inter-Provincial Tournament held on 24 – 28 June 2023. She had a fantastic tournament as she gained much experience and skills playing against the best U15 Netball players in …
Sports Update 27 July 2023
Hockey Cape Town International Hockey Tournament The U19A and High-Performance Invitational Hockey teams returned to school on 18 July and landed straight back into the action. We hosted Framlingham College, a boarding school near Woodbridge, in the United Kingdom. Our visitors definitely livened the place up, with a touring party …
Sports Update 20 July 2023
Welcome back to Term 3! All sport starts on Monday 24 July for all learners. Watch live: Western Province Hockey Wow! Where does one even begin? With 14 members of the Rustenburg Hockey community involved in National and Regional Tournaments for Western Province, the holiday period always promised to be …
Sports Update 22 June 2023
Squash Isla Barbour (Grade 10) has been selected to represent Western Province at the upcoming Squash Inter-Provincial Tournament that will take place during the June Holidays. Well done! We wish you all the best for the Tournament. Photo: Isla Barbour at the 2023 NSGF tournament in Bloemfontein WP Hockey news …
Sports Update 15 June 2023
Football The Schools Soccer League continued on Wednesday, 7 June, with the Rustenburg 1st and 2nd teams playing against Westerford High School. Despite the cold, wet weather, Rustenburg was ready to face very strong competitors. The teams got on the football field and gave a nail-biting performance. The 1st team …
Sports Update 8 June 2023
On 16 May, a friendly football game was played between Rustenburg and a group of students visiting South Africa to study English at Bayswater Centre. Thirty young girls and boys arrived in three buses, excited to play some football. Most of them did not speak much English, but luckily sport …
Sports Update 25 May 2023
Football The Schools Soccer League continued on Wednesday 17 May and Thursday 18 May with Rustenburg 2nd team playing on Wednesday and 1st team playing on Thursday against Fish Hoek High School. Despite very strong competitors, the teams got on the football field and gave a nail biting performance. The …
Sports Update 18 May 2023
Squash The Western Province Youth Squash League continued with Rustenburg A1 vs Hershel High School. It started hard as 2 players were sick and were unable to play. This resulted in one of the players having to play 2 games. This was not a favourable approach but demonstrated sportsmanship when …
Earth Children Green Flash
Sarah Ferguson came to chat to the school a few weeks ago and her talk was an inspiration to all of us. The Earth Children were so inspired by her passion for creating plastic awareness that we decided to come together to brainstorm what small things we can do in …
Sports Update 11 May 2023
National Girls’ School Festival – click here to read a full report. Winter Sports Captains Congratulations to the Winter Sports Captains and Vice Captains for 2023. Sport Code Names Squash Captain: Morgan Hunter Vice Captain: Isla Barbour Cross Country Captain: Annie Malherbe Vice Captain: Amy Forbes Football Captain: Katherine Jowett Vice Captain: Emma …
National All Girls Festival: 27-30 April
The National Girls Schools Festival, also known as the “ALL GIRLS” festival took place over the long weekend, from Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 April, at Eunice Girls’ School in Bloemfontein. Rustenburg was well represented in this year’s festival, the first since pre-covid, as seven teams travelled to Bloemfontein to …
Sports Update 4 May 2023
National All Girls Festival: 27-30 April The National Girls Schools Festival, also known as the “ALL GIRLS” festival took place over the long weekend, from Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 April, at Eunice Girls’ School in Bloemfontein. Rustenburg was well represented in this year’s festival, the first since pre-covid, as …
Sports Update 20 April 2023
U16 Champions Cup Hockey and Netball Tournament Rustenburg hosted the 7th annual U16 Champions Cup Hockey and Netball tournament from 14-16 April. 16 hockey and 12 netball teams started arriving on the school campus from 11h00 on Friday morning, with the Diocesan School for Girls making their presence felt and …