Claremont High School (Cape Town)
| Claremont High School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 33°59′16″S 18°28′08″E / 33.9879°S 18.4689°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High School |
| Opened | 2011 |
| School district | Metro Central District |
| School number | 021 671 0645 |
| Principal | Mr Murray Gibbon |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Boys & Girls |
| Age | 14 to 18 |
| Campus | Urban Campus |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Red Grey White |
| Accreditation | Western Cape Education Department |
| Communities served | Claremont, Cape Town |
| Website | www |
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Claremont High School is a co-educational public high school in the suburb of Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa that focuses on the teaching of mathematics and science. It was established in 2011, making it one of the newest additions to the list of schools in the area. It awards the National Senior Certificate.[3] It is locally known for the excellent final year result it manages to produce.[4]
The school is regarded as a very high achieving government school with consistently high matric pass rates. In 2017 the school was ranked eighth in the Western Cape province for academic performance.[5]
History
[edit]The city's department of education had decided to embark on a project and create a school that would primarily focus on maths and science but also be easily accessible to the diverse variety of students in Cape Town. In order to accelerate its development Westerford High School, a well-known and successful high school in close proximity, was given the task of overseeing the development of Claremont High.[6][7][8]
Westerford's principal at the time, Rob le Roux, became the temporary principal of Claremont High during its opening year. Many of Westerford High School's teaching staff were a part of Claremont High's first teaching staff. Claremont High's growth meant that there was less influence from Westerford however there is still a good relationship between the two schools and it is still considered one of Claremont High's founding pillars.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Location". claremonthigh.co.za. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Claremont High School - Academic Staff". Claremonthigh.co.za. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ "Western Cape Education Department National Senior Certificate Examinations 2016 Awards to Schools". Western Cape Education Department. wced. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ Pretorius, Wim (2016-01-05). "Cape Town pupil shocked by top achiever success". News24. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ "Are elite former white schools 'the best'?". The Mail & Guardian. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ a b "Background". Claremont High School. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ a b Pretorius, Cornia (2011-03-11). "New beginnings | Education | M&G". Mg.co.za. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ a b Jones, Michelle (2013-11-06). "The aim is a 100 percent pass rate". Cape Times. IOL. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
