OUR SCHOOL'S FACILITIES
The school on the hill has come a long way and has produced outstanding results in it hundred-year history. It can truthfully claim that scarcely a year goes by without there being provincial or national recognition of the particular skills of various pupils. Undoubtedly success stories of this nature help to boost the morale of the school family; of greater importance, however, is the progress and development of individual pupils. It is noting each milestone, however small, of every pupil, that Greytown High really savors the sweet taste of success.
School buildings are kept in a meticulous state of repair – a feature which is promptly noted by all visitors.
FIELDS AND FACILITIES
4 Rugby fields
Main field – flood lights
2 Hockey fields
2 Cricket fields
6 Cricket nets
4 Soccer fields
4 Cement netball courts
2 Grass netball courts
400m Athletics track (with all field event facilities)
25m Swimming pool
50m2 Gym
Call For Inquiry
(033) 4132146/7
Mail For Inquiry
office@greytownhigh.co.za
We Are Providing an Environment for Our Learners to Grow & Excel
WE BELIEVE :- A HEALTHY BODY HOSTS A HEALTHY MIND
EACH PUPIL MUST TAKE PART IN AT LEAST ONE SPORT PER TERM
SPORT LESSONS FORM PART OF THE SCHOOL DAY
SUPPORT OF SCHOOL SPORT ON COMPULSORY DAYS IS ESSENTIAL
SUPPORT TEAM MATES DURING ACTIVITIES
SOCIAL AWARENESS
Social awareness is a crucial element of a child’s education. It enables a student to consider the perspective of other people and understand their needs.
Social awareness helps learner’s improve their social skills by interacting with people from diverse backgrounds.
Our School History
Education in Greytown was started in 1850 and this has been a major concern from that point onwards. The foundation stone of the Umvoti Scholastic Institute was laid in 1855. This school was situated in Cathcart Street and in 1877 it was taken over by the Natal Government. The Natal Year Book of 1864 shows that there were several farm schools in the area. Many families also employed Tutors or Governesses for their children.
St Anne’s school, a branch of the present private school at Hilton, was opened in 1892 and was very successful. A request for a grant for this school was turned down as the government believed the existing schools were adequate. This school was situated in Scott Street. The Huguenot Seminary for Girls was a private school controlled by the Dutch Reformed Church and this school stood where the present junior School Hostel stands. In 1900 Colonel George Leuchars, Mr Walter Slatter and Archdeacon Pennington opened a Preparatory School for Boys, called St David’s. In 1924 Lady Leuchars followed her husband’s example and opened the St Agnes’ school for girls. This school closed in 1926 and the girls were admitted to St David’s. The Dominican Convent opened in 1916 and offered a wide variety of subjects. From 1940 onwards it offered tuition in Commercial Subjects. It finally closed in 1967 and was sold and converted into flats, the present Oak Lodge.
Government Education began in 1883 when the first co-educational government school was established as the Government Primary School. The log-book of 1890 indicated Std 6 and 7 pupils. In 1910 a new school for boys was founded and the original Huguenot School became the Government School for Girls. The first pupils who wrote the Junior Certificate Examination did so in 1911. In 1923 the junior and Senior schools were separated. They were a block apart in Durban Street. In 1959 it was reported in The Natal Witness that a new High School would be built on land to the left of Muden Road near the outskirts of the town. The school was completed and the learners moved on 27 September 1962.
The school was officially opened on 1 June 1963.
o strive towards a high academic standard to develop a sense of religion and respect for other beliefs to develop to full potential each pupil’s social, moral, physical and academic abilities to provide the best possible curriculum and extra-curricular facilities to provide each school leaver with the life skills needed to enter the adult world as a self-confident and well balanced person.
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