Herschel Girls School | |
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Address | |
21 Herschel Road, Claremont , | |
Coordinates | 33°59′15″S18°27′59″E / 33.98750°S 18.46639°E |
Information | |
School type | All-girls private school |
Motto | Latin: Ad Dei Gloriam ("To the Glory of God") |
Religious affiliation(s) | Anglican |
Established | 16 February 1922 |
Locale | Suburban |
School district | District 9 |
School number | 021 650 7500 |
Headmistress | Mrs Heather Goedeke |
Exam board | IEB |
Staff | 100 full-time |
Grades | 0–12 |
Gender | Female |
Age | 3to 18 |
Number of students | 927 girls |
Language | English |
Schedule | 08:00 - 15:00 |
Campus | Urban Campus |
Campus type | Suburban |
Houses | Carter, Jagger, Merriman and Rolt |
Colour(s) | Blue Beige |
Mascot | Hippo, Rabbit, Lemur and Reindeer |
Nickname | Herschel |
Rival | |
School fees | R110,600 (boarding) R62,550 - R127,100 (tuition) |
Alumni | Old Girls |
Website | www |
Herschel Girls School is a private, weekly boarding and day school for girls, located in Claremont, a southern suburb of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. The school has pre-nursery through to grade 12 and is affiliated with the Anglican church, which owns the school buildings. [1] [2]
The school, described as "one of the country's best-known schools for girls", [3] is one of the top performing schools in South Africa, achieving the highest academic results in the country for National Senior Certificate exams in 2019. [4] The purpose of Herschel Girls School is and always has been to provide an empowering education for girls and to be a leader in girls’ education and advocacy for women in South Africa. [5] [6] Herschel Girls School is one of the most expensive schools in South Africa. [7] There are waiting lists for every grade, including pre-nursery. [8]
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