Sea Point High School

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Sea Point High School
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Sea Point High School
Main Road, Sea Point

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8005

South Africa
Coordinates 33°54′39″S18°23′36″E / 33.9108°S 18.3932°E / -33.9108; 18.3932
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School type Public, high school
MottoLaborare est orare
(To work is to pray)
Religious affiliation(s) Christian
Established21 April 1884 (1884-04-21)
StatusOpen
School districtDistrict 4
School number021 434 9141
PrincipalLeana le Breton
Grades8–12
GenderBoys & Girls
Age14to 18
Language English
Schedule07:30 - 15:00
CampusUrban Campus
Colour(s)  Black
  Red
  Yellow
Accreditation Western Cape Education Department
Feeder schoolsSea Point Primary School
Website seapointhighschool.co.za

Sea Point High School, formerly Sea Point Boys' High School, is a co-educational public high school in Main Road, Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa. The school was established on 21 April 1884. In 1925, the senior grades were separated from the junior grades. In 1989, the school merged with Ellerslie Girls' High School after becoming co-educational. [1]

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References

  1. Botha, P (March 2014). "Sea Point High School – 130th Birthday: Established 21 April 1884". The Good Times. 2 (1): 16. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014. In 1989, we amalgamated with Ellerslie Girls' High School after it had become clear that it was not viable to continue with separate schools for boys and girls in the Sea Point area. The decision was taken to use our premises for the new school and Tafelberg High moved into the vacant premises of Ellerslie Girls' High.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Quinn, Frank; Lighton, Conrad (1963). Beneath the Lion Bold. Sea Point, Cape Town: The Rustica Press (Pty.) Ltd., Wynberg, Cape. p. 158.
  3. Quinn, Frank; Lighton, Conrad (1963). Beneath the Lion Bold. Sea Point, Cape Town: The Rustica Press (Pty.) Ltd.,Wynberg, Cape. p. 166.
  4. Quinn, Frank; Lighton, Conrad (1963). Beneath the Lion Bold. Sea Point, Cape Town: The Rustica Press (Pty.) Ltd., Wynberg, Cape. p. 147.
  5. Smith, Rupert (20 September 2001). "The great pretender". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 4 May 2015.

Refer to the book compiled by Frank Quinn, who was a history teacher at the school. Book is titled "Beneath the Lion Bold; a History of the Sea Point Boys High School'.