Clarendon High School for Girls

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Clarendon High School for Girls
Address
Clarendon High School for Girls
1A Union Ave, Selborne

East London
,
Eastern Cape

South Africa
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School typeAll-girls semi-private school
MottoFac et Spera
(Work and Hope)
Religious affiliation(s) Christianity
Established4 August 1903;121 years ago (1903-08-04)
FounderHeinrich Müller
School districtDistrict 9
HeadmistressMrs Patrick
Second MasterMr Herman
Grades8–12
GenderFemale
Age14to 18
Number of students709 girls
Language English
Schedule07:30 - 14:00
CampusUrban Campus
Campus typeSuburban
Houses  Gittins
  Hunter
  Ketchen
Colour(s)   Green & white
SongWork and Hope
Nickname Clarendon
AccreditationEastern Cape Department of Education
YearbookOur yearly magazine
School feesR78,000 (boarding)
R48,000 (tuiton)
Website www.clarendonschools.co.za/high

Clarendon High School for Girls is a semi-private English medium high school for girls situated in the suburb of Selborne of East London in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It was founded in 1903 as East London Girls' High School, The brother school is Selborne College, It is one of the oldest school for girls in South Africa.

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History

In 1872, Panmure Public School, a co-educational school, was founded by the German immigrant, Heinrich Muller. The boys' section became Selborne College in 1907, whereas the girls' section moved to Park Avenue in 1886 before becoming a separate school for girls from grades 1 to 10 in 1903. It was originally between Muir Street and Oxford Street, on the site currently occupied by Grens Primary but having then just been vacated by an Uitlander Refugee camp. In 1905, a new uniform was introduced, consisting of a navy gym with green and white colours on the blazers and hats. A school hostel was also established that year. In 1937, the upper grades were moved to new premises on the corner of Connaught Avenue and Oxford Street, and the lower grades remained as a separate school. The name "Clarendon" was given to both schools in 1957, after the former Governor-General of South Africa and his wife, the Lord and Lady Clarendon. [1] In 1959, a "Clarendon green" uniform was introduced. In 1964 the school hostel, Connaught House, was destroyed by fire. The new hostel was opened in 1967. The school adopted a non-racial admissions policy in 1991. [2]

Houses

Miss Donald, headmistress from 1925 to 1945, introduced the prefect system in 1933 and in 1934 appointed the first headgirl, Betty Chew, who was later a teacher at the school and coached the first hockey team until the 1980s. She also created the houses, and named them after Marjorie Ketchen (headmistress from 1912 to 1925), Miss Gittins who became Mrs Booty, and Mrs Hunter, a teacher. These ladies donated the inter-house shield which is still competed for. [3]

Sport

Sports played at the school are:

Notable alumnae

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References

  1. ↑ Knowledge4Africa Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 20 August 2007
  2. ↑ Dispatch Online – Clarendon's 100 years of education written by Barbara Hollands, 24 February 2003 Archived 3 May 2005 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 20 August 2007
  3. ↑ Go and Express – An institution and a statement written by Rob Sampson, 4 December 2003 Archived 14 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 20 August 2007 [ dead link ]
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