Queensburgh Girls' High School

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Queensburgh Girls' High School is an all-girls high school located on Main Road, Queensburgh, KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa. The school has a high level of academic success.

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The school was established on 28 January 1969 when it split off from the co-educational Queensburgh High School. [1] It is one of Durban's top 5 great high schools.

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  1. ""Her"Story". Queensburgh Girls' High School. Retrieved 3 November 2019.