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| Russell High School | |
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| Location | |
Corner of Peter Kerchoff and Hoosen Haffejee streets, Pietermaritzburg , | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, girls' school |
| Motto | Semper Parata |
| Established | 1879 |
| Locale | Urban |
| Headmaster | Mrs. A. Rampersadh |
| Exam board | KZN |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Number of students | Approximately 500 girls |
| Color(s) | Blue, white and green |
| Website | www.russellhigh.co.za |
Russell High School is a public high school for girls, located in the city of Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. [1]
On 23 January 1879, Robert Russell the Superintendent inspector for education in the Natal colony, placed an advertisement in the newspaper for a new school called the Model primary school for girls, it would later be changed into a high school. [2] The school opened on 6 March 1879 in a single storey building on the corner of Berg and Chapel streets (later renamed Peter Kerchoff and Hoosen Haffejee), making it the oldest girls' only public school in Kwazulu-Natal. The school had 3 teachers and 169 pupils with Mrs. Eleanor Broome appointed as the school's first principal.
The current school building was built in 1897.In 1941, the school was renamed Russell high school, to honour the founder of the school, Robert Russell. In 1979, on the schools centenary year, the school building was named as a national monument. [3]
The school offers a full academic programme with extended drama and arts subjects. It is also one of the few schools that offer German(2nd language) as a subject. The school offers the following subjects:
The following extramural and leadership opportunities are currently offered at the school:
The school offers the following sports:
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