Rustenburg School for Girls

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Rustenburg Schools for Girls
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Rustenburg School for Girls
44 Campground Road, Rosebank (High). Main Road, Rondebosch (junior)

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South Africa
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School typeAll-girls governor Body school/semi private
Mottopalmam qui meruit ferat
Established1894;129 years ago (1894)
School districtDistrict 9
School number021 686 4066
HeadmasterB. Peterson (junior)
M. Gates (high)
GradesR–12
GenderFemale
Age5to 18
Number of students350 (junior)
863 (high school)
LanguageEnglish
Schedule 08:00–15:00
CampusUrban Campus
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)   Blue & navy
Nickname RGHS
Rivals
Accreditation Western Cape Education Department
High School Houses  Corvus

  Cygnus   Lacerta   Lepus

 Pavo
Junior School HousesWiener,Cambridge,Innes and Michael
2022 Fees (high)R53,000 – R59,000 pa (tuition)
R62,939 pa (boarding)
2022 Fees (junior)R42,645 pa
Brother SchoolRondebosch Boys' High School
Website rustenburggirls.org.za

Rustenburg Girls' High School and Rustenburg Girls' Junior School are two separate public schools with a shared history, originating in the suburb of Rondebosch in Cape Town, South Africa. Rustenburg was founded in 1894 and divided into separate junior and high schools in 1932.

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History

The school was founded in 1894 in the historic Rustenburg House, which dates from the early years of the Dutch settlement at the Cape [1] In 1932, the school was divided into two schools, and the high school moved into its new buildings on Erinville Estate and Charlie's Hope in the suburb of Rosebank, while the junior school remained in Rustenburg House on Main Road, Rondebosch. Charlie's Hope was subsequently demolished in 1976, before being rebuilt closer to the school. Erinville is now the name of the High School's boarding house. Rustenburg House was declared a National Monument in 1941.

Headmistresses of the Combined School:

Principals of the High School:

Headmistresses of the Junior School:

Academics

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Rustenburg Girls' High School

In 2010, Rustenberg Girls' High School was placed third in a list of the top schools in the Western Cape [2] after placing sixth in 2009. [3]

A 2013 survey by Fairlady magazine listed Rustenburg Girls' High School among the top 25 schools in the country. [4]

In 2014, Rustenburg Girls' High School again qualified for inclusion in the official top 20 schools list and was placed sixth. [5]

In 2015, the Western Cape Education Department stopped ranking the top schools in order of their performance and instead listed them alphabetically. In this year, Rustenburg Girls' High School was included in the list of the top 22 schools. [6]

In 2019, a Grade 7 student at Rustenberg Girls' Junior School came first in the Western Cape at the Horizon Maths Competition. [7]

In 2023, a matriculant from Rustenberg Girls' High School was honoured as the country's top candidate overall as well as in Maths. [8]

Grade 12 NSC Results20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Number of candidates127130?142152161154136143151152149171143166163154165
Pass Rate (%)10010010010010010010010010010010010010010098.8100100
Matriculation Exemption/
Bachelors Pass
98.4%97%99%97%97.5%98%99.3%97.9%98.7%99.3%99.3%99.4%99.3%100%97.5%98.7%98.2%
Subject A's-262324313373458467430508607581631510614558611647
Top aggregate-106.1%92.3%90.8%90.8%94%93%96%96.7%96.2%97.5%96%97.8%96.0%95.8%96.5%97.8%

Sport

A Rustenburg tennis player at the 2006 Interschools Tennis Rustenburgtennis.jpg
A Rustenburg tennis player at the 2006 Interschools Tennis

Rustenburg has historically been well represented in South African and Western Province teams. In 2012, two girls represented South Africa in tennis and artistic gymnastics, while two staff members represented South Africa in sevens rugby and triathlon. [9]

The high school has nine tennis/netball courts, a swimming pool and two hockey/cricket fields. An astroturf playing field was installed during 2014 with floodlights added in 2016

The following sports are offered by Rustenburg Girls' High School: cricket, cross-country, hockey, indoor hockey, netball, running, football, squash, swimming, tennis, touch rugby, waterpolo [10]

Music

The highly acclaimed High School Music Department features an Orchestra, Choir, Chamber Choir, Jazz Band, Wind Band, String Quartet, Vocal Quartet, String Ensemble and Savuyisa (Marimba Band). [11]

Notable Old Girls

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Sketch of Rustenburg House by Montrose Cloete

Scenes in the films Spud 2: The Madness Continues and Spud 3: Learning to Fly were shot at the school. [20]

See also

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