Wynberg Girls' Junior School

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Wynberg Girls' Junior School
Coordinates 34°0′10″S18°27′50″E / 34.00278°S 18.46389°E / -34.00278; 18.46389 Coordinates: 34°0′10″S18°27′50″E / 34.00278°S 18.46389°E / -34.00278; 18.46389
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Type Junior School
MottoHonours before honours
Established1936
PrincipalMrs Dee Cawcutt [1]
Colour(s) Brown and Gold
Website https://wynberggirlsjunior.co.za/

Wynberg Girls' Junior School is a girls' public school in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. [2] The school is located in the suburb of Wynberg and the current principal is Mrs Dee Cawcutt. In 2015, the WCED listed the school as the best primary school in the Western Cape according to its performance in Language. [3] It was listed as one of the top 10 schools in Western Cape in 2016 and 2018 according to its performance in Language and Mathematics. [4] [5]

The school was founded in 1884 by the Dutch Reformed Church and was then separated into Wynberg Girls' Junior School and Wynberg Girls' High School in 1936. [6]

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References

  1. "Our Principal". Wynberg Girls' Junior School.
  2. "Wynberg Girls' Junior - Cape Town". Schoolguide. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  3. "Language and Mathematics Awards 2015" (PDF). Western Cape Education Department . 2015.
  4. "Language and Mathematics Awards 2016 - Press Release". Western Cape Education Department . 2016.
  5. "Language and Mathematics Awards 2018" (PDF). Western Cape Education Department . 2018.
  6. "History". Wynberg Girls' Junior School. Retrieved 2015-01-08.

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