Clapham High School

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Clapham High School
Address
Clapham High School
Soutpansberg Road, Queenswood

Pretoria
,
Gauteng

South Africa
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School type Public school
MottoMoving to good to great
Established1948;76 years ago (1948)
School districtDistrict 4
School number012 333 6011
HeadmasterNoreen Schutte
Staff100 full-time
Grades8–12
GenderBoys & Girls
Age14to 18
Number of students1,300 pupils
Language English
Schedule07:30 - 14:00
CampusUrban Campus
Campus typeSuburban
Houses
  • Bowers
  • Evans
  • Oates
  • Scott
  • Wilson
Colour(s)  Maroon
  White
Rivals The Glen High School
Rietondale High School
Accreditation Gauteng Department of Education
Websiteclaphamhighschool.co.za

Clapham High School is a public, English-speaking high school in Queenswood, Pretoria, in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The school moved out of central Pretoria to the present facilities in Queenswood, beginning of 1955, and has approximately 1300 pupils.

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History

The boys U/15 soccer team won the 2022 Football Championship held in Benoni, Gauteng. [1] The win qualified them to represent South Africa at the CAF African Schools Football Championship COSAFA qualifiers. In 2023 they won the CAF African Schools Football Championship COSAFA qualifiers 1-0 against Salima Secondary School from Malawi and advanced to the inaugural CAF African Schools Football Championship. [2] They lost the CAF African Schools Football Championship final 5-4 via penalties to CS Ben Sekou Sylla from Guinea after the match ended in a 1-1 draw. [3]

They ended the 2023 season with the boys U/15 soccer team crowned the inaugural Gauteng Schools Football Champions League champions. [4]

Sport

The school intra-sport teams are divided into houses which are named after the members of the Terra Nova Expedition: Scott, Wilson, Evans, Bowers, and Oates.

Sport is not compulsory, as the school believes that success and enjoyment comes with voluntary participation. However, the grade 8 learners are expected to attend most of the sport meetings as spectators. The school offers the following sports:


Clapham High School is part of the Pretoria English Medium High Schools Athletics Association which is good-spirited rivalry between all the co-ed government schools in Pretoria. The schools have three meetings held a year including the swimming gala (held at Hillcrest Swimming Pool), cross country (held at the host school) and an athletics meeting (held at Pilditch Stadium). Other schools participating in the association are:

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "Edendale and Clapham High Schools to represent SA in CAF Pan African U15 Champs - SAFA.net". 18 July 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Clapham High emerged victorious at schools championship". Capital Sport. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "champions-crowned-at-2022-23-caf-african-schools-football-championship-continent". champions-crowned-at-2022-23-caf-african-schools-football-championship-continent. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Import, Pongrass (29 September 2023). "Local schools crowned Gauteng Schools Football Champions". Soweto Urban. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

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