Table View High School
Table View High School | |
---|---|
Address | |
Janssens Avenue, Table View Cape Town, Western Cape, 7441 South Africa | |
Coordinates | 33°49′52″S 18°29′54″E / 33.8312°S 18.4983°ECoordinates: 33°49′52″S 18°29′54″E / 33.8312°S 18.4983°E |
Information | |
Funding type | Public (some fees) |
Motto |
Optima Petamus (We strive for the best) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
Established | 1986[1] |
Founder | Mr Waller |
Headmaster | Mr. R Southgate |
Gender | Co-Ed |
Enrollment | 1100+ |
Colour(s) | Navy Blue, White & Khaki |
Table View High School was founded in 1986 in Table View, a suburb of Cape Town, and is a dual-medium Afrikaans and English school that enrolls both boys and girls (co-educational). The school is financially assisted by the Western Cape Education Department and therefore, like most other schools in South Africa, it charges a school fee, as regulated by the South African Schools Act.[2]The school's current principal is Mr. R Southgate.
Academics
The school performs well when it comes to academics. A 100% matric pass rate has been achieved for 11 years in a row (2000 to 2011). TVHS offers a variety of subjects.
In Grades 8 and 9 there are eleven compulsory subjects:
- English (Home Language or First Additional Language)
- [Afrikaans] (Home Language or First Additional Language)
- Mathematics
- Life Orientation
- Natural Sciences
- Social Sciences (Geography & History)
- Economic and Management Sciences
- Technology
- Creative Arts (Art and Drama)
Once pupils reach their senior phase (Grades 10 - 12) they are given a choice of subjects. Pupils take two languages, maths, Life Orientation and choose 3 subjects:
- Mathematics (Pure or Literacy)
- English Home Language
- Afrikaans First Additional Language
- Life Orientation
- Physical Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Geography
- History
- Hospitality Studies
- Business Studies
- Accounting
- Computer Applications Technology (CAT)
- Visual Art
- Design
Sport
Sports offered at the school are:
Boys
- Rugby
- Cricket
- Soccer
- Hockey
- Tennis
- Squash
- Surfing
- Body Boarding
- Hockey 5s
- Touch Rugby
- First Aid
Girls
- Netball
- Hockey
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Squash
- Surfing
- Softball
- Body Boarding
- Hockey 5s
- First Aid
Girls and boys both have the option of becoming cricket scorers.
Activities
Culture and service activities offered at the school include:
- "Viewsion" - school newspaper
- Choir
- Debating
- Public Speaking
- Olympiads
- Christian Action
- Audio-Visual
- Library Monitors
- Drama club (acting club)
- Photography
- Interact (an affiliate if the Rotary)