Greenside High School

Greenside High School is a public co-educational high school in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Greenside High School
Location
Greenside, Johannesburg, Gauteng

South Africa
Coordinates26°09′07″S 28°01′09″E
Information
MottoIndividuality through community
Established30 January 1961 (1961-01-30)
School districtD10
PrincipalN. Whyte
Vice principals
  • C. Bouwer
  • M. Brummer
  • R. Cloete
  • G. Gunning
  • C. Strauss
Grades8–12
Campus typeGovernment high school
Color(s)            
Websitewww.greensidehigh.co.za

Greenside High School (Top Public School in Gauteng 2007) is situated in the suburb of Greenside.

Academics
Subjects offered for National Senior Certificate
EnglishCompulsory
AfrikaansElective
ZuluElective
Life OrientationCompulsory
Maths and Maths LiteracyCompulsory
AccountingElective
Business StudiesElective
Life ScienceElective
Physical ScienceElective
HistoryElective
GeographyElective
Computer Applications TechnologyElective
ITElective
Dramatic ArtsElective
Visual ArtElective
Engineering, Graphics, and Design (EGD)Elective
Consumer StudiesElective
Electrical TechnologyElective

The school also offers an AP English course, which is taught mostly by the school's principal, Ms N. Whyte. An external company offers AP Maths as an additional subject at a cost to the student.

Facilities

Greenside High School increased the size of its swimming pool in 2013/14. The main sport field is used for cricket, rugby, touch rugby, soccer, and athletics. Their hockey fields, which run adjacent to Parkview Golf Club, are mainly used for hockey, but have also been used for cricket, soccer and rugby. Greenside has four basketball courts which also double up as netball courts. There are eight tennis courts.

Extra-curricular activities

Greenside's extra-curricular programmes include:

  • Art
  • Athletics
  • Basketball
  • Chess
  • Cricket
  • Charity Club
  • Dance (traditional and contemporary)
  • Debating
  • Model United Nations (MUN)
  • Drama
  • First aid
  • French
  • Hockey
  • Netball
  • Photography
  • Public speaking
  • Robotics
  • Rugby
  • Soccer (boys and girls)
  • Squash
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Touch rugby

The school competes in RAPS, FEDA, EADS, and (as of 2017) GRADS.[1] In 2013, students launched a production of Fame.

In 2017, students from the Greenside High School robotics team traveled to Costa Rica to take part in the WRO Global Robotics Tournament. Greenside High School was the only public school from South Africa to represent the country in this tournament.[2]

Notable alumni
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See also

References
  1. http://www.greensidehigh.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Volume-3-30-June-2017.pdf
  2. http://www.greensidehigh.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Volume-5-10-October-2017.pdf
  3. "SA Rugby - Official Home of the Springboks". www.sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  4. Anne (2005-11-27). "Boerewors Express - news for South African expats world-wide: For the Green, and winning Gold". Boerewors Express - news for South African expats world-wide. Retrieved 2019-02-06.


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