The Glen High School

The Glen High School is a public English medium co-educational high school situated in the suburb of Waterkloof Glen in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It's one of the top and most academic schools in the Gauteng, The school has around 1,200 pupils.

The Glen High School
The Glen High School crest
Address
Corobay Avenue & Garsfontein Road

Pretoria
,
Gauteng,

South Africa
Information
School typePublic school
MottoUrram (Scottish: "Respect With Honour")
Established1976 (1976)
FounderMr GM Batty
AuthorityGauteng Department of Education
PrincipalMrs CW Nel
Staffapprox. 50 full-time
Grades8–12
GenderBoys & Girls
Age14 to 18
Enrollment1,200 pupils
LanguageEnglish
Schedule07:30 - 14:00
Houses     Campbell
     Gordon
     McDonald
     Stewart
Colour(s)     Green
     White
SongThe Glen Air
RivalClapham High School
Hillview High School
Lyttelton Manor High School
BadgeThe coat-of-arms is a thistle with the incorporation of the main School and clan colours.
Websitetheglenhighschool.co.za

Principals
  • G Batty
  • R Brown
  • A Wilcocks
  • A Brink
  • C Nel

Scottish background

The Glen High School has a very Scottish background and the Heads of Clans have a kilt as part of their uniform. The President, Deputy-President, Treasurer and Secretary wear tartan ties.

Clans

The school is divided into four clans. Each clan has their own colour, song and motto. Each clan has two heads of clan, one male and one female. The clans each have a clan evening once a year where they perform a One Act Play and various skits. The clans also compete in sports such as athletics, swimming, basketball and tennis. The clans are:

Sport

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

Sporting facilities include a 25-metre swimming pool, athletics grounds, several tennis and squash courts, a basketball court (indoor and outdoor), a rock-climbing wall and hockey fields.

The School offers the following sports:

The Glen High School is part of the Pretoria English Medium High Schools Athletics Association (PEMHSAA) 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 PEMHSAA are:

Council of Pupils

The school has a student body run by Mrs. C. Steytler called the Council of Pupils (COP). An annual election is held in August for the following year's council members. The students are led by the president and a deputy president. There are a dozen student-led committees

Notable alumni

Past students of The Glen High School are called Glenwegians.

The School song

The school song is The Glen Air:

Hark when the Glen is singing,
Hear, hear our voices ringing,
Loudly and proudly singing,
Praise of our school,
There's where we're taught our duty.
Pride in our country's beauty
Honour, sincerity,
Obedience to rule.

Striving for all the things,
Justice and mercy brings,
Long may our proud standards
loyally remain.
School of our high endeavour,
School of our youth together
School of our hearts forever
Honour its name

Hark when the Glen is singing,
Hear, hear our voices ringing,
Loudly and proudly singing,
Praise of our school,
There's where we're taught our duty.
Pride in our country's beauty
Honour, sincerity,
Obedience to rule.

Striving for all the things,
Justice and mercy brings,
Long may our proud standards
loyally remain.
School of our high endeavour,
School of our youth together
School of our hearts forever
Honour THE GLEN

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References

    http://incwajana.com/wiki/Gabisile_Tshabalala

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