Type Public High School Religious affiliation(s) Multi-cultural Governing Body Mr D Drinkwater Phone +27 11 447 2281 Founded 8 September 1966 | Mottoes "no" Established 8 September 1966 Head Master Mr M Vogiatzis Motto "no" | |
Address Third Road, Sandton, 2196, South Africa Similar Bryanston High School, Northcliff High School, Greenside High School, King Edward VII School, SANDOWN HIGH SCHOOL |
Hyde Park High School is a Multi-cultural, co-ed secondary school that is located in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, South Africa. Although Hyde Park High School is a government school, falling under the Gauteng Department of Education, it offers a Matriculation qualification from the IEB (Independent Education Board). This makes Hyde Park High School rather unusual in that it offers the same type of qualification as a private school, but retains the status and culture of a government school.
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Current Headmaster
The current headmaster of Hyde Park High School is Mr M Vogiatzis.
Academics
Hyde Park High prides itself on an outstanding academic record that boasts numerous awards. Past Matriculants have consistently achieved excellent results over the years.
The academic subjects being offered each year include:
Extra Curricular Activities
Extra Curricular activities at Hyde park:
Hyde Park they prides themselves on what can only be described as a culture of participation. As a school with only +-800 pupils, they find themselves challenging the bigger schools with ease and in many cases exceeding their standards.
Their sporting codes run across the board and cater to the vast majority of traditional sports men and women. They can confidently state that whilst they have seen several sporting codes challenged by a national level of apathy, they have once again grown these sports into significant entities that rival the levels of participation of yesteryear.
Events in 2010:
Summer sports:
Winter sports:
Cultural Activities
Culturals at Hyde Park are diverse and extraordinarily well attended. All cultural activities are held in high esteem by the pupils. Cultural activities at Hyde Park is on an equal footing with their sports activities.
Rivals of the school include:
School Terms
School terms at Hyde Park are usually 2-2 and a half months long, with four terms a year. Consisting from 190 - 205 school days a year.