Groote Schuur High School

Groote Schuur
High School
+2721 674 2165
sysop@gshs.co.za
76 Palmyra Rd, Newlands, Cape Town, 7700
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Shortly About Us
A brief history of our school
English-medium school Groote Schuur High School was founded in 1959 as a co-educational Afrikaans High School in the Vredenhof residence, presently the Peter Clark Art Center in the leafy suburb of Newlands.

The school started with 37 pupils. Over the years, pupil numbers have increased and after the addition of six extra classrooms in 2011, the numbers have grown to over 1000 learners. The present school building in Palmyra Road, Newlands was inaugurated in June 1964. In 1978 Nassau High School amalgamated with Groote Schuur.

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At Groote Schuur High School we...

  • Foster an attitude of respect.
  • Work in an attractive environment.
  • Strive to provide professional tuition at the highest level.
  • Maintain a balance between academic, cultural, and sporting activities.
  • Believe in promoting the values of tolerance and respect for all forms of faith and culture.
  • Believe in challenging problems and solving them with creativity and innovation.
  • Are eager to fulfil our role in the southern suburbs, as well as in the broader community.

Missions and core values

  • Aim to provide an education that will develop the potential of each learner.
  • Nurture each learner’s individuality.
  • Foster an attitude of respect for all.
  • Work in a disciplined and attractive environment.
  • Strive to provide professional tuition at the highest level.
  • Maintain a balance between spiritual, academic, cultural and sporting activities.
  • Believe in promoting the values of tolerance and respect for all forms of faith and culture.
  • Believe in challenging problems and solving them with creativity and innovation.
  • Are eager to fulfil our role in the southern suburbs, as well as in the broader community.

Extra Mural activities
View some of our Extra Mural Activities below or click view more to view all of them



Choir

Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which spans from the medieval era to the present, or popular music repertoire.
Chess Club

Chess is a fun game that incorporates many aspects of the learners profile. The chess club is meant to foster scholar's intellectual growth while having fun.
GSHS Dance

Dance Club, students will learn techniques that will help them learn not only how to dance but also give them better balance and more fluid movements.
School Newspaper

Newspaper Club is an academic club designed to expose students to the skills of journalism, photography, drawing, publication, and collaboration.


Subjects offered at GSHS




Languages: English, Afrikaans, IsiXhosa, Mandarin
 
Life Orientation
 
History
 
Biology
 
Maths and Maths Lit
 
Digital Technology
 
Accounting
Business Studies

Tourism
 
Life Sciences
 
Consumer Studies
 
Economics
 
Geography
 
Physical Science
 
Computer Application Technology
 
IT
 
Art: The Peter Clarke Art Centre

GSHS Core Values
INTEGRITY
The fundamental relationship between our words and deeds is one that we hold in the highest regard. What we say and what we do is always in agreement. Our unassailable moral character is visible in all of our relationships and all of our choices.
BELONGING
We are a family and as such we ensure that everyone knows that they matter, that they are important, that they are cared for and that they are valued. We have a home here, in Groote Schuur High, where we know we are cherished.
GROWTH
As human beings, we believe that we all have the inborn ability to grow. We acknowledge and celebrate the development of our skills, of our acquisition of knowledge and of our enhanced understanding of the world around us. Learning is a lifelong endeavor that helps us to grow into well balanced, caring human beings.
EXCELLENCE
Our determination to excel is one of the corner stones of our school. Excellence is our benchmark and we attain quality in all that we do.  We understand that our excellence is attained not just in service of ourselves as individuals, but in service to our greater community around us.
ACCOUNTABILITY
We take responsibility for our words, our choices, our responses and our thoughts, and we realize that only then, when we take responsibility, do we allow ourselves to grow into our full potential. We learn from our mistakes and we grow in strength because of these lessons.
SERVICE
What we do changes the world around us. We make a difference in our school community, as well as in the communities in which we live and through which we move. Meeting the needs of others – giving of our time and our energy – meaningfully alters the lives of others and of ourselves.

STEWARDSHIP
We take responsibility for the resources and physical spaces of Groote Schuur High School. We understand that what we use now is not just for us but for those who come after us. We respect and appreciate what we have, knowing that our respect and appreciation will make it a pleasure for all to be at Groote Schuur High School.
RESPECT
The value that underpins and supports all other values is that of respect. We respect each other in word and deed. We respect our environment and the spaces we occupy. Our respect for Groote Schuur High School is visible in the way we carry our brand in appearance and behavior.


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Shortly About Us

English-medium school Groote Schuur High School was founded in 1959 as a co-educational Afrikaans High School in the Vredenhof residence, presently the Frank Joubert Art and Design Centre in the leafy suburb of Newlands
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+2721 674 2165
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76 Palmyra Rd, Newlands, Cape Town, 7700
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