Time Line - Parktown High School for Girls
Time Line - Parktown High School for Girls
Time Line - Parktown High School for Girls
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1920 <strong>School</strong> known as Auckland Park <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> (corner of Henley and Canary Streets)<br />
1920 Headmaster : Mr C Hare<br />
1920 20 Female pupils placed under the care of Miss Brinkworth, Miss Carlilse and Miss Frost<br />
1921 Name changed to North Western Suburbs <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Miss A V Jones<br />
1922 45 Female pupils<br />
1922 Mr Jack Pophi : 1 st ground staff member appointed<br />
1923 Miss A V Jones appointed as Headmistress<br />
1923 Boys moved to <strong>Parktown</strong> Boy’s <strong>High</strong> in Wellington Road, <strong>Parktown</strong><br />
1923 Name changed to:<br />
<strong>Parktown</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Girls</strong><br />
1923 <strong>Parktown</strong> Crest :<br />
Five pointed Star was chosen : Scientis et Veritas<br />
Knowledge and Truth<br />
1923 Oreads (Nymphs of the Mountains)<br />
1923 Nereids (Nymphs of the Sea)<br />
1923 Dryads (Nymphs of the Trees)<br />
1923 First Head Girl appointed : R Rodkin<br />
1923 Thirty books in the 1 st Library<br />
1924 Governing Body Chairman – Mr J Stewart<br />
1924 Quote by Miss Jones :<br />
“ I do care very little about turning out of this school streams of successful matriculation<br />
candidates. I do care intensely about turning out good citizens, capable women with<br />
independent judgement, yet capable of doing as they are told and women who can adapt<br />
themselves to the conditions of the lives they have to lead.”<br />
1924 First <strong>School</strong> Magazine in June<br />
1924 Head Girl : M Harrold<br />
1924 JBM Hertzog : Prime Minister<br />
1925 First Library Prefect appointed : Mollie Osrin<br />
1925 Head Girl – M Harrold<br />
1926 Head Girl – E Gill<br />
1926 First swimming and diving competition held at Milner Park Baths<br />
1927 Head Girl – E Gill<br />
1927 Moved to <strong>Parktown</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Girls</strong>, Tyrone Avenue, Parkview<br />
1928 Head Girl – E G Smith<br />
1928 Official opening of school opened by the Transvaal Administrator,<br />
the Honourable J. H. Hofmeyr on 29 August 1928.<br />
1928 First Potted Sports Fete (£250 raised)
1928 325 Pupils<br />
1928 Hesperides (Nymphs of the Golden Apples) Miss K N Ramsbottom<br />
1928 Johannesburg became a City<br />
1929 Head Girl – P C Walker<br />
1929 Miss K N Ramsbottom appointed as Headmistress<br />
1930 Head Girl – E M Moir<br />
1930 First school secretary appointed ; Mr J W de Vos<br />
1930 Phyllis Walker won the SA Junior Ladies’ Tennis Championship<br />
1931 Head Girl – C F Ketelbey<br />
1931 Doreen Thornton elected to the ‘Old <strong>Girls</strong>’ Association Committee<br />
1932 Head Girl – M Schneier<br />
1932 First <strong>School</strong> Dance<br />
1932 Governing Body Chairman – Dr F Martin<br />
1933 10 th Birthday<br />
1933 Head Girl – E M Orr<br />
1933 Delphinium blue tunic introduced<br />
1934 Head Girl – E M Gyngell<br />
1934 First Cake and Candy sales<br />
1934 Governing Body Chairman – Mrs A W Hoernlé<br />
1935 Head Girl – H Beumer<br />
1935 Gymnasium built<br />
1936 Head Girl – M Blakeway<br />
1936 479 pupils<br />
1936 Plans <strong>for</strong> Hall drawn up – Architect Mr W Spicer<br />
1937 Head Girl – M Hudson<br />
1937 Official opening of the <strong>School</strong> Hall on 18 September<br />
1937 Governing Body Chairman - Mr A Immink<br />
1938 Head Girl – J D Bright<br />
1939 Head Girl – R Alden<br />
1939 WW 2<br />
1939 J Smuts : Prime Minister<br />
1939 Won Inter-schools Hockey Shield<br />
1940 Head Girl – J Teubes<br />
1940 Governing Body Chairman – Mr C W Kops<br />
1941 Head Girl – J de Kock<br />
1941 Governing Body Chairman – Mr H H John<br />
1942 Head Girl – M Schonland<br />
1943 20 th Birthday<br />
1943 Head Girl – T Altman<br />
1944 Head Girl – L A Davis<br />
1944 Governing Body Chairman – Mr H Altman<br />
1945 Head Girl – S R Binswanger<br />
1945 Governing Body Chairman – Dr D B Meredith<br />
1945 8 May : V E Day
1946 Head Girl – E H Rouse<br />
1946 Miss E M McGregor appointed as Headmistress<br />
1946 540 Pupils<br />
1946 Mrs B M Keil appointed as <strong>School</strong> Secretary -<br />
1947 Head Girl – J Blake<br />
1947 First school projector received<br />
1947 Parents’ Association Formed<br />
1947 Delphiniums became the official gift to the school<br />
(idea Miss Ramsbottom)<br />
1948 Head Girl – W Eybers<br />
1948 Opening of the Amphi Theatre<br />
1948 DF Malan : Prime Minister<br />
1949 Head Girl – R Wakelly Smith<br />
1950 Head Girl – J Crosby<br />
1951 Triones (7 th House)<br />
1951 Head Girl – P Parnel<br />
1951 742 Pupils<br />
1951 Pool completed<br />
1951 Won the Reliance Shield (swimming) <strong>for</strong> the 10 th time<br />
1952 Head Girl – R E Frank<br />
1953 30 th Birthday<br />
1953 Head Girl – M Meintjies<br />
1953 Cricket played as school sport <strong>for</strong> the first time<br />
1954 Head Girl – I R Finn<br />
1954 34 Teaching posts<br />
1954 Isodore Finn (Head Girl) became Junior Mayor of<br />
Johannesburg<br />
1954 JG Strijdom : Prime Minister<br />
1955 Head Girl – J D Currer<br />
1955 Governing Body Chairman – Prof G R Bozzoli<br />
1956 Head Girl – B Kuper<br />
1956 Completion of Rooms 10 -23, Science Centre,<br />
Rooms 30, 31 and 33,<br />
1957 Head Girl – M Serebro<br />
1958 Head Girl – S J Howie<br />
1958 Opening of a Tuckshop<br />
1958 HF Verwoerd : Prime Minister<br />
1959 Head Girl – D K Collie<br />
1959 Dawn (Lindberg) nee Silver won second Prize in<br />
Republic-wide Rembrandt Art competition<br />
1960 Head Girl – J Kling<br />
1960 Old Park’s Associations grounds opened<br />
1960 JCE 60 Years old<br />
1960 Pavilion built<br />
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1960 Nine tennis courts<br />
1960 Five netball teams<br />
1960 Alseids (Nymphs of the Glens)<br />
1960 Pleiades (Nymphs of the Stars)<br />
1960 Mr H L Giles appointed as Caretaker<br />
1961 Head Girl – M Littleton<br />
1961 CR Swart : State President<br />
1962 Head Girl – L Levin<br />
1962 882 Pupils<br />
1963 40 th Birthday<br />
1963 Head Girl – L Webber<br />
1963 Governing Body Chairman – Dr A M Conradie<br />
1964 Head Girl – J A Morgan<br />
1964 Governing Body Chairman – Mrs M S Morris<br />
1965 Head Girl – A Murray<br />
1966 Head Girl – M Murray<br />
1966 BJ Vorster : Prime Minister<br />
1967 Head Girl – J G Holding<br />
1967 Governing Body Chairman – Dr J Dalziel<br />
1967 Springbok swimmer : Dale Hastie (Old Girl)<br />
1967 JF Naude : State President<br />
1968 Head Girl – E Murray<br />
1968 983 Pupils<br />
1968 Hillary Curwell (pupil) won a competition run by the SA Milk Board<br />
1968 JJ Fouche : State President<br />
1969 Head Girl – S M Irving Miss R G Waterfield<br />
1969 Mr Jack Pophi retires<br />
1969 Zoning of pupils by Department of Education<br />
1970 Head Girl – A Holding<br />
1970 Miss R G Waterfield appointed as Headmistress<br />
1970 Tuckshop now ran by mothers<br />
1970 Governing Body Chairman – Mr G H Faulding<br />
1970 First 100% matric pass rate<br />
1971 Head Girl – N Isakow<br />
1971 First American exchange student accepted<br />
1972 Head Girl – P Skewis<br />
1972 780 Pupils<br />
1972 Mr Coldrey gave the school a 1956 Vauxhall to help the girls learn vehicle maintenance<br />
1973 50 th Birthday<br />
1973 Head Girl – H Sive<br />
1973 Jubilee Celebration<br />
1973 Governing Body Chariman - Mr C Rogers<br />
1973 Potted sports raised R2000.00<br />
1974 Head Girl – A Aaron
1974 Subject choice introduced<br />
1974 3 Terms<br />
1974 611 Pupils<br />
1974 <strong>School</strong> newspaper “ Veritas” revived<br />
1974 First ‘career Evening’ held<br />
1975 Head Girl – K O’Brien<br />
1975 Matric pupils write first exams under the new ‘ differentiated education system”<br />
1975 Dr Kotzee appointed as Director of Education<br />
1975 J de Klerk : State President<br />
1975 NJ Diedericks : State President<br />
1976 Head Girl – I van Niekerk<br />
1976 Gr 10 and 11 (Std 8 and 9) pupils could choose Computer Science as a 7 th subject<br />
1976 TED (Transvaal Education Department) Celebrates 100 Years Mrs B M Paynter<br />
1977 Head Girl – C J Rall<br />
1978 Head Girl – N Parker<br />
1978 Mrs B M Paynter appointed as Headmistress<br />
1978 PW Botha : Prime Minister<br />
1978 M Viljoen : State President<br />
1978 BJ Vorster : State President<br />
1979 Head Girl – T Craw<strong>for</strong>d<br />
1979 First photocopier used at the school<br />
1979 Dr Phyllis Knocker (Old Girl) was voted Woman of the Year 1978. Dr Knocker was<br />
the first woman to be elected to the Honorary Fellowship of the College of Medicine<br />
of South Africa (1987)<br />
1979 First Afrikaans Play evening – die Begrafnis by L de Villiers<br />
1979 M Viljoen : State President Mrs P Quin<br />
1980 Head Girl – C Kelway<br />
1980 First Open Day held<br />
1980 Governing Body Chairman – Prof N Garson<br />
1981 Head Girl – C Woeber<br />
1981 R5470.00 raised <strong>for</strong> Lainsburg disaster fund<br />
1981 Triones (7 th House)<br />
1982 Head Girl – S Jacobs<br />
1982 Per<strong>for</strong>med at the opening of Ellis Park<br />
1982 First computer received by the school<br />
1983 60 th Birthday<br />
1983 Head Girl – M Andrinikon<br />
1983 Mrs P Quinn appointed as Headmistress<br />
1983 Miss McGregor passed away<br />
1984 Head Girl – I Carstensen<br />
1984 PW Botha : State President<br />
1985 Head Girl – M Krige<br />
1985 Hosted the Premier League Show Drum Majorette Competition<br />
1985 Westdene dam bus disaster
1986 Head Girl – J Evans<br />
1986 Governing Body Chairman – Mr D Pistorius<br />
1986 Plans <strong>for</strong> new Library being drawn up<br />
1987 Head Girl – F McRae<br />
1987 <strong>School</strong> fees = R480.00<br />
1987 <strong>School</strong> newspaper named Cabanga<br />
1987 Helderberg disaster<br />
1988 Head Girl – J Audouin<br />
1988 <strong>School</strong> Magazine has printed photo on the cover<br />
1989 Head Girl – N Ball<br />
1989 Opening of new Library<br />
1989 Mr Quin passed away<br />
1989 C Heunis : State President<br />
1989 FW de Klerk : State President<br />
1990 Head Girl – L de Lorme<br />
1990 The ‘wisteria’ window in the Library done by Ms Fassler<br />
1990 PHSG became Model B school<br />
1991 Head Girl – J Mc Carter<br />
1991 Sports Woman of the Year : Rene du Preez<br />
1991 N Maeyanie and O Makgatho welcomed into the school<br />
1991 Helen Archibald obtained 8 distinctions<br />
1992 Head Girl – T Angelos<br />
1992 Governing Body Chairman – Mrs J Bell<br />
1992 Changed to Model C school<br />
1992 First Indian Matriculant : Prianne Pather<br />
1992 One of Top 10 schools in Transvaal<br />
1992 Potted Sports raised R19000.00<br />
1992 Rebecca Statue in the Library Quad<br />
1992 Sports Woman of the Year : Stephanie Constable<br />
1993 70 th Birthday<br />
1993 Mrs D van Zyl appointed as Headmistress Mrs D van Zyl<br />
1993 Head Girl – T McMillan<br />
1993 <strong>Time</strong> capsule placed in of the pillars at the new gate<br />
1993 Zulu offered as a subject<br />
1993 Governing Body Chairman – Mrs J McLean<br />
1993 Sports Woman of the Year – Laverne Kruger<br />
1994 Head Girl – M Reynecke<br />
1994 April : First Democratic Elections in SA<br />
1994 N R Mandela : President<br />
1994 Computer Centre launched<br />
1994 Sports Woman of the Year – Sheenag Brighton<br />
1995 Head Girl – A Schaerer<br />
1995 Governing Body Chairman – Mr M Rademeyer<br />
1995 Sports Woman of the Year – Marie Thickitt
1996 Head Girl – K Hofmeyer<br />
1996 Won the Inter <strong>High</strong> Gala <strong>for</strong> first time in 23 Years<br />
1996 Sports Woman of the Year – Sharon Kay<br />
1996 R I P Angela Simpson (Learner) 27/07/1979 – 09/02/1996<br />
1996 R I P Prudence Miller (Learner) 24/02/1982 – 04/05/1996<br />
1997 Head Girl – S Hindson<br />
1997 Governing Body Chairman – Mr G Giles<br />
1997 Sports Woman of the Year – Sharon Kay<br />
1997 Mrs A M Cereseto appointed as Headmistress Mrs A M Cereseto<br />
1997 New Hall opened<br />
1998 Head Girl – K Jasven<br />
1998 Sports Woman of the Year – Nadine Harber<br />
1998 Katie Orkin placed 8 th nationwide in World General Knowledge Olympiad<br />
1999 Head Girl – K Jasven<br />
1999 TM Mbeki : President<br />
2000 Head Girl – S Vachait<br />
2000 Governing Body Chairman – Mr R Child<br />
2000 Cultural Woman of the Year – Katie Orkin<br />
2000 Sports Woman of the Year – Leigh-Ann Monk<br />
2000 Buildings : workshop, store-room and garages added<br />
2000 The Lion Roars – Book on <strong>Parktown</strong> Boys<br />
2000 Potted Sports raised R14 000.00<br />
2000 R.I.P Z Makhanya (Learner) 21/08/1984 – 13/07/2000<br />
2000 169 Matrics 163 Distinctions 100% Passrate 95% Exemption<br />
2001 Head Girl – S Steadman<br />
2001 OBE introduced to Gr 8<br />
2001 Art Centre opened<br />
2001 Cultural Woman of the Year – Katie Orkin<br />
2001 Sports Woman of the Year – Aimee DIxon<br />
2001 4 Deaf girls and interpreter<br />
2001 Twin Towers fall<br />
2001 Katie Orkin won the English Olympiad<br />
2001 180 Matrics 184 Distinctions 100% Passrate 94% Exemption<br />
2002 Head Girl – Katie Orkin<br />
2002 Cultural Woman of the Year – Katie Orkin<br />
2002 Sports Woman of the Year – Aimee Dixon<br />
2002 R I P Mr K Yeates (Educator) 27/11/67 – 06/09/2002<br />
2002 171 Matrics 236 Distinctions 100% Passrate 95% Exemption<br />
2003 80 th Birthday<br />
2003 Head Girl - Karina Rodrigues<br />
2003 Cultural Woman of the Year – Camden Behrens<br />
2003 Sports Woman of the Year – Amy Witherden<br />
2003 Fatima Mia awarded gold medal at EXPO <strong>for</strong> young scientist<br />
2003 169 Matrics 349 Distinctions 100% Passrate 95% Exemption
2004 Head Girl – Cherize Ross<br />
2004 Cultural Woman of the Year – Kwanele Konjelwayo<br />
2004 Sports Woman of the Year – Terri-Ann Or<strong>for</strong>d<br />
2004 Potted Sports raised R38 000.00<br />
2004 Freedom Wall<br />
2004 Finland was named best country to be educated in<br />
2004 162 Matrics 279 Distinctions 100% Passrate 97% Exemption<br />
2005 Head Girl – Boitumelo Sethlatswe<br />
2005 Cultural Woman of the Year – Amy Armstrong<br />
2005 Sports Woman of the Year – Terri-Ann Or<strong>for</strong>d<br />
2005 184 Matrics 332 Distinctions 100% Passrate 97.8% Exemption<br />
2006 Head Girl – Robin Lenahan<br />
2006 Cultural Woman of the Year – Amy Armstrong<br />
2006 Sports Woman of the Year – Shona Pepper<br />
2006 Introduction of NSC in Grade 10<br />
2006 Mathematics now a compulsory subject<br />
2006 SCEPP Sport and Cultural Excellence and Participation Programme introduced<br />
2006 Potted Sports raised R68 860.28<br />
2006 R I P J Sithole (Groundstaff) 13/03/1995 – 12/04/2006<br />
2006 Governing Body Chairman – Dr G Godsell<br />
2006 Gillian Hulley – 9 distinctions<br />
2006 202 Matrics 359 Distinctions 100% Passrate 99.5% Exemption<br />
2007 R I P Stefanie Radel (Learner) 23/12/1988 – 23/5/2007<br />
2007 Head Girl – Bronwen Hill<br />
2007 Cultural Woman of the Year – Neka da Costa<br />
2007 Sports Woman of the Year – Holly Robertson<br />
2007 196 Matrics 287 Distinctions 100% Passrate 99% Exemption<br />
2008 Head Girl – Bronwen Hill<br />
2008 Cultural Woman of the Year – Caitlin Coxon<br />
2008 Sports Woman of the Year – Domanique de Graca<br />
2008 Barbet and Hoopoo opened<br />
2008 R I P Mr J Mberengwa (Groundstaff) 01/03/1939 – 17/07/2008<br />
2008 R I P Ms T Kuperus (Educator) 04/07/1949 – 06/08/2008<br />
2008 R I P Ms B Nxumalo (Educator) 07/12/1970 – 21/11/2008<br />
2008 KP Motlanthe : President<br />
2008 205 Matrics 378 Distinctions 100% Passrate 97% Exemption<br />
2009 Governing Body Chairman – Mr R Price<br />
2009 Head Girl – Prianka Padayacheel<br />
2009 Cultural Woman of the Year – Sarah Malherbe<br />
2009 Sports Woman of the Year – Jeanni Seymore<br />
2009 R I P Mr R Price (Governing Body Chairman) 08/07/1958 – 01/10/2009<br />
2009 JG Zuma : President<br />
2009 223 Matrics 487 Distinctions 100% Passrate 98.7% Exemption
2010 Head Girl – Khumo Sebambo<br />
2010 Cultural Woman of the Year – Sarah Malherbe<br />
2010 Sports Woman of the Year – Jenna Robinson<br />
2010 New Swimming Pool completed<br />
2010 R I P Mr A Khumalo (Groundstaff)<br />
06/11/1970 – 06/06/2010<br />
2010 R I P Mr D Rooskrantz (Educator) 27/03/1969 – 26/06/2010<br />
2010 Governing Body Chairman – Prof C Albertyn<br />
2010 203 Matrics 458 Distinctions 100% Passrate<br />
2010 <strong>School</strong> Magazine<br />
2011 Head Girl – Nicolene Wessels<br />
2011 <strong>School</strong> Fees R19716.00 p.a.<br />
2011 1114 Pupils<br />
2011 2011 88 th Birthday<br />
2011 Cultural Woman of the Year – Melissa Constable<br />
2011 Sports Woman of the Year – Tayla Gandy<br />
2011 For the first time in the school’s history two staff members got married to each other.<br />
2011 Potted Sports raised R95 898.00. Mr and Mrs Metcalfe<br />
2011 Best Per<strong>for</strong>ming <strong>School</strong> in District D10<br />
2011 196 Matrics 458 Distinctions 99.5% Passrate<br />
2011 <strong>School</strong> Magazine<br />
2012 89 th Birthday<br />
2012 Head Girl – Eliza Moyane<br />
2012 Cultural Woman of the Year – Keabetswe Nyamane<br />
2012 Sports Woman of the Year - Lindsay Collett<br />
2012 <strong>School</strong> Fees R23 150.00 p.a.
2012 1114 Pupils<br />
2012 <strong>School</strong> Magazine<br />
2012 Matric Results<br />
2012 209 Matrics 372 Distinctions 100% Passrate 99% Exemption<br />
Aqeela Meer (9) Ria Pharboo (9) Amisha Desai (8) Shaakira Madhi(8) Raadiya Perin (8)<br />
2013 90 th Birthday<br />
2013 Head Girl – Maryam Elgoni<br />
2013 1108 Pupils<br />
2013 <strong>School</strong> Fees R26 150.00
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