Rustenburg School for Girls
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Rustenburg Girls' High School and Rustenburg Junior School make up a prestigious public school situated in the suburb of Rondebosch
in Cape Town
, Western Cape
, South Africa
. It was founded in 1894.
The school offers a range of cultural activities and societies.
Headmistresses of the High School:
Headmistresses of the Junior School:
Previous top academic candidates include: 2005 - Katherine Paterson, 2006 - Carmen Hartmann, 2007 - Kirsten Rowe, 2008 - Rudi Botha, 2009 - Adriana Oberholzer. In 2010 the top candidate was Samantha Filby with an aggregate of 90,83% and 8 subject distinctions, placing first in the province for Music. In 2008, Jana Terblanche was awarded 300/300 for Visual Arts, placing first in the Western Cape and was nominated as one of the best young artists in the country.
In 2009, the Sunday Times published a list of the top 100 government schools in the country, based on the 2008 matric results and Rustenburg was placed fifth.
teams. In 2007, three girls represented South Africa
in sailing
, squash
and Artistic gymnastics
while two staff members represented South Africa in touch rugby
and triathlon
. Western Province
was represented by 39 girls in:
The school has nine tennis courts, a swimming pool and two hockey–cricket fields. Sports offered by Rustenburg: badminton, cricket, cross-country, diving, hockey, indoor hockey, indoor netball, netball, running, soccer, squash, swimming, tennis, touch rugby, waterpolo.
practical examinations with four distinctions and an ABRSM High Scorer with 94%. The Junior School Choir went to Pretoria and came first in the ATKV Applous in 2011.
Rondebosch
Rondebosch is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. It is primarily a residential suburb, with a medium-size shopping area, a small business district as well as the main campus of the University of Cape Town.-History:...
in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It was founded in 1894.
The school offers a range of cultural activities and societies.
History
The school was founded in 1894 in the historic Rustenburg House, which dates from the early years of the Dutch settlement at the Cape In 1932, the High School moved into its new buildings on Erinville Estate and Charlie's Hope. Charlie's Hope was subsequently demolished in 1976, before being rebuilt closer to the school. Erinville is now the name of the High School's boarding house. Rustenburg House was declared a National Monument in 1941, but still houses the Junior School.Headmistresses of the High School:
- Miss Alicia Bleby, 1894–1911
- Miss Jean Donaldson-Wright, 1912–1916
- Miss Caroline Kemp, 1916–1936
- Miss Gwen Hazell, 1937–1951
- Miss Margaret Thomson, 1952–1979
- Mrs Josephine McIntyre, 1980–1991
- Mrs Mary van Blerk, 1991–1999
- Dr Elizabeth Fullard, 1999–2006
- Miss Laura Bekker, 2007 -
Headmistresses of the Junior School:
- Miss Marion Roper, 1933–1944
- Miss Zoë Orton, 1945–1967
- Mrs Ruth Jones, 1968–1977
- Miss Hazel Lentin, 1978–1998
- Mrs Conway, 1998–2007
- Mrs Di Berry, 2008 -
Academics
Rustenburg has an excellent academic record. Rustenburg has been ranked in the top 10 schools in the Western Cape for academic results in the Matric Examinations for many years. In 2010 the school was placed as the third most academically successful school in the Western Cape, up from position six in 2009.| Grade 12 NSC Results | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of candidates | 127 | 130? | 142 | 152 | 161 |
| Pass Rate (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Matriculation Exemption/Bachelors Pass | 98.4% | 97% | 99% | 97% | 97.5% |
| A aggregates/Distinctions | 50 | 47 | |||
| Subject A's | |||||
| 262 | 324 | 313 | 373 | ||
| Subject B's | |||||
| 199 | 357 | ||||
| Top aggregate | |||||
| 106,1% | 92.3% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
Previous top academic candidates include: 2005 - Katherine Paterson, 2006 - Carmen Hartmann, 2007 - Kirsten Rowe, 2008 - Rudi Botha, 2009 - Adriana Oberholzer. In 2010 the top candidate was Samantha Filby with an aggregate of 90,83% and 8 subject distinctions, placing first in the province for Music. In 2008, Jana Terblanche was awarded 300/300 for Visual Arts, placing first in the Western Cape and was nominated as one of the best young artists in the country.
In 2009, the Sunday Times published a list of the top 100 government schools in the country, based on the 2008 matric results and Rustenburg was placed fifth.
Sport
Rustenburg has always been well-represented in South African and Western ProvinceWestern Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
teams. In 2007, three girls represented South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
, squash
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
and Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...
while two staff members represented South Africa in touch rugby
Touch rugby
Touch rugby, Refers to games derived from rugby football in which players do not tackle in the traditional, highly physical way, but instead touch their opponents using their hands on any part of the body, clothing, or the ball....
and triathlon
Triathlon
A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...
. Western Province
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
was represented by 39 girls in:
- Artistic gymnasticsArtistic gymnasticsArtistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...
- cricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
- cross-countryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- divingDivingDiving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
- golfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- hip-hop
- hockeyHockeyHockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
- ice-skating
- karateKarateis a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
- kick-boxing
- lifesavingLifesavingLifesaving is the act involving rescue, resuscitation and first aid. It often refers to water safety and aquatic rescue however it could include ice rescue, flood and river rescue, swimming pool rescue and other emergency medical services. Lifesaving also refers to sport where lifesavers compete...
- indoor netballNetballNetball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
- sailingSailingSailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
- squashSquash (sport)Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
- swimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
- tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- waterpolo
The school has nine tennis courts, a swimming pool and two hockey–cricket fields. Sports offered by Rustenburg: badminton, cricket, cross-country, diving, hockey, indoor hockey, indoor netball, netball, running, soccer, squash, swimming, tennis, touch rugby, waterpolo.
Music
Rustenburg has always been known for its outstanding musical record. The Music Department is run by Miss Elizabeth Sole and features an Orchestra, Choir, Chamber Choir, Jazz Band, Wind Band, String Quartet, Vocal Quartet, String Ensemble and Savuyisa (Marimba Band). Rustenburg excelled at the Royal College of MusicRoyal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
practical examinations with four distinctions and an ABRSM High Scorer with 94%. The Junior School Choir went to Pretoria and came first in the ATKV Applous in 2011.
Notable Old Girls
- Hlubi Mboya, actress on Isidingo, a South African soap opera
- Grethe Fox, actress on Isidingo
- Karen van der Laag, actress on Isidingo and starred in The Story of an African FarmThe Story of an African FarmFor the 2004 film of The Story of an African Farm see The Story of an African Farm The Story of an African Farm was South African author Olive Schreiner's first published novel...
- Nicky Greenwall, one of South Africa's leading entertainment TV journalists
- Lisa Brice, artist
- Sacha Hendricks, dancer with the Cape Town City BalletCape Town City BalletThe Cape Town City Ballet Company, formerly known as the CAPAB Ballet Company, is based in Cape Town, South Africa.-History:The Cape Town City Ballet originates from the UCT Ballet Company, which was established by Dulcie Howes in 1934. This became the CAPAB Ballet Company under the directorship...
- Yunn-Chih (Yvonne) Chi, member of Blast Impact and Survivability Research Unit
- Carol te Water, principal of Greenfield Junior School
- Désirée TalbotDésirée TalbotProfessor Désirée Talbot is a retired South African opera soprano and one of the founding members of the UCT Opera Company.-Early life and education:...
, opera singer - Professor Catherine Albertyn at the University of Witwatersrand
- Prof Lesbury van Zyl (née Wagener) - Emeritus Professor of Law , Department of Jurisprudence, Unisa
- Louise CarverLouise Carver (South African singer)Louise Carver , is a popular South African singer-songwriter and pianist.-Background:Louise Carver was born in Cape Town and holds both British and South African citizenship. She has been playing piano since the age of 11 and received her first recording contract at the age of 15. She attended the...
, singer - Gaby Lomberg, actress and singer
- Pauline VogelpoelPauline VogelpoelPauline Vogelpoel MBE was a South African arts administrator. She was educated at both Herschel Girls' School and Rustenburg Girls' School in Cape Town and received a degree in Fine Art from the University of Cape Town...
MBEMBEMBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
, late director of the Contemporary Art Society and member of the International Council of the TateTate-Places:*Tate, Georgia, a town in the United States*Tate County, Mississippi, a county in the United States*Táté, the Hungarian name for Totoi village, Sântimbru Commune, Alba County, Romania*Tate, Filipino word for States...
Gallery - Professor Jennifer Thomson of Microbiology at the University of Cape TownUniversity of Cape TownThe University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
- Marjorie Scott, Marine biologist and later freshwater biologist
- Dr Kim Prochazka, Director of the International Ocean Institute-Southern Africa
- Jennifer Ehlers, Creative Director and equity partner of King James RSVP who judged the Promotional Marketing at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival2007 Cannes Film FestivalThe 2007 Cannes Film Festival, the sixtieth, ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights opened the festival, and Denys Arcand's The Age of Ignorance closed...
- Margaret King, a director of AquascutumAquascutum"Aquascutum" is a UK-based luxury clothing manufacturer and retailer, owned by Jaeger.-Company history:Aquascutum was established in 1851, the year of the Great Exhibition, when tailor and entrepreneur John Emary opened a high quality menswear shop at 46 Regent Street...
- Marcia Leveson, formerly Professor of English at the University of Witwatersrand
- Elizabeth VoigtElizabeth Anne VoigtElizabeth Anne Voigt, née Speed, was Director of the McGregor Museum in Kimberley, South Africa, and, as an archaeozoologist, served a term as President of the South African Archaeological Society. In retirement, Voigt was appointed a Research Associate of the McGregor Museum...
, late director of the McGregor MuseumMcGregor MuseumThe McGregor Museum in Kimberley, South Africa, originally known as the Alexander McGregor Memorial Museum, is a province-aided museum established in 1907.- Overview :...
in KimberleyKimberley, Northern CapeKimberley is a city in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. It is located near the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The town has considerable historical significance due its diamond mining past and siege during the Second Boer War...