Hyde Park High School is a public co-educational secondary school that is 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.

Current Principal

The current principal of Hyde Park High School is Mrs. M Kallie.

Academics

The academic subjects being offered each year include:

  • Accounting
  • Afrikaans
  • Art
  • Information technology
  • CAT(Computer Applications Technology)
  • EGD (Engineer & graphic design)
  • English
  • Geography
  • History
  • Life orientation
  • Life science
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematical literacy
  • Physical science
  • isiZulu

Extracurricular activities

Extracurricular activities at Hyde park:[2]

Summer sports:[3]

  • Cricket
  • Squash
  • Swimming
  • Water Polo
  • Tennis

Winter sports:

  • Athletics
  • Cross country
  • Soccer
  • Hockey
  • Rugby
  • Squash
  • Netball

Cultural activities

Activities offered:

  • Backstage
  • Debating
  • Drama
  • Dramatics - Music
  • First Aid
  • Interact
  • Public speaking
  • Sound and lighting
  • Valentines Ball
  • Winter Ball

Rivals of the school include:

School Terms

School terms[4] 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.

References

  1. ^ Main Page Hyde Park Webpage Logo
  2. ^ Extra Curriculars Hyde Park's Webpage
  3. ^ Sport Overview Hyde Park Webpage
  4. ^ School Terms Department of Education Terms Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine

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