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Herschel Girls School

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Herschel Girls School
Herschel badge
Ad dei Gloriam
(Latin:"To the Glory of God")
Location
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Flag of South Africa
Information
Locale Suburban
Headmistress Mrs AD van Zyl
Exam board WCED
Students 927 girls
Type Private, Single-sex, Day & Boarding
Grades 0 - 12
Mascot Hippo, Rabbit and Moose
Established 1922
Fees R 79 720 p.a. (Boarding)
R 41 320 p.a. (Tuition)
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Herschel Girls School is a private, boarding and day school for girls', located in Claremont, a southern suburb of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

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[edit] History

Herschel was established in February 1922, on land which had been settled since the late 17th century. The property on which it stands belonged to V.A. Schonnberg who, when he sold the main estate in 1834 to Sir John Herschel, the astronomer, retained this portion and named it after his illustrious neighbour.

In July 1921, the estate was bought by The English Church Schools Association, with the aid of a generous loan from the Hon. John Wiliam Jagger MP, to provide for the needs of the many girls living in the Southern Suburbs who wished to attend a private school. The first headmistress was Miss Morley Ralph Armitage, and the school opened on Wednesday, 1st February, 1922, when the first seven boarders arrived.

On the following day, the rollcall was taken and the first school day began with prayers led by Archbishop Carter. There were twenty-nine girls on the roll and seven staff members. The formal opening was held two weeks later, on Thursday, 16 February 1922. Dean Rolt conducted a brief service, John Xavier Merriman, the Minister of Education, performed the official opening and Jagger delivered the vote of thanks.

At this time the school comprised only what is now the Administration section, but it grew rapidly - the Mary Jagger Hall (named after Jagger's wife) was added in 1926 and in 1930 extensions to the Hall - with the famous open sleeping balconies which were popular at the time, though not with the unfortunate girls who endured them until 1971. Sports facilities were built - the first tennis court in December 1922, though the school did not get its own swimming pool until 1939.

The Depression years were difficult for Herschel and numbers dropped. Miss Ralph resigned in 1933 and was replaced by Miss Harriet Robinson, who imposed higher academic standards and insisted on the building of a new wing to house the kindergarten - in what is now the staffroom. In 1939/40 the Baxter library was added. This is now the chapel. It was Miss Robinson who gave Herschel its motto Ad Dei Gloriam and who designed the new badge with the symbol for Uranus as a reminder of the link with the Herschel family.

When Miss Robinson resigned in 1944, Miss Barbara Elcome was appointed, but her reign was short, for she was married in 1947 and left the school. She did, however, secure the addition of the crypt chapel - now the Matric commonroom.

Miss Hilda Caroline McLean was Herschel's longest-serving Head - from 1947 to 1962. During this time, the kindergarten moved up to its own premises at 'The Hill', and the school's academic standards were given high priority. She left her successor, Mrs Mavis Kittow, a school to be proud of. In 1967 two new Science laboratories were built, while Mrs Kittow's love of the Arts led to many cultural innovations, such as the Holiday Reading required by the English Department over the June holidays.

When Mrs Kittow left in 1970, Dr Barbara Silberbauer was appointed and presided over the celebrations for the Golden Jubilee in 1972, as well as the building of two large new sections- the Arts Block 1977 and a classroom block in 1978. Her successor, Miss Pamela Geldard (1979 to 1985) felt very strongly that privileged girls should involve themselves in community projects, and established a strong ethos of caring for others.

During Mrs Pamela Duff's headship (1986 to 1997), the school grew phenomenally. A new theatre was added in 1988, a Resource Centre and classroom block in 1992 and a Sports Centre in 1994.

Mrs van Zyl in her seven years as headmistress has continued with the building and modernising process. These include a new Music Centre and Media (Library, Computer Lab and Project Room) Centre at the Preparatory School; an enlarged Pre-Preparatory School catering for girls in a Pre-Nursery class; a refurbished Mary Jagger Hall and both schools are now on a combined network. (taken from the Herschel website)

[edit] Academics

WCED Results 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Number of candidates 72 62 71 86 79 85 88 84 103 74
Number of failures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
University endorsement (%) 91.7 93.5 100 98.8 98.7 98.8 97.7 98.8 99 97.3
A aggregates (%) 31.9 40.3 51 32.6 44.3 59 73.9 48.8 61.2 52.7
Subject distinctions 106 92 152 156 151 222 283 208 307 189

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Western Cape Coat of Arms

Western Cape High Schools

Schoolhouse
Private schools
Bridge House School | Diocesan College (Bishops) | Herschel Girls School | St. Cyprian's School | St. George's Grammar School
State schools
Alexander Sinton Secondary School | Belhar Secondary School | Hoƫrskool Bellville | Bergvliet High School | Chris Hani Secondary School | Eben Donges High School | Eersterivier Secondary School | George High School | Hottentots Holland High School | Kayamandi Secondary School | Masiphumelele High School | Parel Vallei High School | Paul Roos Gymnasium | Rhenish Girls' High School | Rondebosch Boys' High School | Rustenburg School for Girls | SACS | Westerford High School | Wynberg Boys' High School


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