Clapham High School
Clapham High School is a public, English-speaking high school in Queenswood, Pretoria, in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The school moved out of central Pretoria to the present facilities in Queenswood, beginning of 1955, and has approximately 1300 pupils.
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| Address | |
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Soutpansberg Road, Queenswood , | |
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| Type | Public school |
| Motto | Moving to great to good |
| Established | 1948 |
| School district | District 4 |
| School number | 012 333 6011 |
| Headmaster | Mr Pieters |
| Staff | 100 full-time |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Boys & Girls |
| Age | 14 to 18 |
| Number of students | 1,300 pupils |
| Language | English |
| Schedule | 07:30 - 14:00 |
| Campus | Urban Campus |
| Campus type | Suburban |
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| Colour(s) | Maroon White |
| Rival | The Glen High School Rietondale High School |
| Accreditation | Gauteng Department of Education |
Sport
The school intra-sport teams are divided into houses which are named after the members of the Terra Nova Expedition: Scott, Wilson, Evans, Bowers, and Oates.
Sport is not compulsory, as the school believes that success and enjoyment comes with voluntary participation. However, the grade 8 learners are expected to attend most of the sport meetings as spectators. The school offers the following sports:
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Netball
- Squash (sport)
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
Clapham High School is part of the Pretoria English Medium High Schools Athletics Association which is good-spirited rivalry between all the co-ed government schools in Pretoria. The schools have three meetings held a year including the swimming gala (held at Hillcrest Swimming Pool), cross country (held at the host school) and an athletics meeting (held at Pilditch Stadium). Other schools participating in the association are:
- Hillview High School
- Lyttelton Manor High School
- Pretoria Technical High School
- Pretoria Secondary School
- Rietondale High School
- Sutherland High School, Centurion
- The Glen High School
- Willowridge High School