Parel Vallei High School

Parel Vallei High School is a co-ed high school located in Parel Vallei, a suburb of Somerset West, which is in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Hoërskool Parel Vallei High School
Location
South Africa
Coordinates34.0666°S 18.8574°E / -34.0666; 18.8574
Information
TypeHigh School - Public
MottoSapientia et Intellegentia Wisdom and Insight
Established1986
School districtSomerset West
PrincipalD Schenck
Grades8 - 12
Number of students1,155[1]
Color(s)Navy and white
MascotBulldog
Exam BoardWCED and CIE
AdditionalCo-Ed and Dual-Medium
Websitewww.pvallei.co.za

Pupils attending the school are from the surrounding towns, such as Somerset West and Strand, as well as areas further away, such as Grabouw.

Academics

The following National Senior Certificate subjects are offered by the school, classes are mostly bilingually tutored.:

  • Afrikaans Home Language
  • Afrikaans First Additional Language
  • English Home Language
  • English First Additional Language
  • German Second Additional Language (After school)
  • French Second Additional Language (After School)
  • Pure Mathematics
  • Mathematical Literacy
  • Advanced Programme Mathematics
  • Physical Sciences
  • Life Sciences
  • History
  • Geography
  • Consumer Studies
  • Accounting
  • Business Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Engineering Graphics and Design
  • Life Orientation
  • Dramatic Arts
  • Visual Communications Design
  • Music

Cambridge International Examination Centre

Parel Vallei High School is one of the only schools in South Africa offering the CIE course as well as the Senior Certificate course concurrently. Parel Vallei runs A-Level and AS-Level classes for pupils who want extra academic qualifications. Teachers are from the internal school or from surrounding Universities. A-Level programs are done after hours and costs extra to the school's internal fee.

Subjects offered:

  • Mathematics AS-Level
    • Including Mechanics AS-level as of 2011 (previously Statistics AS-level)
  • Mathematics A-Level
    • Including Mechanics A-Level as of 2011 (previously Statistics AS-level)
  • English Literature AS-Level
  • English Literature A-Level

Subjects previously offered:

  • Afrikaans AS-Level (Only as a self study option available to pupils.)
  • Technical Drawings AS- and A-Level. Technical problems were a limitation as this subject is now done on computers(CAD).
  • Physics AS-Level
  • Physics A-Level
  • Biology AS-Level
  • Biology A-Level
  • Psychology AS-Level
  • Psychology A-Level

PV in the news
  • Parel Vallei was in the published media regarding submissions to the school. The school had a few legal issues as it did not accept applications to the school due to size limitations. The school is currently in the process of building and extending the school. In 2004, the school was briefly in the local news after the governing body presented the idea to erect a cellphone mast on the school grounds to the community.[2]
  • In 2019 Danielle Kleyn, a learner at Parel Vallei, was crowned "Queen of Mathematics" at the 2019 Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad. [3]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Helderberg". Archived from the original on 10 March 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
  3. https://www.bolanderlifestyle.co.za/news/danielle-crowned-maths-queen-16220148
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