School News
CONSUMERS
Not all education is done in a book! The grade 10 Consumer learners enjoyed the practical part of their class by learning how to make choc-chip muffins.
SQUASH
A combined GHS and Balmoral Squash team beat Graeme College 7-1. This is an incredibly enjoyable event which both schools look forward to yearly.
CHESS TOURNAMENT AT GHS
‘Chess is a game of infinite possibilities, where every move counts and every decision shapes your destiny.’ Congratulations to the Chess Society for hosting an excellent Chess Tournament in the Gym Hall. There were 37 participants, with the...
SPAR EASTERN CAPE INLAND SCHOOLS HOCKEY CHALLENGE
Queenstown Girls’ High School hosted the Spar Eastern Cape Inland Schools Hockey Challenge. Congratulations to our 1st Hockey team who won this fiercely contested tournament. The 1st Hockey team will travel to Port Elizabeth in July for the final...
FIRST AID
Ms Seti arranged for the First Aid Society to attend a First Aid Course facilitated by Aldersons Ambulance Services. There were 21 learners who completed the Level 1 and Level 2 course. All the learners obtained their certificates. We wish these...
STIRLING CROSS COUNTRY RACE
Congratulations to Melandie van Staden in Grade 10 who took part in the Stirling 4 km Cross-Country Race and came 1st in a time of 18 min 36 sec. Melandie competed in the girls u/16 to u/19 age group.
ACCOUNTING LEARNERS TO PWC
The Grade 11 Accounting learners attended a school programme held at PWC in East London. The slogan for the programme was ‘Act With Integrity’, and the girls did us proud by their behaviour and interaction at the programme.
CHOIR TALENT COMPETITION
The GHS School Choir participated in the Eastern Cape Talent Show hosted at the Alexander Playhouse in East London. The competition was of high standard and the girls performed very well. They will be participating in the semi-finals hosted in May...
INTERACT
GHS Interact Club helped out at the Kudu Calves Dads & Lads camp, entertaining the little ones with games and so on.
RIDE-THE-RIDE
Queenstown Girls’ High School once again participated in the well-organised Ride-the-Ride for Education. The purpose of this event is to raise funds for schools in Queenstown. 9 Learners from the school joined the ride from 20km outside of...
BLOOD BANK TERM 2 2024
A Big Thank You to the girls who donated blood on Tuesday 23 April 2024. The event was well run by the SANBS and they thank the girls for their continued support and willingness to take part in these termly blood donation drives. A record number of...
DERBY DAY vs KINGSRIDGE
PUBLIC SPEAKING Senior Public Speakers lost and Junior Public Speakers lost DEBATING Senior Debaters won and Junior Debaters won CHESS Chess won 3 – 1 HOCKEY 1st team won 6 – 2; u/16 A won 7 – 0; u/14 A won 10 - 0NETBALL u/19 A...
TOP 10 TERM 1 2024
Congratulations to the Top 10 learners for Term 1 2024.
BORDER SQUASH
Queenstown Girls’ High School squash players competed in the final round of Border Squash rankings and qualified for the Border A Squash teams. These girls will play IPT’s during the coming holidays : u/19 A : Alison Muir and Gabby van Schoor u/14...
HEADS OF HOUSES 2024
SA SCHOOLS SQUASH RANKING TOURNAMENT
At the SA Schools Squash Ranking Tournament held in Johannesburg recently, our squash girls flew the GHS flag high with Alison Muir u/19 ranking no 7 in SA, and Paisley Edkins u/14 ranking no 3 in SA in their respective age groups.
DERBY DAY vs CLARENDON
PUBLIC SPEAKING Senior Public Speakers : Lumi Willard 2nd; Zama Njobeni 4th Junior Public Speakers : Ayabulela Jafta 3rd; Ayanda Paraffin 3rdCHESS GHS Chess lost 1 - 4 DEBATING Senior Debaters won Junior Debaters lost HOCKEY 1st team...
U/14 ROB TAYLOR HOCKEY FESTIVAL
During the March Holidays our u/14 hockey team participated in the Rob Taylor Hockey Festival in East London. The following results were obtained : vs Woodridge lost 2 – 4, Vs Collegiate lost 1 – 6, vs Pearson lost 0 – 1, vs DSG lost 0 – 6.
U/16 ELSIE COETZER HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
During the March holidays our u16 A hockey team participated in the Elsie Coetzer Hockey Tournament in Bloemfontein. They participated in seven matches and attended coaching. The following results were obtained : vs Jim Fouche won 1 - 0, vs St...
DERBY vs CRADOCK (H)
At the Derby GHS vs CRADOCK held in Queenstown the following results were obtained : 1st Hockey team won 9 – 2 and 1st Netball team won 25 – 17.