School News
GRADE 11 HOBBITON LEADERSHIP CAMP
On Friday 23 February 2024 the Grade 11’s were packed and ready to go on an exciting adventure to Hobbiton, Hogsback. The days were packed with activities, from hiking to the Madonna and Child Waterfall to abseiling and zip-lining. Through great...
TENNIS vs DSG 2024
The top 12 Tennis girls travelled to Grahamstown and played in a fixture against DSG, resulting in a loss for GHS.
VALENTINE’S DAY CHESS GHS vs QC
GHS Chess Society played in a Valentine’s Day Chess Fixture against Queen’s College. Both our 1st Team and 2nd Team lost, but great fun was held by all.
BORDER SCHOOLS SQUASH 2ND ROUND
Queenstown Girls’ High School squash players competed in the 2nd round of the Border Schools Squash rankings. The following results were obtained : u/19 : Alison Muir no 3, Gabby van Schoor no 5, Sarah de Jongh no 10 u/16 : Emily Dicks no 8...
EASTERN CAPE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to the GHS Chess players who competed in the Eastern Cape Chess Championships in 2023 and earned provincial colours for 2023/2024. They will be representing the Eastern Cape Province at the National Chess Championships : u/18:...
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ – GHS vs QC
At the General Knowledge Quiz held at St George’s Hall Team A from GHS accumulated 195 points compared to Team B from Queen’s College who accumulated 96 points. Congratulations to GHS Quizzers for winning!
VALENTINE’S DAY CIVVIES
The girls had great fun at Valentine’s Day Civvies Day, dressing as ‘Your Type’.
VALENTINE’S DAY DEBATES
The Annual Valentine’s Day Debates against Queen’s College was a huge success with the following results : Grade 8 motion : THR the Commercialization of Valentine’s Day which GHS won with Oluhle Hobongwana voted Best Speaker Grade 9 motion : THR...
VALENTINE’S ALL STARS
The Drama Society hosted a Soiree entitled “Valentine’s All Stars”. The evening was ultimately a success, with our visitors from Hexagon High School. The night’s performances ranged from heartbreak to love, each performance showcased talent,...
PUBLIC SPEAKING SOCIETY
The Public Speaking Society hosted a Valentine’s Day Public Speaking event, inviting Queen’s College and Hexagon High School. The Best Senior Speaker was Luke Beukes (Queen’s College), with Destiny Ndou (GHS) in second place. The Best Junior...
LIFE SCIENCES: BUILDING PROTEINS
Grade 12 Life Sciences class having some fun building proteins from the Nucleic Acids chapter. Playing games is all part of learning!
TENNIS
Tennis vs Burgersdorp drew 6 – 6 Tennis vs Cradock lost 1 - 8
QUEENSTOWN DISTRICTS ATHLETICS MEETING
The following results were obtained at the Queenstown Districts Athletics Meeting held at The Rec : u/15 Keeziah Essop : 1st 100m (13:10) New Record; 1st 200m (27:22) New Record Sophie Okafor : 1st High Jump; 2nd 100 m; 2nd 200m Mekayla Kitching :...
DAVE HODGSON SQUASH TOURNAMENT
The 1st Squash team played in the Dave Hodgson Tournament in Grahamstown. The following results were achieved : won vs St Mary’s Waverly (CPT), won vs Collegiate, won vs DSG, drew vs Kingswood, lost vs St Stithians (JHB). Sarah de Jongh, Gabbi van...
LIFE SCIENCES: DNA FRUIT EXTRACTION
Grade 12 Life Sciences doing a DNA extraction practical on fruit samples.
GRADE 8’S OF 2024 & THE SOCIAL WITH QUEEN’S COLLEGE GR 8’S & THE QUEEN’S COLLEGE FUN RUN
The new Grade 8’s took part in a fun-filled Week of Welcome, where they learnt about their new school. They were introduced to the culture of Girls’ High School and were taught the school rules and basic conduct expected of them. The Grade 8’s also...
INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS 2024
Finally the Inter-House Athletics Day dawned and the following results were obtained : Congratulations to Stella Emmanuel who set a new u/17 Shot Put Record with a distance of 10,35m at the Inter-House Athletics.
2024 LEARNER COUNCIL
Congratulations to the Senior Learner Council 2024 who were announced at an assembly on Friday 11 September 2023. The learners are (in alphabetical order) Chloe Fitzhenry (Deputy Head Girl), Licebo Hoho, Lisakhanya Kene, Usisipho Matoti, Wuve...
CLASS OF 2023 MATRIC RESULTS
At the Education Department’s Awards Ceremony, based on the excellent quality of our matric results, GHS was awarded ‘The Best Performing School in the Chris Hani District’ AND ‘The Best Performing School in Cluster B. Cluster B refers to one of...
NEW STAFF
Queenstown Girls’ High School welcomes Mr Chesline Jekels (Social Sciences, Technology, Life Orientation and Head of Hockey), Mrs Sonia Mitra (English), Ms Concilia Chizema (English) and Mr Deeno Raubenheimer (English). May they have a long and...