School News
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT – SUMMA CUM LAUDE 2026
We are incredibly proud to celebrate three exceptional Grade 11 learners who have been awarded the prestigious Summa Cum Laude for Academics at Queenstown Girls’ High School. The Summa Cum Laude Award is the highest academic award a learner can...
ENTREPRENEURS DAY 2026
The Interact Society held a very successful Entrepreneurs Day on Friday 14 August 2026. The girls had the opportunity to purchase a stand and sell their own homemade and home-baked goodies during break. There was a great variety of treats and...
JOANNA MANOJ – PHOTOGRAPHY TALENT 2026
We are very proud of Joanna Manoj who entered the Monthly Photography Competition and for the wonderful recognition her photographs received. Her photographs ‘Beauty in Departure’, ‘A Boat for Unspoken Wishes’ and ‘Memories Set Afloat’ were all...
GHS VS KINGSRIDGE DERBY 2026
CHESS GHS won 7 - 5 DEBATING Senior Team : Won with Oluhle Hobongwana voted Best Speaker Junior Team : Lost HOCKEY 1st team won 5 – 2 u/16 A won 7 – 0 u/14 A won 4 - 0 NETBALL u/19 B lost 12 – 13 u/16 A won 18 – 15 u/16 B won 17 – 15 u/16 C lost 4...
MERRIFIELD FIXTURE 2026
HOCKEY u/16 A won 6 – 0 u/14 A won 5 – 2 NETBALL u/19 A won 30 – 11 u/16 B lost 17 – 22 u/14 A won 26 – 16
EASTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026
The GHS Senior and Junior Debating Teams travelled to PE to partake in the E C Provincial Debating Championships. The Juniors obtained the following results: Round 1 Lost vs Hangklip High, Round 2 Lost vs D F Malherbe, Round 3 Won vs Umtata...
EASTERN CAPE DEBATING TEAM 2026
Congratulations to Mihlali Kali and Sharon Abofra who was selected to represent the u/19 Eastern Cape Debating Team at Nationals in KZN in December 2026.
DERBY DAY GHS VS STUTTERHEIM 2026
HOCKEY GHS 2nd team vs STUTT 1st team lost 4 - 2 u/14 A won 6 – 0 NETBALL u/19 A won 42 - 10 u/16 B won 24 15 u/14 A won 27 - 15
BORDER SQUASH REPRESENTATIVES 2026
Congratulations to the following girls who represented Border Schools Squash at the Inter-Provincial Tournaments (IPT) in their various age groups : u/19 B Emily Dicks (no 5), u/17 Paisley Edkins (no 2) and Taylor Edwards (no 5) and u/15 Victoria...
DERBY DAY GHS VS HANGKLIP 2026
HOCKEY 1st team drew 0 – 0 u/16 A vs 2nd team won 7 – 1 u/14 B vs 3rd team lost 0 – 2 NETBALL u/19 A won 21 – 20 u/19 B lost 6 – 14 u/16 A won 15 – 9 u/16 B won 12 – 10 u/16 C vs u/19 D lost 3 – 9 u/16 D vs u/16 C lost 9 – 11 u/14 A won 19 – 17...
FUNTOWN 2026
As part of Queenstown Girls’ High School 151st Birthday Celebrations, the school put on a successful production of FunTown by Laura Neill. The play explores the idea of family and belonging as a group of children fight to defend the abandoned...
BLOOD BANK TERM 3 2026
A big ‘Thank You’ to the girls who keep on putting others first and for your keen participation in the Term 3 Blood Bank. The event was well run by the SANBS and they thank the girls for their continued support and willingness to take part in these...
DERBY DAY GHS VS CAMBRIDGE 24 & 25 JULY 2026
CHESS 3 – 3 draw DEBATING Juniors won Seniors won with Phumelela Mayekiso awarded Best Speaker TENNIS GHS won 3 - 0 HOCKEY 1st team won 4 - 0 2nd team won 5 - 2 u/16 A won 4 - 0 u/16 B drew 1 - 1 u/14 A won 6 - 0 u/14 B won 1 - 0 NETBALL u/19 A won...
DERBY DAY VS CLARENDON (A) 2026
PUBLIC SPEAKING Juniors lost with Alatha Tyoloda voted Best Speaker (with 2 Clarendon learners) Seniors lost DEBATING Juniors lost Seniors won with Sambese Buso voted Best Speaker CHESS GHS won 4 - 2 TENNIS GHS lost 0 - 6 SQUASH GHS lost 0 - 6...
ROTARY RYLA CAMP FEEDBACK 2026
Two of our Grade 11 learners, Diya Rajesh and Kuhle-Konke Duda, attended the annual Rotary function, where they had the opportunity to share feedback with the Rotarians about their recent camp experience. The girls spoke enthusiastically about how...
CHESS VS CATHCART 2026
On Friday 8 May 2026 the Chess Team played against Cathcart High School and won 8 – 4.
EASTERN CAPE NETBALL 2026
Queenstown Girls’ High School is proud of Keeziah Essop’s achievements at the S A Schools Athletics Championships. Competing against the best in South Africa, Keeziah finished 4th in the 100m and 4th in the 200m in the u/17 age group. Well done...
BORDER SPORTS 2026
DERBY DAY VS OOSKUS GIMNASIUM 2026
HOCKEY 1st team won 4 - 2 2nd team won 4 - 0 NETBALL u/19 A lost 10 - 37 u/19 B lost 10 - 14 u/16 A lost 7 - 19 u/16 B lost 2 - 26 u/16 C lost 9 - 17 u/16 D lost 1 - 10 u/14 A lost 6 - 21 u/14 B drew 10 – 10
KEEZIAH ESSOP – SA SCHOOLS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026
Queenstown Girls’ High School is proud of Keeziah Essop’s achievements at the S A Schools Athletics Championships. Competing against the best in South Africa, Keeziah finished 4th in the 100m and 4th in the 200m in the u/17 age group. Well done...