Westerford High School
| Westerford High School | |
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| Location | |
| Cape Town, South Africa | |
| Coordinates | 33°58′9″S 18°27′54″E / 33.96917°S 18.46500°ECoordinates: 33°58′9″S 18°27′54″E / 33.96917°S 18.46500°E |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Nil Nisi Optimum (Nothing but the Best) |
| Established | 1953 |
| Staff | Rob le Roux (Principal) Anthony Cain (Deputy Principal) Joyce Lamond (Deputy Principal) Steven Anderson (Deputy Principal) |
| Faculty | Approx. 65 Teachers Full and Part-time |
| Enrollment | 950+ students |
| Information | admin@whs.wcape.school.za |
| Colours | Maroon, gold and blue |
| Website | http://www.westerford.co.za |
Westerford High School is a public co-educational high school in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
It has a campus in Rondebosch where the main school buildings are located and a secondary campus in Newlands used for sport. The school is located close to the Newlands Rugby Ground and Table Mountain. The school opened on 21 January 1953 and celebrated its Diamond Jubilee on 7 March 2013.
Westerford enjoys a prominent position in the local community, hosting visits from key figures within South Africa such as the then President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela and guest speakers such as former Minister of Education Kader Asmal .
In 2009, Westerford High School was ranked by the Sunday Times newspaper as the top state school in South Africa.
Westerford opened at the beginning of January 1954, housed in an old homestead which no longer exists. The site was originally known as Westervoort, but the school was known as Claremont Secondary School from the name of the school which shared a property with a small primary school on Dean Street. The pupils from Claremont Secondary school had transferred their desks to the new property at the end of 1952
Noel Taylor, the first headmaster, began referring to the institution as Westerford Secondary School and in 1953 the Cape School Board recognised the name. In 1956 when the first pupils matriculated the school became Westerford College Schools.
The institution enjoyed rapid growth from 29 pupils to 34 in its first year and grew further until 1959 when a new hall, named for the first headmaster, was opened as part of new school buildings for the 504 pupils and 27 staff members employed.
The first headmaster, Mr Noel Taylor, is credited with the design of the school badge. It is said that when he paid a visit to the site, he saw the sun setting behind Devil's Peak, the light shining through the oak trees on the property. Based on this scene he sketched the design, which is still in use today. However, the badge is also very similar to nearby Oakhurst Primary School (established 47 years earlier) and the two schools share the same motto.
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