Wynberg Girls' High School
| Wynberg Girls' High School | |
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| Location | |
| Cape Town, South Africa | |
| Coordinates | 34°0′10″S 18°27′50″E / 34.00278°S 18.46389°ECoordinates: 34°0′10″S 18°27′50″E / 34.00278°S 18.46389°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary School |
| Motto | Honour before Honours |
| Established | 12 July 1884 |
| Enrollment | 800 |
| Houses | Apsley, Cavanagh, Constantia, Copenhagen, Kirsten, Silverlea, Waterloo, Wellesley |
| Colour(s) | Brown and Gold |
| Website | http://www.wynghs.co.za |
Wynberg Girls' High School is a public school for girls in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
Founded in 1884, Wynberg Girls High School is one of the oldest all-girls schools in South Africa. The first headmistress, Miss Margaret Stewart, was supported by two teachers and catered to 27 pupils. Initially a co-educational school, WGHS soon became an all-girls school and was known as Ladies' Seminary.
WGHS is part of the Wynberg Campus of schools, along with Wynberg Girls Junior School, Wynberg Boys' Junior School, and Wynberg Boys' High School. The school is located in Aliwal Road in the suburb of Wynberg.
School activities at Wynberg are founded on four pillars: Academics, Sport, Service and Culture. The school has excelled in all four of these areas and has subsequently produced well-rounded pupils capable of entering a wide variety of careers.
The school motto is Honour before Honours, which means: personal integrity and character are more important than winning prizes and awards.
In September 1884 the Kerkraad of the Dutch Reformed Church, situated on the top of Carr Hill, decided to found a school for girls in Wynberg. Wynberg at this time was a little village on the wagon road from Cape Town. It was situated near the Military camp and surrounded by Little Chelsea with its cottages and narrow winding streets.
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