Rondebosch Boys' High School
| Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Altius et Latius |
| Established | 1897 |
| Type | Boys' state school |
| Headmaster | Martin Barker |
| Grades | 8 - 12 |
| Location | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Houses | Andrews, Canigou, Fletcher, Marchand, Ramage |
| Website | www.rondebosch.com |
Rondebosch Boys' High School is a state secondary school in Rondebosch, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It was founded in 1897 and is known by the acronym "RBHS".
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[edit] Academics
Of the 150 final-year students in 2006, 58 achieved an "A" aggregate and over 90% achieved matric endorsement in the Western Cape Education Department exams and have had a 100% pass rate.[1]
Subsequent to RBHS's 2009 matric results, which were the best results ever achieved by RBHS, RBHS headmaster Martin Barker attended a function at the Presidential Guest House in Pretoria, where he accepted an award from the Deputy President, Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, for Rondebosch having more than 100 matric boys writing higher grade mathematics. There are only 13 other state schools in South Africa which attained this accolade. This is in addition to the award made to the school by the Premier of the Western Cape for Rondebosch being in the top 10 schools in the Province and for having the highest number of higher grade Physical Science passes in the Province.
Rondebosch won the UCT Mathematics Competition for eight of the ten years from 1999 to 2007.[2]
[edit] Culture
The school offers a range of cultural activities and societies.
The senior debating team won the Rotary Trophy for three consecutive years from 1993-1995.[3] The choir has performed in the Cape Town City Hall on regular occasions, and the school has won many awards for music at Eisteddfods. The school puts on plays, both one-act and longer, and has won the Montague Play Festival recently. The annual "Cabaret in the Quad" is popular and is usually sold out before opening night.[4]
[edit] Sports
Rondebosch is the traditional rival of the nearby school Diocesan College (Bishops) as well as SACS and WBHS. Derby sport matches between the schools are played almost every weekend during the winter sports season a year in both rugby and cricket, as well as in a number of other sports. RBHS, Bishops and SACS participate in the annual Triangular athletics event.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Ken Andrew, politician
- David Becker, professional speaker, coach and 'mindmaster'[5]
- Ryan Coetzee, strategist for the Democratic Alliance
- Michael Corbett, Chief Justice of South Africa
- Allan McLeod Cormack, winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work on the development of Computer assisted tomography (CAT scan)[6]
- David Earl, composer and concert pianist
- Robert Fokkens, composer
- Nick Gevers, science fiction critic and editor
- Tim Jenkin, political prisoner, author, escapee from Pretoria Central Prison
- Daniel Rajna, principal ballet dancer with the Cape Town City Ballet Company
- Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical Ltd, and leader for development of the Ubuntu operating system.
- Richard Spring, MP and Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party
- Sir Robert Clarkson Tredgold, Chief Justice of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
- Lyall Watson, author of Supernature
- Zapiro, cartoonist
[edit] International sports players
[edit] Football
[edit] Tennis
[edit] Hockey
[edit] Surfing
Chris Bertish, winner of 2010 Mavericks competition in California, USA
[edit] Cricket
Gary Kirsten, HD Ackerman, John Commins, John Nel, Jonathan Trott, Kenny Jackson, Paul Kirsten, Bryan Baguley, Ryan Maron, Louis-Marc Germishuys, Ralph Coetzee, Andrew Puttick
[edit] Rugby
Springboks: Gerald Thompson, Frank Mellish, Jackie Tindall, Willie Rousseau, Bennie Osler, Stanley Osler, Jock van Niekerk, Mervyn Ellis, Jack Gage, Alvi van der Merwe, John Apsey, Dendy Lawton, James Starke, Mike Lawless, Ian McCallum, Roy McCallum, Chris Pope, Derek van den Berg, Joel Stransky (at Rondebosch till his under 16 year), Gcobani Bobo and Hanyani Shimange.
- England: Frank Mellish
- France: Eric Melvill
- Ireland: Dion O'Cuinneagain (captain), who also captained the South African Sevens side
- USA Sevens: Dallen Stanford[7]
[edit] Notable past teachers
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "2006 Senior Certificate Results". Rondebosch Boys' High School. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927230348/http://www.rondebosch.com/full_story.asp?nid=7448. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
- ^ "UCT Mathematics Competition". http://www.mth.uct.ac.za/competition. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
- ^ "Headmaster's Address: Speech Night 2005". http://www.rbhs.co.za/default.asp?page=8.
- ^ "A night with the stars". http://www.rondebosch.com/full_story.asp?nid=7006.
- ^ http://www.allankleynhans.com/events/mind.asp Profile on www.allankleynhans.com, accessed 9 September 2008
- ^ Vaughan, Christopher L. (2008). Imagining the Elephant: A Biography of Allan MacLeod Cormack. Lansdowne, South Africa: UCT Press. pp. 324. ISBN 9781919895086.
- ^ Www.sportsleader.co.za, accessed on 9 September 2008.
