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Greenside High School

Coordinates: 26°09′07″S 28°01′09″E / 26.15193°S 28.01926°E / -26.15193; 28.01926
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Greenside High School
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Coordinates26°09′07″S 28°01′09″E / 26.15193°S 28.01926°E / -26.15193; 28.01926
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MottoIndividuality through community
Established30 January 1961 (1961-01-30)
School districtD10
Principal
  • Craig Strauss
Vice principals
  • Gwen Barry
  • Sibusiso Masombuka
  • Nicolas Liebenberg
  • Annelize Hicks
Grades8–12
Campus typeGovernment high school
Color(s)   
Websitewww.greensidehigh.co.za

Greenside High School is a public co-educational high school in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Greenside High School (voted Best Public High School in Joburg) is situated in the suburb of Greenside.[citation needed]

Facilities

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Greenside High School increased the size of its swimming pool in 2013/14. The main sport field is used for cricket, rugby, touch rugby, soccer, and athletics. Their hockey fields, which run adjacent to Parkview Golf Club, are mainly used for hockey, but have also been used for cricket, soccer and rugby. Greenside has four basketball courts which also double up as netball courts. There are eight tennis courts.

Extra-curricular activities

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The school competes in RAPS, FEDA, EADS, and (as of 2017) GRADS.[1] In 2013, students launched a production of Fame.

In 2017, students from the Greenside High School robotics team traveled to Costa Rica to take part in the WRO Global Robotics Tournament. Greenside High School was the only public school from South Africa to represent the country in this tournament.[2]

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.greensidehigh.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Volume-3-30-June-2017.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ http://www.greensidehigh.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Volume-5-10-October-2017.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ Anne (2005-11-27). "Boerewors Express - news for South African expats world-wide: For the Green, and winning Gold". Boerewors Express - news for South African expats world-wide. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby - Official Home of the Springboks". www.sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
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