Lyttelton Manor High School
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

, principal = Ms. Wendy Hall , staff = 100 full-time , head_name2 = , head2 = , city =
Centurion A centurion (; la, centurio , . la, centuriones, label=none; grc-gre, κεντυρίων, kentyríōn, or ) was a position in the Roman army during classical antiquity, nominally the commander of a century (), a military unit of around 80 ...
, province =
Gauteng Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...
, country =
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
, students = 1,400 pupils , lower_age = 14 , upper_age = 18 , schedule = ''07:30 - 14:30'' , colours = Blue
Gold
White , campus = Urban Campus , campus_type = Suburban , nickname = , rival = Clapham High School
The Glen High School The Glen High School is a public English medium co-educational high school situated in the suburb of Waterkloof Glen in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is t ...
, accreditation =
Gauteng Department of Education The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is the department of the Government of Gauteng responsible for primary and secondary education within the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The Member of the Executive Council for this department is Matome ...
, song = , fight_song = , newspaper = , yearbook = , feeders = , website = https://lytteltonmanorhs.co.za Lyttelton Manor High School is a
public In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the ''Öffentlichkei ...
English medium An English-medium education system is one that uses English as the primary medium of instruction—particularly where English is not the mother tongue of the students. Initially this is associated with the expansion of English from its homeland i ...
co-educational high school situated in the suburb of Lyttelton Manor in the town of
Centurion A centurion (; la, centurio , . la, centuriones, label=none; grc-gre, κεντυρίων, kentyríōn, or ) was a position in the Roman army during classical antiquity, nominally the commander of a century (), a military unit of around 80 ...
in the
Gauteng Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...
province of
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
. The high school was established in 1962.


History

The school was formed in 1962.


Culture

The Scottish heritage of the school is displayed through the uniform, with the girls' skirts inspired by the Anderson tartan, while the ties worn by the boys reflect members of the Scottish pipe band.


Sport

The school offers many sports. The school competes in the small schools league for the majority of their sports; with the exception of soccer. The sports offered include Athletics, Basketball, Cricket, Cross-country, Hockey, Rugby, Soccer, fight club and netball. Lyttelton Manor High also participates in the annual athletics event PEMHSAA, which is the Pretoria English Medium High School Athletics Association.


Controversies

In recent years, numerous controversies have belittled the school's reputation. In 2006 there was a stabbing at the school, and in 2012 a student was caught with a gun. In 2017 a student robbed a passer-by in the streets, and in 2019 a male student assaulted a female student.


Notable alumni

*
Desmond Barker Desmond Barker (25 August 1949 – 15 March 2021) was a South African Air Force officer. His air force career spanned over four decades including time as the SAAF's Chief Test Pilot, air attaché in London, air base commander, and a member of i ...
, Major General in South African Air Force * Phumzile van Damme, Member of the National Assembly and Shadow Communications Minister *
Kurt Darren Kurt Johan van Heerden (born 19 February 1970), better known as Kurt Darren, is a South African singer, songwriter and television presenter, who won seven South African Music Awards (SAMA) from 2007 to 2011. He has also appeared in a number of ...
, Singer, songwriter, and television presenter *
Dale Stewart Dale William Stewart (born 30 November 1979) is a South African musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the South African rock band Seether. Equipment Stewart is sponsored by Schecter and has a signature model, the Dale Stewart Aveng ...
, Bass guitarist for the post-grunge and alternative metal band Seether


References

*http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/fury-over-pupil-with-gun-at-school-1.1419732#.VDRI4RYQZco *http://rekordcenturion.co.za/20338/top-science-student-part-of-up-programme/ *http://rekordcenturion.co.za/20143/matric-pupil-won-prize-for-best-afrikaans-speaker-at-public-speaking-festival/ *https://www.jacarandafm.com/shows/workzone-with-barney-simon/kurt-darren-chats-barney-about-whether-or-not-his-marriage-hardship/ {{GPSchools High schools in South Africa Schools in Gauteng