Pinetown Girls' High School is a
public school for girls in Josiah Gumede road (i.e. Old Main Road),
Pinetown
Pinetown is a city that forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, based just inland from Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The city is situated 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Durban and 64 km (40 mi) south-east of Pieterm ...
,
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN) is a Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu people, Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu language, Zulu) and ...
,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
. It was founded in 1955 as Pinetown High School, a
co-educational
Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...
school, at its current site. On January 1, 1978, the boys were split off into
Pinetown Boys' High School. The school changed its name to Pinetown Girls' High School, but kept the original school badge and school motto, ''Fortiter in Omne'', which is Latin, and means ''Bravely Into All Things''. The boys' and girls' school are located in close proximity to each other. The two schools also host drama shows annually together, as a joint event.
Badge
The badge includes the letters PHS (Pinetown High School), which are also used by its brother school, Pinetown Boys' High School, a crown which represents the period when South Africa was part of the
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, Crown colony, colonies, protectorates, League of Nations mandate, mandates, and other Dependent territory, territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It bega ...
, three pine cones honouring Sir
Benjamin Pine, who was instrumental in developing Pinetown when it was still a village, and a book which stands for education.
Notable alumnae
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Pearl Thusi, actress, model, television host, and radio personality
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Samke Makhoba, actress
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Zanda Zakuza, singer
* Mbalenhle Mavimbela, actress
External links
Pinetown Girls’ High School website
Schools in KwaZulu-Natal
Girls' schools in South Africa
Educational institutions established in 1955
1955 establishments in South Africa
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