Rhenish Girls' High School

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name = Rhenish Girls' High School
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motto = EBENEZER
established = 1 May 1860
type = Public boarding school
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grades = 8-12
address = Koch Street
city = Stellenbosch
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province = Western Cape
country = South Africa
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Rhenish Girls' High School is a boarding school for girls in Stellenbosch in the province of Western Cape in South Africa. It was founded in 1860, thus making it the oldest girls' school in South Africa.cite web
title =Rhenish prepare for their 150th birthday
work =Eikestad News
publisher =Eikestadnuus
date =2006-02-17
url =http://www.news24.com/Regional_Papers/Components/Category_Article_Text_Template/0,,387_1883243~E,00.html
accessdate = 2007-11-13 ]

History

The school was founded by a German mission on May 1 1860 for the education of the daughters of the missionaries, and had 8 pupils in its first year.

After a new site had been developed on farmland next to Krigeville, the high school moved there in 1958, whilst the primary school continued in the old premises on the Braak. The two sites with their separate age groups remained a single school, and celebrated the centenary in 1960.

The primary school moved to the Doornbosch estate in 1984 and turned coeducational in 1985, coinciding with the 125th anniversary of the school.

In 1991, the school became one of the first government schools open to all races. [ [http://www.rhenish.co.za/history.htm The History of Rhenish Girls' High School] Retrieved 2007-11-13]

In 2006, a committee called Rhenish 150 was founded to coordinate the 150th anniversary celebrations of the high school.

External links

* [http://www.rhenish.co.za/ School website]
* [http://www.rhenishprimary.co.za/ Rhenish Primary School]
* [http://wcedemis.wcape.gov.za/ibi_apps/WFServlet?IBIF_ex=INERSCHOOLN&EMIS_NO=0109310282 Western Cape Education Department profile]

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