Livingstone High School

Livingstone High School
Location
Map
100 Imam Haron Rd, Claremont, Cape Town

South Africa
Coordinates33°59′04″S 18°28′30″E / 33.984334°S 18.474937°E / -33.984334; 18.474937
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoNulla Vestigia Vertrorsum (No Step Back)
Established1926
School districtClaremont
PrincipalMrs Raliah Ganie
Staff43[1]
Grades8-12
Enrollment900
Student to teacher ratio21:1[1]
Campus typeUrban Campus
Color(s)  Navy Blue
  Red
  Gold
Websitewww.livingstonehigh.co.za

Livingstone High School is a school in the Western Cape of South Africa. It was founded by Abdullah Abdurahman in 1926.[2] As of August 2017 Theodore Bruinders was the school's principal, currently the Acting Principal is Mr D.R. Niekerk.[3] Ashley van de Horn is currently the deputy principal.The principal who has been serving the school was Mr Najaar before he had retired. In 2021 the current acting principal is Mrs. Ganie.

The school is regarded as a very high achieving government school with consistently high matric pass rates.[4] In 2018 it had a matric pass rate of 99.3% whilst only charging R7 640 a year in school fees.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Livingstone High School Reviews, Matric Results & Contact Details". SchoolsDigest. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ Adhikari, Mohamed (2008). "Abdurahman, Abdullah". In Akyeampong, Emmanuel K.; Gates, Henry Louis Jr (eds.). Dictionary of African Biography. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.
  3. ^ "Staff Members". Livingstone High School. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Are elite former white schools 'the best'?". The Mail & Guardian. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2024.