| Pinelands High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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94 Forest Drive 7405 South Africa | |
| Coordinates | 33°56′13″S 18°30′29″E / 33.937°S 18.508°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Public & Boarding |
| Motto | Excellence, Leadership, Innovation |
| Opened | July 1952 |
| Authority | Western Cape Education Department |
| Principal | Graham Sayer (as of 2024) |
| Teaching staff | approx. 70 |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Boys & Girls |
| Age | 14 to 18 |
| Number of students | approx. 980 |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Blue White |
| Website | www |
Pinelands High School is a public English medium co-educational high school situated in Forest Drive, Pinelands in the city of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It was opened in July 1952 and the founding principal was Jack Kent.[1] The school now enrolls approximately 980 students.
In 2004, the school provided filming locations for the motion picture Ask the Dust, with the sets built to simulate Los Angeles in the 1930s.[2]
- ^ "Education in Pinelands – Pinelands History". pinelandshistory.co.za. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ Charlotte Otter and Gert-Jaap Hoekman, "Hayek and Farrell in love - with Cape Town", Independent Online, June 10, 2004.