Pretoria High School for Girls

Pretoria High School for Girls
Pretoria High School for Girls, Park Street Pretoria entrance
Address
Map
949 Park Street, Arcadia

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South Africa
Coordinates25°45′03″S 28°13′35″E / 25.7508°S 28.2265°E / -25.7508; 28.2265
Information
School typeAll girls public school
MottoProsit Spes Labori
(We Work in Hope)
Established10 October 1902; 122 years ago (1902-10-10)
FounderEdith Aitken
Sister schoolPretoria Boys High School
School districtDistrict 9
School number+27 (012) 430 7341
HeadmistressPhilipa Erasmus
Staff100 full-time
Grades8–12
GenderFemale
Age14 to 18
Number of students1,300 girls
LanguageEnglish
Schedule07:30 - 14:00
CampusUrban Campus
Campus typeSuburban
HousesBoarding houses: North Lodge
School house
Daygirl houses:
  Aitken
  Athlone
  Buxton
  Clarendon
  Connaught
  Duncan
  Gladstone
  McWilliam
  Selborne
  Van Zyl
Colour(s)  Blue
  Green
SportsHockey
Netball
Waterpolo
Tennis
Equestrian
Athletes
Basketball
Squash
Diving
Soccer
NicknameGirls High
Rivals
AccreditationGauteng Department of Education
YearbookThe Pretorian
Feeder schools
  • Arcadia Primary School
  • Brooklyn Primary School
  • Glenstantia Primary School
  • Hamilton Primary School
  • La Montagne Primary School
  • Lynnwood Ridge Primary School
  • Rietondale Primary School
  • St Paulus Primary School
  • Waterkloof Primary School
AlumniOld Girls Association
Websitephsg.org.za

Pretoria High School for Girls (often called PHSG), is a full-government, fee-charging, English-medium high school for girls located in Hatfield, Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is the sister school to Pretoria Boys High School.[1]

The high school was founded in 1902 by Edith Aitken.

  1. ^ "Briefhistory". boyshigh.com.