Waverley Girls' High School

Waverley Girls' High School is a public school for girls located in the suburb of Waverley in Johannesburg, South Africa.[1]

Waverley Girls' High School
Location
Athol Street Waverley, Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa
Coordinates	26°8′25″S 28°4′48″E
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Quantum In Nobis (Latin for Within Us Is Great Potential)
Established	1951
Headmaster	Mr M M Seopa (2014)
Grades	8–12
Gender	Female
Colour(s)	Blue and white

History

Early history

Plans for building the school started in 1952, and the school was completed in 1953. It finally opened in 1955.[2]

2018 exam incident

In 2018, students did poor performance on their 2018 final exams. Their principal, Angela Wanckel has accused the students of absenteeism.[3]

Alumni

Paula Slier, television, radio and print journalist, news editor, and war correspondent.[4]

References

"Waverley Girls High School | Johannesburg | Girls Schools". Schoolguide. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
"WAVERLEY GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL". www.wghschool.co.za. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
"Waverley Girls' High School deputy principal encourages incoming matrics to work hard". North Eastern Tribune. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
"Jewish women taking life by the horns". South African Jewish Report. Retrieved 2020-04-17.

Gauteng Province high schools
Alternative schools	King David Schools Michael Mount Waldorf School Torah Academy Yeshiva College
Private schools	Ashton International College Beaulieu College Christian Brothers' College, Boksburg Christian Brothers' College, Mount Edmund Christian Brothers' College, Pretoria Cornwall Hill College Crawford College, Lonehill Crawford College, Pretoria Crawford College, Sandton CVO Skool Pretoria Helpmekaar Kollege Holy Trinity Secondary Catholic School, Pretoria Kingsmead College Loreto Convent School Marist Brothers Linmeyer Parktown Convent Redhill School Roedean School Sacred Heart College St. Alban's College St. Andrew's School for Girls St Catherine's School, Germiston St Catherine's School, Johannesburg St David's Marist, Inanda St. Dominic's Catholic School For Girls St. Dunstan's College St John's College St. Martin's School St. Mary's DSG St Mary's School, Waverley St Peter's College St Stithians College
Public schools	Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool Alberton High School Barnato Park High School Bokgoni Technical Secondary School Boksburg High School Bopasenatla Secondary School Bracken High School Bryanston High School Clapham High School General Smuts High School The Glen High School Germiston High School Greenside High School Hillview High School Hoërskool Akasia Hoërskool Alberton Hoërskool Bastion Hoërskool Centurion Hoërskool Die Wilgers Hoërskool Dinamika Hoërskool Driehoek Hoërskool FH Odendaal Hoërskool Florida Hoërskool Garsfontein Hoërskool Helpmekaar Hoërskool John Vorster Hoërskool Kemptonpark Hoërskool Langenhoven Hoërskool Linden Hoërskool Menlopark Hoërskool Monument Hoërskool Oos-Moot Hoërskool Overkruin Hoërskool Overvaal Hoërskool Pretoria Tuine Hoërskool Randburg Hoërskool Roodepoort Hoërskool Rooihuiskraal Hoërskool Silverton Hoërskool Staatspresident C R Swart Hoërskool Transvalia Hoërskool Waterkloof Hoërskool Wonderboom Hoërskool Zwartkop Jeppe High School for Boys Jeppe High School for Girls Jeugland Hoërskool King Edward VII School Lyttelton Manor High School Meadowlands Secondary School Moletsane High School Morris Isaacson High School Naledi High School Northcliff High School Parktown Boys' High School Parktown High School for Girls Pretoria Boys High School Pretoria High School for Girls Pretoria North High School Pretoria Secondary School Pro Arte Alphen Park Soshanguve High School Sutherland High School Thutolore Secondary School Tsogo High School Vereeniging Gimnasium Waverley Girls' High School Willowridge High School

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