The grade 12 Art class along with Ms. Bevan visited the Iziko Museum in Cape Town.
The the artworks on show included many originals of artworks which the matrics study and was a privileged to study them up close and see them come to life.
Category: Academics
EHS annual High Tea.
EHS hosted their annual High Tea on the 20 July 2019. Zac Catterall and Rebecca Haggons were awarded first prize for their turtle cake creation.
Gabby gets ocean savvy.
Gabriella Niepage (grade 11) completed the Two Oceans Aquarium oceanography FET course at the Marine Science Academy.
Amy makes Art Times!
Amy Theunissen (grade 11) had three of her artworks accepted to be published in the Art Times May edition.
Thomas gets into Accounting Olympiad final!
Thomas Finlay (grade 12) achieved above 70% in the Proverto Accounting Olympiad and qualified to participate in the finals.
Andy Sun goes for gold!
Andy Sun a learner in grade 11 at Edgemead High School can be described by his teachers and peers as a dedicated and hardworking learner with a passion for Mathematics and Physical Sciences.
At the UCT Mathematics Competition, which took place on Thursday, 25 April 2019, Andy did Edgemead High proud by achieving gold. He was also one of the top learners in grade 11 after competing against many learners from other schools in the Western Cape.
Andy was then invited by UCT to take part in the UCT mathematics challenge, which took place on Saturday, 18 May 2019, where he competed against the top grade 11 learners in the Western Cape.
Ms S Saunders, organiser of the UCT Mathematics Competition, from Edgemead High School comments: “Andy has truly done the school proud, we are immensely proud of his contribution to Edgemead High School. It is the first time in years that we have achieved such outstanding results in the UCT Mathematics competition.”
We look forward to seeing Andy at the UCT mathematics competition prize giving which will take place on the 7 June 2019 where his achievements will be celebrated.
Robotics up and running!
The Robotics club ended Term 2 off on an high with an internal competition assisted by Split second science. The learners had to build there own robot extensions and code the robots to complete certain tasks all within 2 minutes.
The team winners were:
1st Supreme Intelligence
2nd Smooth Criminals
3rd The Kashiks and Phoenix (tied)
Teams are using the Lego EV3 robotis and are excited for Term 3.
Careers evening
Edgemead High School will be hosting the annual Careers evening in the Malcolm Venter Hall tomorrow, 21 February 2019, from 17h30 – 20h30.
A variety of Universities, Colleges and Institutions will have exhibits and a presenter to assist learners with any questions or queries they may have.
A number of institutions will also be doing presentations in B1, see table below for time slots.
| TIME SLOT | INSTITUTION |
| 18:00 – 18:30 | Stellenbosch University |
| 18:30 – 19:00 | University of Western Cape |
| 19:00 – 19:15 | Cape Town Flying Club |
| 19:15 – 19:30 | Synergy (Career Guidance) |
| 19:30 – 19:45 | SAICA (South African Institute for Chartered Accountants) |