Parklands College

Parklands College

Virtus per Scientiam
Strength through knowledge
Address
91 Raats Drive & 50 Wood Drive, Parklands and 1 College Avenue, Sandown
Cape Town, Western Cape, 7441
South Africa
Coordinates 33°49′04″S 18°30′32″E / 33.8177°S 18.5090°ECoordinates: 33°49′04″S 18°30′32″E / 33.8177°S 18.5090°E
Information
Founded 1980
Founder Lorraine Roth
Grades 000-12
Language English (primary)
Campus Wood Drive Campus (Foundation Phase), Raats Drive Campus (Intermediate Phase), Sandown Campus (Secondary)
Houses Oxford
Yale
Cambridge
Harvard
School colour(s)          
Slogan "Reaching Outwards, Growing Minds, Building Futures"
Song (Melody of Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ theme. Symphony No. 9)
Accreditation National Senior Certificate, DoE
Affiliation ISASA; Microsoft Authorised Academic Training Program; ICDL International Computer Driving Licence; APPETD; Softline Pastel; Trinity; CompTIA; Apple
Website http://www.parklands.co.za

Overview

Parklands College & Christopher Robin Pre-Primary is a private school situated in Parklands, Cape Town, South Africa. The College is managed by a Board of Directors represented by the Managing Director. An Audit, Remuneration and Scholarship Committee, together with various management committees, top and middle, operate in conjunction with the Board to manage and administer the academics and daily operations of the College. The Board of Directors subscribes to the values of good corporate governance, espoused in the King II report. In so doing, the Directors recognise the need to conduct the College with integrity and in accordance with generally acceptable corporate practices.

Parklands College operates through two legal entities namely, Roth Education Services (Pty) Ltd (‘RES”)T/A Parklands College and Christopher Robin Pre-Primary (Est1980) and Rosavean Investments 0052 (Pty) Ltd (“Rosevean”).

History

In 1980, Lorraine Roth, opened the Christopher Robin Pre-Primary School.

The Western Seaboard was identified as a potential major growth area through a thorough research process that included consultation with the Department of Education. This was further supported by statistics provided by the Town Planning Department. These factors indicated that Independent Education would complement the development of the new city and suburb of Parklands.

The construction of Parklands College commenced in 1998, in the new suburb of Parklands. The College opened its new Campus in July 1998. The College draws learners from Parklands, Table View, Blouberg, Melkbosstrand, Milnerton, Durbanville, Plattekloof, Sunset Links, Atlantic Beach and Darling.

The suburb of Parklands has expanded at the rate of approximately 1000 households a year for the past 4 to 5 years. Parklands is one of the major growth areas in the Blaauwberg City Administration and is expected to grow to a population of 540 000 by 2015, which will ultimately rival the size of East London.

A new campus is now also being added in Sandown to house even more growth to be opened as an exclusive Secondary Faculty in 2012.

School buildings

Parklands College Pre-Primary Faculty
Parklands College Preparatory Faculty
Parklands College Secondary Faculty

The school is currently located in 3 buildings. The Pre-Primary and junior primary school (Grades 1 to 3) is located at 91 Raats Drive.[lower-alpha 1] This building boasts tennis courts, netball courts, a swimming pool, dance studios and large sports fields. The senior primary school building (Grades 4 to 6) is situated at 50 Wood Drive.[lower-alpha 2] This is directly opposite the Raats Drive Campus and access between the two is granted over a main road with a specially situated pedestrian crossing with traffic light. The Wood Drive Faculty has cricket pitches and cricket practice nets and a large sports field for playing rugby or softball.

The Secondary Faculty is at 1 College Avenue, Sandown.[lower-alpha 3] Being more advanced, this faculty hosts a music wing that gives way to specialised training for a large arrangement of musical instruments as well as choir and orchestra. There is also a in-house culinary school for learners who have chosen to do Hospitality Studies as part of their curriculum. Also on campus is a lap pool, water polo pool, cricket pitch and sports fields.

The school day

The College follows a four-quarter year and precise dates are published in the College Directory and other publications.

Sporting activities

Rugby

Parklands College offers sports. The sporting teams who wish to are entered into leagues to learn to compete at a higher level. Preparatory learners participate annually in the Storzners Gala at Milnerton Primary School as well as the Bridgehouse Gala hosted by Bridgehouse Independednt School in Franschoek.

The college sends learners on tours both nationally and internationally. In July 2011 the U13 Cricket team went on tour to The United Kingdom where they played various schools and clubs.

Cultural activities

Dance

Learners are screened on a regular basis to establish musicality and special talents. Private tuition as well as group work is offered in Violin, Drums, Clarinet, Electronic Keyboard, Piano, Guitar, Marimba Band, Saxophone, Flute, Recorder and Voice. Dance is extremely popular and learners are able to join Ballet, Modern, Hip Hop, Tap and Jazz. Wherever possible, learners are encouraged to participate in an international examination.

The College has an Orchestra, a Junior and Senior Choir. Talented College learners are members of the Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, and regularly participate in public performances.

Information & Communication Technology

Parklands College recognises the value of Information Technology and offers comprehensive ICT programmes from Pre-Primary to Grade 12.

School Song

(Melody of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy theme. Symphony No. 9)

Strength through knowledge, Virtus per Scientiam.
Integrity, Respect, Responsibility are what we value.
Compassion, commitment and humanity.
These we all believe in too.
Reaching outwards, growing minds and building futures for us all.

School Crest and Motto

Parklands College Crest

The Roth Family Crest dates back to 1188. The Noble and Ancient surname Roth has two origins. One from the German word “Tot” meaning the red-haired one. One which could mean that the first Roth had red hair, or more likely, came from the name of the place where the bearer once lived. According to scholars, the Jewish name Roth is chosen because it was the colour of the flag of the tribe of Reuben. The earliest instances of the surname occur in the “Wurttenbergysches Urkundenbuch” a document which first registered the name Roth in 1188. George Michael Roth, was a member of the Roth family of Coblenz and was knighted in 1770.

Blazen of Arms Azure, a unicorn ramant argent. Translation: The heraldic colour azure (blue), means truth and loyalty. Argent (white), signifies peace and sincerity. According to legend the unicorn, by dipping it’s horn into liquid, is said to be able to detect poison.

Crest The unicorn, issuant, means only the upper part of the unicorn is visible.

The school motto “Virtus Per Scientiam” which means “Strength Through Knowledge”

Scholarships

Parklands College and its board of directors have made a decision to uplift members of the community and in particular learners from previously disadvantaged communities, and in this endeavour, make scholarships available to interested learners giving them an opportunity to share in the top class facilities that are on offer.

New learners applying to enter the Secondary Faculty are required to write an entrance assessment, which will assess the learner’s ability in English and Mathematics. Scholarships may be awarded to students on merit.

Past Matric Results

Matric Results from 2000 - 2011

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Candidates 7 11 20 31 30 26 43 43
Passed 7 11 20 31 30 26 43 43
Matric Exemptions 5 10 15 29 26 24 36 31
A Aggregates 1 2 3 3 2 7 7 5
B and C Aggregates 2 6 3 19 16 13 27 20

New Curriculum NSC (National Senior Certificate) 2011

2008 2009 2010 2011
Candidates 51 46 35
Passed 51 46 35
Admission to Bachelor Degree 39 40 30
Admission to Diploma 9 5 4
Admission to Higher Certificate 2 1

Publications

The Parent and Learner Information Directory is issued to all learners and their parents at the commencement of the new academic year. The Directory clearly defines the Code of Conduct and general rules pertaining to all procedures and rules of the College. The College diary is published annually and is provided to each Iearner at the commencement of the new academic year.

Structure

Governance & Board of Directors BD Tilney (Chairman), L Roth (Managing Director), A Ray, B Moore, AC Pillay, WP Roth (alt. RID Knaggs)

Managing Director, Executive: L Roth

Executive Directors: WP Roth, R Knaggs

Principals Pre-Primary Faculty: L Steynberg, Foundation Faculty: L Steynberg, Intermediate Faculty: C Millar, Secondary Faculty: S Steyn

Notes

  1. ↑ Pre-primary and junior primary, 91 Raats Drive 30°49′04″S 18°30′31″E / 30.81778°S 18.50861°E
  2. ↑ Senior primary, 50 Wood Drive 30°49′03″S 18°30′35″E / 30.81750°S 18.50972°E
  3. ↑ Secondary school, 1 College Avenue 33°48′00″S 18°30′16″E / 33.80000°S 18.50444°E

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