Parklands College
| Parklands College | |
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| Address | |
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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 | |
| Motto |
Latin: Virtus per Scientiam (Strength through knowledge) |
| 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) | blue and white |
| Slogan | Reaching Outwards, Growing Minds, Building Futures |
| Song | Melody of Beethoven’s "Ode to Joy" theme from Symphony No. 9 |
| Accreditation | National Senior Certificate, DoE |
| Website | http://www.parklands.co.za |
Parklands College and Christopher Robin Pre-Primary are private schools situated in Parklands, Cape Town, South Africa. The college is managed by a board of directors represented by the managing director. Parklands College operates through two legal entities, namely Roth Education Services (Pty) Ltd trading as Parklands College and Christopher Robin Pre-Primary (Est1980) and Rosavean Investments 0052 (Pty) Ltd.
History
In 1980, Lorraine Roth, opened the Christopher Robin Pre-Primary School.
The western seaboard was identified as a potential growth area through a thorough research process that included consultation with the South African Department of Education. This was further supported by statistics provided by the town planning department of the Cape Town City Council. This research indicated that an independent school 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.
School buildings
The school is located in three buildings. The pre-primary and junior primary school (Grades 1 to 3) is located at 91 Raats Drive. 30°49′04″S 18°30′31″E / 30.81778°S 18.50861°E This building has 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. 30°49′03″S 18°30′35″E / 30.81750°S 18.50972°E 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. 33°48′00″S 18°30′16″E / 33.80000°S 18.50444°E This faculty has a music wing that provides musical training for a large range of instruments as well as choir and orchestra. There is also a culinary school for learners who have chosen hospitality studies as part of their curriculum. Also on campus is a lap pool, water polo pool, cricket pitch and sports fields.
Sporting activities
Parklands College offers a range of sports. Preparatory learners participate annually in the Storzners Gala at Milnerton Primary School as well as the Bridgehouse Gala hosted by Bridgehouse School in Franschhoek.
The college sends learners on tours both nationally and internationally. In July 2011, the under-13 cricket team went on a tour to the United Kingdom where they played against various schools and clubs.
Cultural activities
Learners are regularly assessed to establish musicality and other special talents. Private tuition and group work are offered in violin, drums, clarinet, electronic keyboard, piano, guitar, marimba band, saxophone, flute, recorder and voice. Tuition is offered in ballet, modern, hip hop, tap and jazz.
The college has a junior and senior choir as well as an orchestra. Some college learners have been members of the youth branch of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra.
Information and communication technology
Parklands College offers comprehensive information and communication technology programmes including:
- Apple Regional Training Centre
- International Computer Driving License (ICDL) Training & Testing Centre
- CompTIA Partner
School song
(Melody of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy theme from Symphony No. 9)
- Strength through knowledge
- Compassion, commitment and humanity.
- These we all believe in too.
- Reaching outwards, growing minds and building futures for us all.
The first line is the Parklands motto, Virtus per Scientiam.
School crest and motto
The school takes its arms from the Roth family. The arms are described as Blazen of Arms Azure, a unicorn ramant argent. Crest a unicorn, issuant.
Scholarships
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 matriculation results
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Candidates | 51 | 46 | 35 | |
| Passed | 51 | 46 | 35 | |
| Admission to bachelor's degree | 39 | 40 | 30 | |
| Admission to Diploma | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
| Admission to Higher Certificate | 2 | 1 |