Principal: Dr Jennifer Wallace
Deputy Principal: Mrs Karin Grebe
Vice Principal – Curriculum: Ms Shireen Amien
Vice Principal – Operations: Ms Sjaene van Wyk
Amaqua (Pink) – Mrs Trenell Hanuman
Aristea (Blue) – Mrs Sarah Saayman-Brown
Azima (Green) – Mrs Kerry Hermans
Ferraria (Black) – Ms Lauren Louw
iKhala (Orange) – Mrs Marie-Rose Payne
Jackalberry (Purple) – Mrs Octavia Ahmed
Marula (Yellow) Ms Amy Wilkinson
Mowana (Red) Mrs Noeline Faller-Williams
Academic – Mrs Lauren Barnwell
Culture – Ms Dayna Pearce
Service – Mrs Jenny Paverd
Sport – Ms Yeukai Chamba
English
Subject Head: Ms Lauren Louw
Mrs Susan Baker, Mrs Lauren Barnwell, Mrs Noeline Faller-Williams, Mrs Nikita Fredericks, Ms Nicita Hansrajh, Mrs Ruschka Kellerman, Ms Robyn Kirtley,
Ms Aasiyah Saffodien
AS Levels: Mrs Susan Baker, Ms Robyn Kirtley, Ms Lauren Louw
Afrikaans
Subject Head: Mrs Octavia Ahmed
Mrs Liezel Bam, Mrs Clivene Keyster, Mrs Elmerencia Martin, Ms Liezel Ramkilawan, Ms Aasiyah Saffodien, Mrs Marion Wesche, Ms Andrea Williams
isiXhosa
Subject Head: Ms Ntombekaya Didiza
Mathematics
Subject Head: FET – Mrs Karin Grebe
GET – Ms Stephanie Pienaar
Mr David Burrell, Ms Dané de Vlamingh, Mr James McFarland, Ms Stephanie Pienaar, Ms Rachel Suttle, Ms Candysse Vrancken, Ms Sam Whitehorn
Further Studies: Ms Stephanie Pienaar, Ms Rachel Suttle, Ms Candysse Vrancken, Ms Sam Whitehorn
Math Literacy
Subject Head: Mrs Wendy Howarth
Ms Dané de Vlamingh, Mr Francois Hugo, Mrs Erika Palmer
Life Orientation
Subject Head: Ms Amy Wilkinson
Ms Hannah Davids, Mrs Nikita Fredericks, Ms Robyn Kirtley, Ms Sara Muhl, Mrs Jennifer Paverd, Mrs Liezel Ramkilawan, Ms Aasiyah Saffodien, Ms Thandulwazi Sibeko, Ms Caylin Maree
PhysEd: Ms Hannah Davids, Ms Caylin Maree, Ms Sakeena Williams
Physical Sciences
Subject Head: Mrs Nazeeba Moerat (acting)/Mrs Sugandree Chetty
Dr Sophie Kohler, Mrs Nazeeba Moerat, Mr Ruan Myburgh
Life Sciences
Subject Head: Mrs Alison Smith
Ms Shireen Amien, Mrs Rashieda Badroodien, Mrs Kerry Hermans, Ms Ginty O’Connor, Ms Sara Muhl
History
Subject Head: Ms Sjaene van Wyk
Ms Hannah Davids, Ms Saadiqa Haywood, Mrs Marie-Rose Payne, Ms Amy Wilkinson, Ms Thandulwazi Sibeko
AS Levels: Ms Sjaene van Wyk
Business Studies
Subject Head: Mr Dylan Joubert
Geography
Subject Head: Mrs Elke Hill
Ms Hannah Davids, Mrs Trenell Hanuman, Ms Ganaan Kloppers, Ms Amy Wilkinson
Consumer Studies
Subject Head: Ms Cheryl Witthuhn
Mrs Wendy Howarth
Accounting
Subject Head: Ms Bernice Maskell
Mr David Burrell
Computer Applications Technology
Subject Head: Ms Ché Marneweck
Mrs Samantha Furstenburg
Music
Subject Head: Ms Kay Mosiane
Mrs Vanessa Brink, Ms Brigitte Franke, Ms Dayna Pearce, Ms Vanessa Phillips
Additional (Individual Instruments): Mr Carlo Fabe, Mr Muneeb Hermans, Mrs Elizabeth Hilarides, Mr Bradley Prince, Mr Sean Sanby
Visual Arts
Subject Head: Mrs Sarah Saayman-Brown
Ms Riancha Schoombie
Dance Studies
Subject Head: Mrs Jackie Badenhorst
Natural Sciences
Subject Head: Mrs Kerry Hermans
Mrs Rashieda Badroodien, Mr Francois Hugo, Ms Sara Muhl, Ms Ginty O’Connor
Economic & Management Sciences
Subject Head: Mr David Burrell
Mr James McFarland, Ms Bernice Maskell, Ms Stephanie Pienaar
Technology
Subject Head: Ms Nicita Hansrajh
Mr Dylan Joubert
Creative Arts
Subject Head: Mrs Sarah Saayman-Brown
Mrs Jackie Badenhorst, Mrs Vanessa Brink, Ms Kay Mosiane, Ms Dayna Pearce, Ms Liezel Ramkilawan, Ms Riancha Schoombie
Jennifer Wallace started her teaching career in 1996 at St Cyprian’s School, in the History and English Departments, and became the Deputy Principal of the school 15 years later. Over the course of her teaching career, she has been fortunate to have had many opportunities to travel – teaching short courses on Apartheid and post-Apartheid South African history in Denmark, the USA, Canada, England, and Peru, and helping to lead international service projects, cultural history tours, and conferences with learners to various countries. These experiences helped to shape her firm belief in a holistic approach to education that is of global relevance, while at the same time remaining firmly rooted in, and committed to, the South African educational landscape.
In 2014 she completed her MPhil (specialising in Educational Administration, Planning and Social Policy) degree through the University of Cape Town and began her part-time study towards her PhD a few years later, graduating in 2020. Her thesis, entitled ‘The Gift of a Scholarship: The reflective accounts of scholarship recipients attending elite secondary schools in post-apartheid South Africa’, focuses on the narrated experiences of scholarship students from historically disadvantaged communities who attended elite secondary schools in South Africa. A book based on this research, and co-authored with Dr Jennifer Feldman, has been published by Springer Nature as a part of their international Cultural Studies and Transdisciplinary in Education series.
In January 2020 Dr Wallace was appointed the Principal of Wynberg Girls’ High School and is very proud to lead this dynamic, diverse, and values-driven public school. Her key focus areas in this position include: ensuring that WGHS constantly builds upon its fine reputation for academic excellence and relevance; empowering our learners to be self-sufficient, inquisitive, and compassionate critical thinkers and engaged, environmentally-aware citizens; creating an inclusive environment in which all can find a sense of belonging and feel valued; ensuring opportunities for growth and the building of character by means of involvement in a wide range of cultural, sporting, and service-driven activities; creating dynamic learning spaces to inspire and support our educational vision; and investing in relationships with strategic partners to the benefit of our school and our community.
A warm welcome to Wynberg Girls’ High School! Founded in 1884, we are proudly recognised as one of South Africa’s preeminent public schools for girls, and all who consistently identify as girls. Wynberg Girls’ High School embraces a values-driven approach to education, with our identified core values of Integrity, Inclusivity, Courage, Accountability, Respect, and Empathy forming the foundation of our approach to who we are, all we do, and what we stand for. We believe in providing holistic opportunities for exploration, growth, and development through our wide range of activities offered in each of our four Pillars (Academics, Culture, Service and Sport) in addition to our two Portfolios (Communication and Sustainability).
On the academic front, we are firmly established within the annual Top Twenty Schools of Excellence in the Western Cape by means of our Grade 12 National Senior Certificate results, as awarded by the Western Cape Education Department. We recognise that in addition to cognitive engagement and curiosity, learning is an emotional experience. As such, we believe that by creating a happy and inclusive environment in which all can find a sense of belonging, and providing the physical infrastructure to support our teaching practices, our learners will be inspired to challenge themselves, and each other, in their pursuit of knowledge and understanding.
It is both an honour and a privilege to be the Principal of this wonderful school. I hope that whether you are a learner, an educator, a parent, and Alumnae, or a visitor, you are as inspired by this place as I am and that together we will continue to produce young women and leaders of character who will make a significant and positive mark on this world.
