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    “Comfortable in our skins,
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    "Pursuing excellence through
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    Founded in 1874
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Welcome to Collegiate Girls' High School

In June 1873, a group of ladies met in the old Grey Institute on the Donkin and proposed a school for girls be established in the town. On 12 July 1873, a deputation of gentlemen joined the committee and by 2 September, there were twenty guarantors, and a constitution of “Rules and Regulations for ‘The Port Elizabeth Collegiate School for Girls’”. Almost nine months later, in February 1874, the school would open with its first 38 pupils.

As we celebrate the sesquicentenary of our school, the 150-year anniversary of the founding of Collegiate, we are excited about the various events to mark this significant milestone. The plans were several years in the making and arise from the VISION of CELEBRATION and FUTURE LEGACY. 2024 is a year of CELEBRATION

• of all that Collegiate is

• of all who have been through the School

• of all its achievements

• of friendships and connections

and a year of looking to the FUTURE through the legacy we create and leave for the future.


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Latest News

News of 4 September 2024

5 Sep 2024

As the mornings become lighter, our Matrics write their Trial Examinations, the Grade Eleven excitement about camp grows, the Grade Nines work on their Pilot GEC integrated projects and the build-up to our Summer Festival takes centrestage. Read about our achievements of September here:

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News of 11 August

11 Aug 2024

August began with endings as we faced the end of the winter sport season, and we saw a burst of cultural activities and successes. 

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July News

2 Aug 2024

There is something special about the first few days back from the holiday. The school had stood fairly empty, and the hopes and dreams of the learners and staff who fill the corridors during the term are absent.  With a burst of laughter, hugs and hope for a new term; learners returned for Term Three with enthusiasm (and shivers because of the cold!) and the school comes alive again!

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