Senior School Calendar

September 2026

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1
  • COLLEGE THEME: Stories Jesus Told
  • START OF SPRING TERM
  • WEEK 1
  • Flag Raising: Wood & Wesley
  • Beginning of Term Chapel and Assembly (Rev Marshall & Mr Grové)
  • School Matters (Chapel)
  • House Meetings
  • Heads & Deputies of School meet with the Heads (AMR)
  • Athletics: Boys & Girls Trials (Gane field)
  • Spirituality Team Workshop (CLT)
2
  • ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS' DAY
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • WEEK 1
  • Assembly (Mrs van Molendorff)
  • Lecture/Workshop by Prof Stephen Ashworth (Grade 8s) (Foundation Hall) (until 13:00)
  • MANCO (Museum)
  • Tennis: Girls U15B & C vs PAHS (A) (Depart)
  • Rhodes Prac Students (arrive) (until 25 September)
  • Tennis: Challenge Matches 1st Team Girls (per arrangement)
  • Athletics: Boys & Girls Trials (Gane field)
  • Debating (until 19:00)
  • Further Studies English Gr 10-11 (C20) (until 19:00)
  • HEADS OF SUMMER SPORT MEETING (Staffroom)
3
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS (Commence)
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • WEEK 1
  • Grade 12 Prelim: Mathematics P1 (until 12:00)
  • Prefects' Meeting (Museum)
  • Athletics: Boys & Girls Trials (Gane field)
  • Grade 8 Prep (Hepburn) (until 18:20)
  • Concert Band, Choir and Senior Strings Rehearsals (until 20:30)
4
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • WEEK 1
  • Chapel (Grade 11 Meeting)
  • Grade 12 Prelim: Business Studies (until 11:00)
  • STAFF BIRTHDAY TEA
  • Tennis: Girls 1st and U15A vs Claredon (A) (Depart)
  • PRIZE-GIVING & PARENTS WEEK LOC (AMR)
  • Athletics: Boys & Girls Trials (Gane field)
  • Tennis: Challenge Matches 1st Team Boys (per arrangement)
  • Water Polo: DSG Spring Festival (U14 & 15 Girls) (A)
  • Wesley House Dinner (Wyvern)
5
  • CLOSED WEEKEND
  • WEEK 1
  • Water Polo: DSG Spring Festival (U14 & 15 Girls) (until 13:00) (A)
  • Athletics: Boys & Girls Heats (Gane field)
  • Chubb House Dinner (Wyvern)
  • KINGSWOODIAN CLUB: BEDFORD DINNER
6
  • CLOSED WEEKEND
  • Grade 11 Leadership Camp Depart (Monastery)
  • Academic Detention: Mrs Beyi
  • Worship Team Practice (until 13:00)
  • Chapel : Rev Tim (Communion Service) (Compulsory) (Dress: No 1s)
7
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • Grade 11 Leadership Camp (Monastery)
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • WEEK 2
  • Flag Raising: Chubb & Jacques
  • Grade 12 Prelim: Life Science P1 (until 12:00)
  • VR Education (Grade 9) (Foundation Hall) (until 10:00)
  • VR Education (Grade 8) (Foundation Hall) (until 10:30)
  • HOUSEPERSONS MEETING (MUSEUM)
  • LEADCOM (College Head's Study) (until 17:00)
  • Athletics: Girls Trials (Gane field)
  • TENNIS: COACHES MEETING (Wyvern)
  • Speakers Club Meeting (C8) (until 19:00)
8
  • WEEK 2
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • Grade 11 Leadership Camp Return (Monastery)
  • INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • Concert Band, Choir and Senior Strings Rehearsals (until 08:00)
  • STAFF MEETING (Staffroom)
  • Grade 12 Prelim: Afrikaans P1 & Xhosa P1 Exam (until 11:30)
  • MANAGEMENT MEETING (AMR)
  • Heads & Deputies of School meet with the Heads (AMR)
  • Interact: Term Planner Lunch (Cohen Library)
  • Athletics: Boys Trials (Gane field)
  • Grade 8 Prep (Hepburn) (until 18:20)
  • WYVERN COMMITTEE MEETING (Wyvern)(until 19:30)
  • Confirmation Class (CLT)
9
  • WEEK 2
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • Grade 12 Prelim: EGD PI & French P1 (until 12:00)
  • Assembly (Environmental Club)
  • HOD MEETING (Museum)
  • Basketball: 1st Boys & Girls vs Ntsika High School (H)
  • Tennis: Boys 1st vs Graeme (H)
  • Tennis: Boys U15A vs Graeme (A)
  • Athletics: Girls Trials (Gane field)
  • FOUNDATION SUB COMMITTEE (OK Boardroom)
  • 2027 WESLEY HOUSE ORIENTATION FOR NEW PUPILS (Wesley House)
  • Further Studies English Gr 10-11 (C20) (until 19:00)
  • SPORT COACHES WORKSHOP (Jnr & Snr) (Wyvern)
10
  • WEEK 2
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • Signing up for Enrichment Short Courses (opens for Gr 11s))
  • Grade 12 Prelim: CAT Theory & FS: English Exam (until 12:00)
  • Tutor Period - Prefect Voting
  • Signing up for Enrichment Short Courses(opens Gr 8-10)
  • Prefect Voting (Grade 12s) (until 13:00)
  • Prefects' Meeting (Museum)
  • Athletics: Boys Trials (Gane field)
  • Grade 8 Prep (Hepburn) (until 18:20)
  • 2027 BOARDING ORIENTATIONS FOR NEW PUPILS (VIRTUAL)
  • Concert Band, Choir and Senior Strings Rehearsals (until 20:30)
11
  • WEEK 2
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • Chapel
  • Grade 12 Prelim: Geography P1 (until 12:00) & French P2 (until 11:00)
  • Grade 12 Prelim: Geography P2 (until 15:30)
  • Water Polo: 1st & 2nd Girls DSG Senior Spring Festival (A)
  • Athletics: Interhouse Road Relay
  • Basketball: All Girls Teams vs DSG (H)
  • Tennis: U15A & B Mixed Doubles vs DSG/SAC (H/A)
  • Jagger House Dinner (Museum)
  • Kirkby House Dinner (Wyvern)
  • SCA (Student Christian Association)
12
  • Athletics Boys Triangular (SAC)
  • Basketball: All boys teams vs Grey High School (H) (until 12:00)
  • Debating: Stayers' Day (H) (until 15:30)
  • Water Polo: 1st & 2nd Girls DSG Senior Spring Festival (until 13:00) (A)
  • Water Polo: U15 & 1st Boys training camp with Glenwood House (H) (until 13:00)
  • Grade 12 Final IEB Music Practical exam (until 15:30) Chapel
  • Jacques House Dinner (Wyvern)
13
  • SAHISA CONFERENCE 2026
  • WEEK 1
  • Academic Detention: Mr Theron
  • Interhouse Golf (The Belmont)
  • Worship Team Practice (until 13:00)
  • House Braais (All Houses) (until 14:00)
  • Chapel: Wesley House
14
  • SAHISA CONFERENCE 2026
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • WEEK 1
  • Flag Raising: Gane & Kirkby
  • Grade 12 Prelim: Physical Science P1, Economics & Drama Theory (until 12:00)
  • HOUSEPERSONS MEETING (Museum)
  • Summer Sport Practices Commence
  • Senior Chapel Steward's Supper (Rev Tim's house)
  • Debating: Interhouse Preliminary Round (Chubb vs Wood) (until 19:00)
  • SPORTS SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING (Wyvern)
  • Speakers Club Meeting (C8) (until 19:00)
  • Signing up for Enrichment (closes)
15
  • SAHISA CONFERENCE 2026
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • WEEK 1
  • Concert Band, Choir and Senior Strings Rehearsals (until 08:00)
  • STAFF MEETING (Staffroom)
  • IEB: Life Orientation CAT Part B (until 11:00)
  • Heads & Deputies of School meet with the Heads (AMR)
  • Grade 8 Prep (Hepburn) (until 18:20)
  • Confirmation Class (CLT)
16
  • SAHISA CONFERENCE 2026
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • GAUTENG TRAVEL (APPS EXPO)
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • WEEK 1
  • IEB: Life Sciences PAT (until 11:30)
  • Assembly (Mr Ranger)
  • MANCO (Museum)
  • Tennis: U15A Mixed Doubles vs Woodridge (A)
  • Athletics: Girls Triangular (H)
  • Tennis: 1st Mixed Doubles vs DSG/SAC (A)
  • Tennis: 2nd Mixed Doubles vs DSG/SAC (H)
  • Further Studies English Gr 10-11 (C20) (until 19:00)
  • Debating Dinner
  • IAM360 Webinar (Grade 11)
17
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • WEEK 1
  • Grade 12 Prelim: English P1 (until 12:00)
  • Basketball: 1st Boys Independent Schools Basketball Tournament (Kearsney College) (depart)
  • Basketball: 1st Girls SPS Festival - St Peter's College (A) (depart)
  • OK CLUB MATRIC LUNCH (Wyvern Club) (until 13:30)
  • Grade 8 Prep (Hepburn) (until 18:20)
  • Concert Band, Choir and Senior Strings Rehearsals (until 20:30)
18
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • Basketball: 1st Boys Independent Schools Basketball Tournament (Kearsney College) (A)
  • Basketball: 1st Girls SPS Festival - St Peter's College (A)
  • KINGSWOODIAN CLUB: GQEBERHA BOWLS DAY (15:00 - 19:00)
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • WEEK 1
  • Squash: TUKS Festival (1st team Girls) (Pretoria) (depart)
  • Chapel (Grade 10 Meeting)
  • Grade 12 Prelim: History P1 (until 11:00), IT Theory (until 12:00)
  • Tennis: 1st Boys & Girls vs Framesby (7 players) (A)
  • Enviro Club (until 17:00)
  • Cricket: U14A & U15A vs Victoria Park (H)
  • Kenton Rhino Swim
  • Cricket: 1st XI vs Victoria Park (H)
  • Gane House Dinner (Wyvern)
  • SCA (Student Christian Association)
19
  • Basketball: 1st Boys Independent Schools Basketball Tournament (Kearsney College) (A)
  • Basketball: 1st Girls SPS Festival - St Peter's College (A)
  • SOUTHWELL SEAFOOD EVENING
  • WEEK 1
  • Cricket: 2nd XI & U14B vs Victoria Park (A) (Depart)
  • Athletics: Hirsch Shield (Dale College) (depart)
  • Water Polo: Derby Day Host TBC (All teams) (A)
  • Ballroom Dancing: Annual Grading (CLT) (until 16:30)
  • Basketball: All Boys teams (except 1st) vs Queens College (A)
  • Cricket: 1st XI, U15A & U14A vs Victoria Park (H)
  • Squash: TUKS Festival (1st team Girls) (Pretoria)
  • Music concert - Concert Band, Senior Strings, Choir (Auditorium)
  • Music School Dinner-Concert Band, Senior Strings, Choir (Wyvern)
20
  • Basketball: 1st Boys Independent Schools Basketball Tournament (Kearsney College) (A)
  • Kenton Rhino Run (return 13:00)
  • Academic Detention: Mr Zimmerman
  • Hobson House Outing
  • Worship Team Practice (until 13:00)
  • Squash: TUKS Festival (1st team Girls) (Pretoria) (return)
  • Basketball: 1st Girls SPS Festival - St Peter's College (return)
  • Chapel: Wood House
21
  • Basketball: 1st Boys Independent Schools Basketball Tournament (Kearsney College) (A)
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • ISASA DEPUTY HEADS CONFERENCE
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • WEEK 2
  • Interact Committee Voting (Opens)
  • Flag Raising: Jagger & Wesley
  • Grade 11 Life Sciences Field Trip (Lister Farm) (until 13:00)
  • Grade 12 Prelim: Physical Science P2 (Chemistry) & Mathematical Literacy P1 (until 12:00)
  • HOUSEPERSONS MEETING (MUSEUM)
  • LEADCOM (College Head's Study) (until 17:00)
  • Debating: Interhouse Preliminary Round (Jagger vs Gane) (until 19:00)
  • Speakers Club Meeting (C8) (until 19:00)
22
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • ISASA DEPUTY HEADS CONFERENCE
  • WEEK 2
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • Music Department photos (Auditorium)
  • STAFF MEETING (Staffroom)
  • Grade 12 Prelim: Afrikaans P2 & Xhosa P2 (until 11:30)
  • MANAGEMENT MEETING (AMR)
  • SANBS Blood Drive (Museum) (until 18:00)
  • Heads & Deputies of School meet with the Heads (AMR)
  • Squash: Interhouse (H) TBC
  • Basketball: Independent Schools Basketball Tournament (Kearsney College) (1st Boys) (return)
  • Grade 8 Prep (Hepburn) (until 18:20)
  • Confirmation Class (CLT)
23
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • ISASA DEPUTY HEADS CONFERENCE
  • WEEK 2
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • Grade 12 Prelim: Life Science P2 (until 11:00)
  • Water Polo: National Co-ed Water Polo Tournament (Thomas More, KZN) (depart)
  • Assembly (Announcing 2027 Heads of School) (Mr Grové)
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETING (Museum)
  • Basketball: All Girls teams vs DSG (A)
  • Tennis: 2nd Girls vs DSG (H)
  • Tennis: 3rd Girls vs DSG (A)
  • Debating: Interhouse Finals (until 19:00)
  • Further Studies English Gr 10-11 (C20) (until 19:00)
  • Interact Committee Voting (Closes)
24
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • WEEK 2
  • Afrikaans Pop-up Stall - Grade 11 (Cops Lawn)
  • HERITAGE DAY
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • Water Polo: National Co-ed Water Polo Tournament (Thomas More, KZN)
  • Grade 12 Prelim: FS Mathematics (until 10:00)
  • Cricket: Queen's College U15A Cricket Festival (A)
  • Grade 12 Prelim: Mathematical Literacy P2 (until 12:00)
  • Heritage Day Celebrations (Chapel)
  • AWE GROUP LEADERS & ASSISTANTS BRIEFING (Museum)
  • Grade 8 Prep (Hepburn) (until 18:20)
  • Concert Band, Choir and Senior Strings Rehearsals (until 20:30)
25
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • WEEK 2
  • Cricket: Queen's College U15A Cricket Festival (A)
  • CHOC: Crazy Pink Day
  • RHODES PRAC STUDENTS
  • Water Polo: National Co-ed Water Polo Tournament (Thomas More, KZN)
  • Chapel
  • Cricket: Cape Schools Cricket Festival (1st XI) (H)
  • Grade 12 Prelim: Accounting P1 (until 11:00), Visual Art Theory, EGD P2 & Music P1 (until 12:00)
  • STAFF BIRTHDAY TEA
  • Enviro Club (until 17:00)
  • Grade 12 Prelim: Accounting P2 & Music P2 (until 16:00)
  • FINCOM (Museum)
  • Wood House Dinner (Wyvern)
  • SCA (Student Christian Association)
26
  • Cricket: Queen's College U15A Cricket Festival (A)
  • Cricket: Cape Schools Cricket Festival (1st XI) (H)
  • LO Cluster Marking Session (Staffroom) (until 17:00)
  • Water Polo: National Co-ed Water Polo Tournament (Thomas More, KZN)
  • Basketball: Matches vs BCM Irons (H)
  • Music Department Staff Workshop (10 Park Road) (until 17:00)
  • Interact Dinner (Wyvern) (until 20:00)
27
  • Cricket: Cape Schools Cricket Festival (1st XI) (H)
  • LO Cluster Marking Session (Staffroom) (until 17:00)
  • Grade 10 Camp (Mansfield & Fairewood Outdoor Centre)
  • Water Polo: National Co-ed Water Polo tournament (Thomas More, KZN)
  • Academic Detention: Mrs Hobson
  • Worship Team Practice (until 13:00)
  • Cricket: Queen's College U15A Cricket Festival (return)
  • Chapel: Kirkby House
28
  • Cricket: Cape Schools Cricket Festival (1st XI) (H)
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • Grade 10 Camp (Mansfield & Fairewood Outdoor Centre)
  • WEEK 1
  • Water Polo: National Co-ed Water Polo tournament (Thomas More, KZN) (Return 14:00)
  • Flag Raising: Wood & Jacques
  • Grade 12 Prelim: History P2 (until 12:00)
  • GRADE HEAD MEETING (AMR)
  • HOUSEPERSONS MEETING (MUSEUM)
  • LEADCOM (College Head's Study) (until 17:00)
  • Debating (until 19:00)
  • Speakers Club Meeting (C8) (until 19:00)
29
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • Grade 10 Camp (Mansfield & Fairewood Outdoor Centre)
  • WEEK 1
  • Concert Band, Choir and Senior Strings Rehearsals (until 08:00)
  • STAFF MEETING (Staffroom)
  • Grade 12 Prelim: Mathematics P2 (until 12:00)
  • LO MEETING (AMR)
  • Heads & Deputies of School meet with the Heads (AMR)
  • Interact: Committee Handover Lunch (Cohen Library)
  • Grade 8 Prep (Hepburn) (until 18:20)
  • INFORMATION SESSION FOR PROSPECTIVE PARENTS (Virtual)
  • Confirmation Test (Hepburn)
30
  • GRADE 12 PRELIM EXAMS
  • WEEK 1
  • Grade 12 Prelim: English P2 (until 12:00)
  • Assembly (Interact)
  • Enrichment Short Course (until 15:00)
  • MANCO (Museum)
  • Cricket: U15A vs St Andrew's (A)
  • HR SUB COMMITTEE
  • Debating (until 19:00)
  • Further Studies English Gr 10-11 (C20) (until 19:00)
  • GBS DINNER (Wyvern)