Our School
A Beacon of Comprehensive Education and Character Development
At Wynberg Boys’ High School we understand that the experience boys receive at school will determine the men they can become. We believe that a thorough and well-rounded education is paramount in providing all students with the foundations they will build upon for the remainder of their lives. This is why we place importance on all four pillars of Wynberg excellence, academic, sport, service, and culture. Life at Wynberg Boys’ High School is rich, varied, exciting, and enormously rewarding.
At Wynberg Boys’ High School we understand that the experience boys receive at school will determine the men they are capable of becoming. We believe that a thorough and well-rounded education is paramount in providing all students with the foundations they will build upon for the remainder of their lives.
This is why we place importance on all four pillars of Wynberg excellence, academic, sport, service and culture. Life at Wynberg Boys’ High School is rich, varied, exciting, and enormously rewarding.
On the 1st July 1841, John McNaughton opened the doors of his new school, the ‘Established School at Wynberg’ in Glebe Cottage. Newly arrived from Scotland, he found himself teaching in a single room with 65 pupils.
In terms of the Government policy of the day, it was specifically laid down that there was to be no prejudice in terms of colour, creed or gender. It was also reported that the young Headmaster soon made a name for himself insisting on good grooming.
the four pillars
academics
the four pillars
culture
the four pillars
sports
the four pillars
service
Our 35 hectare campus is set on Wynberg Hill below the eastern buttress of Table Mountain in the heart of Cape Town. Our academic facilities boast modern, state-of-the-art classrooms with fully equipped science laboratories, two state-of-the-art computer centres, a library and media centre, an Engineering & Design Faculty, and various technology rooms. Wynberg’s proud sporting achievements are enabled by our world-class sporting facilities including a fully equipped gymnasium, a heated swimming pool, two hockey astros, four squash courts – two glass-backed, four tennis courts, four basketball courts, a mountain bike track, an outdoor gym, and various sports pavilions.
The campus further includes a coffee shop, a boarding house for 110 students, a 1000-seater Hall, a 160-seater auditorium and music centre, outdoor amphitheatre, museum, staff accommodation, numerous well-cared-for fields, and a cafeteria – all embraced securely in the heart of the historic Wynberg greenbelt in close proximity to Wynberg Boys’ Junior and the Wynberg Girls’ High & Junior Schools.
