BENONI HIGH SCHOOL
School in Benoni

Founded in 1922 and situated on the East Rand of Gauteng, Benoni High School maintains and cherishes a rich history and strong sense of tradition. Learners and staff are encouraged to strive to achieve in everything they do. Rated as one of the top ten schools in Gauteng and the top English-medium government school in the province, Benoni High continues to offer an excellent standard of education to its 1 560 multi-culturally diverse learners. The school sees its role as assisting to form well-rounded and holistic individuals. As a testament to this ethos, the school has maintained an exemplary academic record (100% matric pass rate, yet again, in 2013.) Benoni High has an extensive and varied extra-mural programme. We pride ourselves in the achievement of our cultural and sporting activities. They came home as World Champions, the first and only South African band to do so. In 2012 we could unfortunately not attend the World Championships to defend the title as it is a very expensive exercise and we could not raise the necessary funds or sponsorship. We did, however, compete in South Africa where we, once again, won the South African Championships, having done so consecutively since 1992, a record which will be hard to beat. Soccer at Benoni High School rates among the strongest in the country. Our cricket teams compete exceptionally well in the Platinum league and in the Pro-Twenty series. Creating a sense of community is important at the school, as well as encouraging learners to develop a sense of responsibility towards the community. In keeping with this, the school tries to inculcate in its pupils the importance of self-awareness, self-discipline, good manners, respect and pride. The school has an exceptional Choir and our Debaters and Public Speakers regularly win bursaries to study overseas. One thing remains certain among the many uncertainties of life: at Benoni High School we continue to challenge the mundane and seek to be more educationally innovative in order to bring all our pupils to excellence according to each individual's potential.