Pietermaritzburg Girls' High School is a girls' high school, with a boarding establishment, situated in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.OverviewThe school has ±216 boarders and 1200 day pupils. There is a house system consisting of 10 houses. A peer counselling programme began in 1996.The school motto is Cheerfulness with Industry.HistoryThe school was founded in 1920 in the family mansion of Morningside, the home of Peter and Mary Davis. In 1925, Morningside became the boarding establishment. The main school building, designed after the style of Sir Herbert Baker, is now a National Monument.SportA full programme of sporting activities is available. Facilities include:3 Hockey fields10 Tennis courts4 Tennis practice walls4 Netball fieldsHeated Swimming pool2 Squash courtsArtificial Surface Hockey FieldSylvia Vietzen Community Centre:Indoor hockeyBasketballVolleyballNetballBadmintonSoccerCampusThe estate has developed into a complex of school buildings, trees, gardens and playing fields.The campus has: a librarythree computer centresaudio-visual facilitiestwo kitchenstwo Art Roomsone Sculpture Roomone Technology Roomone Drama Roomone Music AuditoriumAwards and honoursThe school is ranked as one of the top three schools in its district for achievements in the ‘Matric’ Examination. The school was also recently named one of the Top 25 Government Schools in South Africa.Achievements include: 2007 – National Science and Technology Forum Award for excellence in Mathematics and Science2007 – Life-Sciences Olympiad: GHS was the top achieving school in the Grade 11 section2006 – Umgungundlovu Director’s Special Achievement Award for the best Senior Certificate results in the District for 2001–20052006 – Presidential Award for Excellence in SC Mathematics - sponsored by Anglo-American2006 – National Science and Technology Forum Award for excellence in Mathematics and Science
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