Sports Update 19 October 2023

Tennis Congratulations to Maggie Krieg (Grade 10) for obtaining her colours for the Cape Town Tennis U17 category. This is a wonderful accomplishment and we are very proud of you Maggie. Hockey RGHS Past vs Present As the saying goes, “All good things come to an end”. We saw the …

Rustenburg announced as top Quintile 5 school in South Africa

We are proud to announce that Rustenburg has been recognised as the Top School in South Africa among Quintile 5 schools at the National Education Excellence Awards which took place in Kempton Park on Friday, 6 October 2023. These awards are focused on the quality of matric results and other …

Sports Update 28 September 2023

Sports Notice: Sport sign-ups: Please use the sign-up links that will be sent to sign up for term 4 sports. All sign-ups will close on All sign-ups will close on Monday, 9 October 2023. Swimming Michaela Labsuchagne (Grade 10) participated in the CTA Invitational Short Course Gala from 23 – …

Sports Update 21 September 2023

Water Polo MACKENZIE CUP U19 GIRLS WATER POLO TOURNAMENT 15 – 17 SEPTEMBER The Rustenburg Girls’ 1st Team Water polo pre-season squad was selected to participate in the first of two pre-season tournaments. The team began their preparations with their conditioning and then commenced with some warm-up friendly matches against …

Sports Update 7 September 2023

Water Polo Polo Premier League (PPL) Representatives We want to acknowledge and congratulate all our Water Polo players who recently competed in the Polo Premier League this past weekend. Our Rustybug  Water Polo players were individually selected to be part of the different teams, such as Dragons, Leopards, and Kings, …

Sports Update 31 August 2023

PGSGU Cross Country Rustenburg hosted the annual Peninsula Girls’ Schools Games Union (PGSGU) Cross Country interschools, on Wednesday, 23 August. Runners represented schools from Herschel Girls’ High School, Wynberg Girls’ High School, Springfield Convent Secondary School and St Cyprian’s School. Following heavy rain the previous day, enjoying the sun and …

Celebration of Creativity 2023

The Grade 10-12 Art, Design and Photography Celebration of Creativity Festival took place from 17-18 August. Below are some reflections from learners: “Thursday evening’s Art opening was an absolute success. The event was vibrant and lively filled with fantastic Art costumes, delicious snacks and a warm crowd. I was so …

Sports Update 24 August 2023

Rustenburg-Rhenish Derby Football The day finally arrived for the much anticipated Rhenish Derby. The football players had practised and were prepared for the big game. Rhenish had outstanding players, and they showed their readiness for the game too. Rustenburg supporters came in numbers and it was truly a beautiful moment, …

Sports Update 17 August 2023

On Wednesday 23 August, Rustenburg will be hosting the PGSGU Cross Country. There will be numerous competitors from respective schools that will arrive on campus to run. Please be aware that school will finish at 14:30 on that day. Please come and support our Hockey, Football and Netball Teams this …

Sports Update 10 August 2023

Football SCHOOL FOOTBALL LEAGUE The Schools Soccer League continued on Tuesday, 1 August with the Rustenburg 1st and 2nd teams playing against Norman Henshilwood High School. The 1st team played at Norman Henshilwood while the 2nd team played at home. The 1st team displayed spirit and tenacity, not taking any …

Sports Update 3 August 2023

Netball Eliora Kanku (Grade 9) Eliora was selected to represent the Western Cape U15 Oakes Netball team representing our province at the Inter-Provincial Tournament held on 24 – 28 June 2023. She had a fantastic tournament as she gained much experience and skills playing against the best U15 Netball players in …

Sports Update 27 July 2023

Hockey Cape Town International Hockey Tournament The U19A and High-Performance Invitational Hockey teams returned to school on 18 July and landed straight back into the action. We hosted Framlingham College, a boarding school near Woodbridge, in the United Kingdom.  Our visitors definitely livened the place up, with a touring party …

Sports Update 20 July 2023

Welcome back to Term 3! All sport starts on Monday 24 July for all learners. Watch live: Western Province Hockey Wow! Where does one even begin? With 14 members of the Rustenburg Hockey community involved in National and Regional Tournaments for Western Province, the holiday period always promised to be …

Sports Update 22 June 2023

Squash Isla Barbour (Grade 10) has been selected to represent Western Province at the upcoming Squash Inter-Provincial Tournament that will take place during the June Holidays. Well done! We wish you all the best for the Tournament.  Photo: Isla Barbour at the 2023 NSGF tournament in Bloemfontein WP Hockey news …

Sports Update 15 June 2023

Football The Schools Soccer League continued on Wednesday, 7 June, with the Rustenburg 1st and 2nd teams playing against Westerford High School. Despite the cold, wet weather, Rustenburg was ready to face very strong competitors. The teams got on the football field and gave a nail-biting performance. The 1st team …

Sports Update 8 June 2023

On 16 May, a friendly football game was played between Rustenburg and a group of students visiting South Africa to study English at Bayswater Centre. Thirty young girls and boys arrived in three buses, excited to play some football. Most of them did not speak much English, but luckily sport …

Sports Update 25 May 2023

Football The Schools Soccer League continued on Wednesday 17 May and Thursday 18 May with Rustenburg 2nd team playing on Wednesday and 1st team playing on Thursday against Fish Hoek High School. Despite very strong competitors, the teams got on the football field and gave a nail biting performance. The …

Sports Update 18 May 2023

Squash The Western Province Youth Squash League continued with Rustenburg A1 vs Hershel High School. It started hard as 2 players were sick and were unable to play. This resulted in one of the players having to play 2 games. This was not a favourable approach but demonstrated sportsmanship when …

Earth Children Green Flash

Sarah Ferguson came to chat to the school a few weeks ago and her talk was an inspiration to all of us. The Earth Children were so inspired by her passion for creating plastic awareness that we decided to come together to brainstorm what small things we can do in …