Bryanston High School

Bryanston High School is a state-run English-medium co-educational high school in the suburb of Bryanston, Sandton, South Africa.

Admissions
As a government fee-paying school in the province of Gauteng in the Republic of South Africa, Bryanston High School's admissions Grade 8 are administered by the Gauteng Department of Education through their online portal. The school requires additional information from prospective parents who can join the pre-admissions mailing lists.

Grade 9 to 11 admissions are managed directly by the school itself, and it is only under very rare circumstances that the school will accept pupils in their Matric year.

Admission criteria (for Grade 8)
The GDE priorities Grade 8 admission on a number of factors ranked from high to low as follows:


 * Home address within the school's feeder zone
 * Sibling currently in Grade 8 to 11
 * Attends one of the feeder schools
 * Parents work in the school's feeder zone
 * Live within a 30 km radius of the school
 * Live beyond a 30 km radius of the school

Feeder schools

 * Bryanston Primary School
 * Bryandale Primary School
 * Bryneven Primary School
 * Bryanston Parallel Medium School
 * Rivonia Primary School
 * Montrose Primary School

Academics
The academic subjects offered each year include:

Grade 8–9

 * Afrikaans
 * Art
 * Drama
 * English
 * Economic management science
 * French
 * Geography
 * History
 * Life Orientation
 * Mathematics
 * Physical education
 * Natural sciences
 * Technology
 * Zulu

Grade 10–12

 * Afrikaans
 * Art
 * Accounting
 * Business studies
 * Drama
 * Computer Application Technology (CAT)
 * Information technology (IT)
 * Engineering Graphic Design
 * English
 * French
 * Geography
 * History
 * Life Orientation
 * Physical education
 * Life Sciences
 * Mathematics Core
 * Mathematics Literacy
 * Tourism
 * Zulu

Extra subjects (after and before school)
Extra Subjects at Bryanston include


 * Advanced Practice Mathematics
 * Advanced Practice English

Extracurricular activities
Extracurricular activities at Bryanston High School include many seasonal sports and cultural activities.

Summer sports
Summer sports include:


 * Swimming
 * Water polo
 * Cricket
 * Volleyball
 * Tennis
 * Track and field

Winter sports
Winter sports include:


 * Athletics
 * Cross country
 * Hockey
 * Netball
 * Rugby

Cultural
Cultural activities include:


 * Public speaking
 * Dance
 * Major Production
 * Photography
 * Back Stage
 * Sound and Lighting

Rivals of the school include:


 * Hyde Park High School
 * FourwaysHigh School

Notable alumni

 * Janine Botbyl, Miss South Africa 1988
 * Elon Musk (transferred to Pretoria Boys High School after bullying)
 * Lorna Potgieter, Miss South Africa 1984
 * Diana Tilden-Davis, Miss South Africa 1991