Hyde Park High School (South Africa)

Hyde Park High School is a public co-educational secondary school that is in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, South Africa. Although Hyde Park High School is a government school, falling under the Gauteng Department of Education, it offers a matriculation qualification from the IEB (Independent Education Board). This makes Hyde Park High School rather unusual in that it offers the same type of qualification as a private school but retains the status and culture of a government school.

Current Principal
The current principal of Hyde Park High School is Mrs. M Kallie.

Academics
The academic subjects being offered each year include:


 * Accounting
 * Afrikaans
 * Art
 * Information technology
 * CAT(Computer Applications Technology)
 * EGD (Engineer & graphic design)
 * English
 * Geography
 * History
 * Life orientation
 * Life science
 * Mathematics
 * Mathematical literacy
 * Physical science
 * isiZulu

Extracurricular activities
Extracurricular activities at Hyde park:

Summer sports:
 * Cricket
 * Squash
 * Swimming
 * Water Polo
 * Tennis

Winter sports:
 * Athletics
 * Cross country
 * Soccer
 * Hockey
 * Rugby
 * Squash
 * Netball

Cultural activities
Activities offered:
 * Backstage
 * Debating
 * Drama
 * Dramatics - Music
 * First Aid
 * Interact
 * Public speaking
 * Sound and lighting
 * Valentines Ball
 * Winter Ball

Rivals of the school include:
 * Fourways High School
 * Bryanston High School
 * Edenvale High School

School Terms
School terms at Hyde Park are usually 2-2 and a half months long, with four terms a year. Consisting from 190 - 205 school days a year.