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Oakhill Matric Results

By s2 | Published: January 5, 2012

Oakhill School celebrates a 100% pass rate for 18 years running … Congratulations to our Matrics of 2011, we are immensely proud of you! Headmaster’s Matric Analysis Oakhill Matric Results – Press Release

Oakhill Echoes: December 2011

By s2 | Published: December 8, 2011
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The December 2011 bumper issue is available for download

Deeds not Words

By s2 | Published: November 14, 2011
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After a most successful Morning Market on Friday 4th November, the Grade 4’s pooled their profits and made a joint decision to donate them to the Knysna Animal Welfare Society. A generous donation of R950, in the form of a cheque, was handed to Dr Kat Davis, the resident Animal Welfare Veterinary doctor, at the [...]

Oakhill 2011 Matric Art Exhibition

By s2 | Published: November 8, 2011
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The only thing wrong with the Oakhill 2011 Matric Art Exhibition was that it was up for only three days. The nine art students produced a vast number of paintings, drawings, sculptures, collages, videos and installations – the latter included an upside-down desk suspended from the ceiling. Exploring the concept of a stranger in the [...]

Diver’s Night

By s2 | Published: November 8, 2011
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My Dad and I participated in the 7th annual Diver’s Night on Thursday, 3rd November 2011. We entered the water at 20h11 from the Beacon Island Hotel and did our dive over “Red Bait Reef”. It is a shallow dive, but very interesting. We were underwater for almost 40 minutes. Most juvenile creatures awaken at [...]

Oakhill Mountail Bikers Do It Again!

By s2 | Published: November 8, 2011
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On Saturday 5 November a new MTB event was launched at Pezula’s, Field of Dreams. The Knysna MTB Forest Relay is not your typical MTB race; it’s a 4 hour relay race, where teams of 2 riders complete laps around a 5km course through the forest. The team completing the most laps within this 4 [...]

Oakhill Prep sandpit

By s2 | Published: November 2, 2011
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The whale has beached in the Oakhill Prep sandpit. Thank you to the strong men with muscles!

College Tennis Tour to Cape

By s2 | Published: November 2, 2011
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The Oakhill College tennis players went on a tour to Cape Town from the 13th to the 16th October. The team consisted of 6 girls and 6 boys and were accompanied by Mrs Le Fleur and Mrs Hyde.
The team stayed at Mountain Manor Backpackers in the Gardens and had a practice on Friday morning before visiting Canal Walk and the Waterfront .

Oakhill Adventure Racers totally dominate the Eden Duo

By s2 | Published: November 2, 2011
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On the weekend of 29th and 30th October one of the biggest events on the adventure racing calendar – the Merrell Eden Duo Adventure Race – took place out of The Wilderness National Park. This is an adventure race done over 40 km, or the big one 150 km – with a cut off time of 24 hours. Oakhill’s adventure racers once again stole the spotlight with record-breaking results from a number of Oakhill students.

Oakhill Echoes: September 2011

By s2 | Published: September 28, 2011

The September 2011 issue is available for download