The action-packed term of hockey ahead started this past weekend with the Outeniqua Derby Day. The games were tight and mostly evenly matched, with the better teams on the day walking off victors. Another exciting and enjoyable day of hockey! Results were as follows: Result Player of the Match U14A Boys 1-4 loss Ben Tyrrell […]
Aimee Canny has broken yet another record! Aimee competed at the Swim SA Senior Nationals in Durban between the 8th and 12th of April. Her 4 x 50m Freestyle relay team broke the SA record by over 1.5 seconds to win gold. Aimee also won a Gold in the Youth Elite Division and a Silver in the […]
Oakhill’s U13A Hockey boys participated in the Grey Hockey Tournament last weekend, competing against some of the best hockey schools in the Eastern Cape. Our young team showed great pride and resilience against strong teams, and thoroughly enjoyed forming new friendships both on and off the field. Thank you Grey High School for once again […]
Congratulations to Liam Quinn, in Grade 8, who shot one under par at a recent Southern Cape Golf Union tournament at Simola. Liam competed in the U19 A Division, and ended runner-up to the Junior British Open Amateur winner. A superb achievement!
A number of our College pupils competed in the SA Biathlon Championships in Port Elizabeth. Jessica Devine took part in the U19 category at this event, while Josie Bebington and Kate Tanner competed in the U15 age group. Josie finished 11th and Kate Tanner 19th out of 50 athletes. Well done girls!
Last term many of our current Grade 7 pupils received their certificates for the annual International Benchmarking Tests for English and Mathematics – IEB Core Skills Tests done in their Grade 6 year. As an IEB school, like most other independent schools in the country, we partake in the Grade 6 Core Skills Tests and […]
Oakhill once again welcomed several schools to the annual Oakhill Co-Ed Hockey Festival this past weekend from Thursday, 28 March to Sunday 31 March 2019. Participants enjoyed a festive weekend with nine other high schools from the Western and Eastern Cape, as well as the Free State and Gauteng. All in all, a great weekend […]
Our U14 Girls team participated in the regional Kwagga Hockey Tournament held at Outeniqua School from 21 – 24 March. With their positive team spirit, hard work and Darren Kamfer’s superb coaching through each round, the girls won six games out of eight, drawing one and losing one. They advanced through to the finals, where they […]
Aimee Canny (Grade 9) has excelled yet again at the 2019 SA National Junior Age Group Swimming Championships, held between 20 and 24 March at Kings Park Aquatics Centre in Durban. Aimee was fastest in the 50m, 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle events, clocking FINA Junior Qualification times of 26.15, 56.56 and 2:04.87 respectively, and a time of 4:27.63 […]
Our U14 hockey team had the opportunity to participate in the Independent Schools Hockey Festival last weekend at Bishops in Cape Town. Similar to the festivals that Oakhill host each year, this event was not about podium positions, but rather served as an opportunity for teams to prepare for the season ahead and build a […]
Congratulations to our four College pupils who competed in the SA Canoe Polo Champs at Shongweni Dam in KZN during the holidays. Taya and Kyla Hanton, Joshua Smith and Jack Ligeti represented EDEN and Western Cape at this event. The Ladies team won Bronze in the u21 section losing to KZN in extra time and the boys […]
Netball tour to Cape Town
This weekend our U16 Netball team enjoyed a busy tournament in Cape Town where they played a total of eleven games. This served as fantastic pre-season training and the team improved with each game, showing moments of brilliance. Well done girls!