Congratulations to Paul Kotze (Grade 11) who has achieved wonderful results in equestrian eventing this year. Paul now ranks 25th in South Africa for the Junior Rider category. To be placed in the top 25 in the country is an excellent result especially considering that Knysna is far away from the major competition areas.
Kaitlyn Noble (Grade 8) has achieved wonderful results in the martial arts discipline this year. She was once again been chosen to represent Eden in the Sports Martial Arts Nationals (Destiny) held in Stellenbosch at the end of September. Kaitlyn performed extremely well, taking silver in both the Kata and Kumite (traditional fighting) divisions and qualifying for […]
Earlier this month, ur U15 Oakhill boys and girls water polo teams competed in the Glenwood Xtreme Tournament in George against some of the top water polo schools in our region and from Cape Town. Our girls team took bronze in the tournament while our boys were crowned as the tournament winners! This is an astonishing […]
Well done to all our mountain bikers who competed in the Eden Spur Schools MTB League Final that took place on Saturday, 15 September at Knysna Montessori. A number of Oakhill learners achieved podium positions and some outstanding times. Special mention goes to the following riders: Julian Bunge who won the Series with 45 points […]
Last week Bendigo, Jubilee and Millwood took to the fields at the OSC for our annual inter-house athletics events – long jump, high jump and shotput, culminating with sprints and long distance events on Friday. Well done to all pupils who participated, each earning valuable points for their houses. Millwood once again took the honours […]
Oakhill was delighted to start the cricket season with the opening of our new cricket nets on the school campus last Tuesday, 4 September. Cricket enthusiasts and supporters enjoyed an afternoon of action games and relaxed fun! Sincere thanks to all those passionate Oakhill cricket families who have made these nets possible by their kind […]
The International Benchmark Test (IBT) is an internationally administered programme of assessments to compare learner performance globally, between grades and over time. The International Benchmark Tests are set by the Australian Council for Educational Research. Oakhill writes IBTs in Grade 3, 6 and 9 for Mathematics and English every year. The 2017 results for the […]
On Saturday, 1 September, both our U13A boys and girls teams competed in the A division of the Eden Hockey League semi-finals and finals that took place at the OSC, with teams from Knysna, George, Mossel Bay, Plett and Oudtshoorn all vying for the title of 2018 champs! Both our teams won their semi-final matches […]
A number of Oakhill pupils recently took part in an orienteering event at Leisure Island. Orienteering aims to provide activities in a non-competitive environment that allow for skill development at a social and motivating level for people of all ages and abilities. It is a fun and useful skill that introduces map work, map symbols […]
This Saturday a number of our College students took part in the 5-a-side Soccer Festival hosted at Oakhill. It was a fun-filled day of football against fellow Knysna and Plett schools. The girls teams were unbeaten in all their matches and the boys teams won 8 and lost 6 matches overall. Well done to all […]
On Saturday, 25 August, the U11 netball girls competed against Plett Primary at the Knysna High School fields, with both teams giving it their all to make through to the KPSSS finals against Knysna Primary. Although the girls lost in the final round, they showed wonderful skills, courage and exceptional behavior, and can be proud […]
Oakhill cyclists meet World Champ
This morning our Oakhill cyclists had the privilege of meeting and conversing with 4 time world champion, 5 times Cape Epic winner and Olympic medalist Christoph Sauser. Swiss born Christoph, now retired from the international circuit, was fortuitously staying over at the OSC while racing a new international event in our area – Rainmaker Rollercoaster […]