A significant number of Oakhill prep hockey players have once again performed exceptionally well at provincial hockey trials this term, with 12 pupils going on to represent Eden at National and Regional Tournaments throughout South Africa during the July school holidays. Well done boys and girls! Our coaches Lumko Mart and Mechake Fanelo will also […]
Our Oakhill mountain bikers eagerly participated in their first race of the Spur Series this past weekend at Klipheuwel. Oakhill’s team is currently ranking 4th in the league of 10 positions. Well done to Julian Bunge who placed 1st in his category and Jessica Devine 3rd in hers. Other Oakhill participants Alix Pepler, James Devine, […]
Some of our Prep boys have been enjoying the region’s golf offerings for the past few weeks as part of local Golf league, which pits our teams against other Garden Route school teams. This has been a fantastic opportunity to meet fellow children with similar interests, make new friends and to hone golfing skills. Our […]
The annual Glenwood Winter Derby Day is always a fantastic experience for pupils and staff as it displays all the attributes of competition, fun, friendship and good sportsmanship. This year Oakhill and Glenwood shared in hosting the various sporting disciplines of rugby, hockey, netball, and chess, with the final day of hockey taking place at […]
There was more impressive swimming from Aimee Canny in the final days of the SA National Aquatic Championships in Port Elizabeth last week. Aimee finished the Champs with a total of 4 individual and 5 relay medals – 2 bronze, 2 silver and 5 gold. She achieved two SA Age group records in the 50m […]
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. Thank you Outeniqua High for another exciting and enjoyable day of hockey! See all the results on our Oakhill Sports App See […]
Oakhill’s U11 rugby players took part in their first rugby tour this past weekend, participating in the Vodacom Clarendon Park U11 Rugby Festival in Port Elizabeth. The boys played with great heart, faring really well against tough competition from far larger schools. Their sportsmanship coupled with the love of the game was evident throughout 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. Once again our boys were hosted by the Grey U13A team, allowing them to form fantastic friendships both on and off the field. The games were tight, with Grey A taking […]
Oakhill’s College and Prep swimmers were busy swimming up a storm at the Swim SA Champs these holidays! Grade 8 pupils Connor Strybis and Alex Bridge, as well as Hannah Bridge (Grade 6) and Rebecca Pitout (Grade 5) swam Level 3 and achieved Gold (50m freestyle), Bronze (100m freestyle) and PBs respectively. Megan Robinson (Grade […]
Two College pupils performed extremely well in their respective martial arts disciplines last month at the SWD Classic Competition. Danni May Nel in Grade 9 and a student at Sport Kickboxing Academy Plettenberg Bay, received a Gold for Points, Gold for Tag Team and Silver for Continuous. Kaitlin Noble in Grade 8 and a student […]
Four of our College students participated in the U16 division of the SA-Champs Canoe Polo competition during the holidays, where the local Knysna teams performed extremely well against strong competition from around the country. Our U16 Knysna boys came first and are officially the SA Champs, and Knysna’s U16 girls came third! Very well done […]
Grade 6 IBTs confirm standards in English & Mathematics
Congratulations to our Grade 7 children who were awarded certificates yesterday for their achievements in the 2017 International Benchmarking Tests (IBT) in Mathematics and English. These tests are taken annually in the Grade 6 year and are set by ACER in Australia and managed by the IEB for independent schools in South Africa. The most recent […]