Pietermaritzburg Girls' High School

Pietermaritzburg Girls' High School (GHS) is a semi-private, all girls, day and boarding school situated in the urban city of Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Pietermaritzburg Girls' High School
Location
186 Alexandra Road Pelham KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg , 3201 South Africa
Information
School type	Semi-private, All-girls
Motto	Cheerfulness With Industry
Established	1920; 105 years ago (1920)
School district	Umgungundlovu
Principal	Matthew Marwick
Staff	100 full-time
Grades	8–12
Gender	Female
Age	14 to 18
Number of students	1,200 girls
• Grade 8	240
• Grade 9	240
• Grade 10	240
• Grade 11	240
• Grade 12	240
Average class size	30
Student to teacher ratio	1:12
Education system	CAPS
Language	English
Schedule	'07:30 - 14:15'
Campus	Urban Campus
Campus size	11 hectares (27 acres)
Houses	Amethyst Citrine Garnet Morganite Ruby Sapphire Topaz Tanzanite
Colour(s)	Green & white
Sports	Yes
Mascot	Elly the Elephant
Nickname	GHS
Rivals	Durban Girls' College Danville Park Girls' High St. John's Diocesan School for Girls Epworth School St. Anne's Diocesan College The Wykeham Collegiate
Newspaper	Green Elly
School fees	Grade 8: R51 220 pa Grades 9-12: R47 979 pa Boarding fees: R74 114 pa
Feeder schools	Pelham Senior Primary School Long Market Girls' School Scottsville Primary School Deckon Road Primary School Athlone Primary School Clarendon Primary School Howick Preparatory School Laddsworth Primary Clifton Nottingham Road Primary School Bisley Park Primary School
National Monument	Main school building, designed after the style of Sir Herbert Baker

History

The school was founded in 1920 in the family mansion of Morningside, the home of Peter and Mary Davis. In 1925, Morningside became a boarding establishment.^{[citation needed]} The main school building, designed after the style of Sir Herbert Baker, is now a National Monument.^[1]

Notable alumnae

• Judy Ditchfield, actress
• Kathleen D. Gordon-Gray, botanist, plant collector and educator
• Thuso Mbedu, actress