Dear Parents and Learners

This will be the last blog for the Autumn Quarter.  The next blog will be shared on Monday, 21 July, the day before the learners return for the Winter Quarter.  We wish all our learners and staff a peaceful break, once its starts next Wednesday.

Kindly be reminded that we write examinations until the very last day.  Learners will be dismissed as they finish with their question papers.

Reports will be published on the Parent Portal in the second week of the Winter Quarter, followed by Parent Eduator Meetings.

Our very own Jennifer Zhou in the news

Please see more photos lower down.

Our Jazz Band at Artscape

Read about it and see more photos lower down

College blazers

Please be reminded that all learners need to wear the new striped blazer from the start of 2026, with the obvious exception of those who wear Honours Blazers.  To ensure timely delivery, we advise you to place your order with our uniform supplier, School and Leisure, early.

Second hand school uniforms

Please contact Tania Fourie if you would like to buy or sell good quality second-hand uniforms.  She is also the supplier of Froggy School shoes.  Contact details:  +27 83 631 7683 or tania@sportstudio.co.za

Emergency Contact Details

We would like to remind you that it is imperative for us to be able to contact you or a member of your family or a close friend in the case of an emergency. Kindly visit the Edana App and check the contact details in the fields provided. To ensure that the information is complete and correct, it is vital that the contact numbers are accessible at all times by the College.  

This is a very important request, and we are asking you to comply immediately as a safety precaution.  

Please select your profile, then "Contact Information"  update, and "Emergency Contacts" and update accordingly. Please click on the link for step by step guidance.

Communication & Information

Please use secondary@parklands.co.za if you are unsure about who to contact.  Your mail will be directed to the correct person.

Please click on the tabs at the top of the Memo to access useful information:  Calendars, Academic info and Assessment Calendars, Uniform requirements and Operational Information (including Parent&Learner Directory, EDANA app instructions and KARRI app guidelines for use at Kauai)

We have updated the Parent & Learner Directory on 28 February with information regarding the security of electronic devices (iPads and Laptops.)  

ACADEMICS

Academic Links

Note the section at the top dedicated specifically to academic links.  Click on the links below to find: 

🎓 Autumn Quarter Timetables,  🎓Assessment Calendars, the  🎓 Tutorial Schedule, the  🎓 Subject Change Deadlines, the   🎓Promotion Requirements and   🎓 Absence during Assessments or Exams and 🎓 Exam Dates 

June Examinations

June Examination Timetable

The June Exam Timetable  JUNE EXAM TT 2025 

June Examination Study Guidelines:

June Grade 12 Study Guidelines, June Grade 11 Study Guidelines, June Grade 10 Study Guidelines, June Grade 9 Study Guidelines,  June Grade 8 Study Guidelines, June Grade 7 Study Guidelines 

Proposed Study Timetables

Our counselling department has thoughtfully prepared proposed study timetables to support our GET learners:

Grade 7 Study Timetable,  Grade 8 Study Timetable,  Grade 9 Study Timetable

Exam Arrangements

School starts at normal time, 07:50.  Please arrive promptly.

Normal dress and grooming applies.

A study venue is made available at school for those who cannot study at home when they are not writing.

Link to Exam Agreement

Link to Exam Rules & Regulations

See Academic Links tab with information about absence during the exam period.

Mid-year Exams:  Please note that question papers will be written until the very last day of the quarter, Wednesday, 25 June.  Reports will be issued in the third quarter.  Learners who miss question papers for legitimate reasons will have to write during the first week back, starting on Monday, 21 July 2025.

Prelim Exams:: Please note that question papers will be written until the very last day of the quarter, Tuesday, 23 September.  Learners who are absent for exams will need to submit a doctor's certificate.  Reports will be issued in the next quarter.  

Grade 12 NSC (National Senior Certificate)

NSC 2025 Timetable

Grade 12 Final Visual Art and Design practical dates

The Grade 12 Final Visual Art and Design practical exams are scheduled for Monday, 22 September until Thursday, 25 September. 

UCT Mathematics Olympiad Round 2

Seven of our learners where invited to participate in the UCT Maths Olympiad round 2 - we await their results with anticipation.

Jennifer Zhou at the PAN African Mathematics Olympiad

From the English Department

This quarter's digital bookshelf is for true readers, as there is not much time for this leisure in between studying for our mid-year exams coming up. That being said, these suggestions will be sure to immerse you in worlds very different from our own, whether you're choosing from the genres of fiction, fantasy, historical or autobiographical. Delving into a bit of fantasy in order to face reality has proven to be very beneficial for the human (and teenage) brain. 

Happy reading! 

ROBOTICS

LEARNER AFFAIRS

Learners driving to school

Every year we receive requests from learners driving themselves to school to park their vehicles on the school grounds.  We will not allow that for the following very important and well-considered reasons:

1. Safety:  Hundreds of younger learners are dropped and picked up in the parking lot daily and the danger of allowing an additional approximate 100 inexperienced drivers (by the second half of the year) onto the parking lot, is a risk too big to take.

2. Insurance:  The school has public liability insurance for injuries due to school-related events.  Driving a car is not a school-related event and will therefore not be covered by our insurance.

3. Necessity:  There is close enough access to public transport (MyCiTi) for there to be no need for learners to drive themselves to school if their parents are unable to do so.

4. Unlicensed driving:  Some parents allow their children to illegally drive vehicles to school.  As learners arrive and leave during peak times, it is impossible for the security guards to check licences without causing massive congestion.

There are parking embayments in College Avenue for learners to park their vehicles and when that is full, there is ample parking space available at Checkers.  The parking area on the East side of the gate is also available for parking.  This can be accessed from Sandown Road.

LOOKING AHEAD

Two opportunities for international travel in 2026

To travel and explore different countries and cultures with your friends is an experience you carry with you for the rest of your life.

Cultural Tour for Juniors to Paris in September 2026

Parklands College is planning a Cultural Tour to Paris in September 2026 for our current Grade 5, 6 & 7 learners.  (Grade 7 and 8 learners from the Secondary Faculty).  

Should you be interested in your child participating in the tour, or require further information, please email Mme A Bailly at abailly@parklands.co.za.  A truly memorable cultural experience awaits!

Cultural tour for Seniors to Budapest and Vienna in March 2026

Kindly scan the QR code to reply if you are interested.  We need a few more learners to go in ordet to make this tour happen.  

Please also mail ssteyn@parklands if you would consider the tour should it be moved to later in the year.

• This tour is for Parklands College learners only and they will be accompanied by our own staff members in addition to the tour guide.

We need a few more learners to make this tour happen, so we are considering moving the tour to September 2026 to see if more learners would be interested.  Please mail ssteyn@parklands.co.za if you would consider attending at this later date.

SERVICE

Learner Achievements

Rugby

Arcanjo Mwini

Well done to Arcanjo on his selection for the Western Cape U15 rugby team. He has been named in the 23-player squad, which includes representatives from Western Province, SWD and Boland. The team will compete in a tournament in eThekwini during the June holidays.

We wish Arcanjo and his teammates all the best.

Sports department coordinators

For general enquiries about specific winter sports, contact:

• Chess, Boys' soccer, cross country, golf and First Aid mviljoen@parklands.co.za

• Rugby and Girls' soccer dviljoen@parklands.co.za

• Netball and Girls' hockey sbloem@parklands.co.za

• Head of Cricket and Boys' hockey ggilder@parklands.co.za

• Head of Sport dhunt@parklands.co.za 

2025 Sports Prefects

• Erin Langenhoven

• Nicole Apsey

• Nic Farquhar

Winter sports managers (educators)

Sport                                                      Contact email

• Chess

All   pbester@parklands.co.za

• Cross country dduffield@parklands.co.za

    erandewijk@parklands.co.za

• Golf

1st Team mviljoen@parklands.co.za

• Hockey

u13/14 Girls     mjohannes@parklands.co.za

u16A/B Girls sdube@parklands.co.za

u19A Girls cconradie@parklands.co.za

u19B Girls kgoliath@parklands.co.za

u13/14 Boys fhuman@parklands.co.za

u16A/B Boys ggilder@parklands.co.za

u19A Boys cwessels@parklands.co.za

• Netball

u13A rpillay@parklands.co.za

u13B ahayward@parklands.co.za

u14A pbara@parklands.co.za

u14B mesterhuizen@parklands.co.za 

u15A ktromp@parklands.co.za

u15B nmbane@parklands.co.za

u16A mvanschaik@parklands.co.za

u16B/C kfalake@parklands.co.za

u19A sbloem@parklands.co.za

u19B/C pbates@parklands.co.za

• Rugby

u13 lmaharage@parklands.co.za

u14    rnieuwenhoudt@parklands.co.za 

u15 cfortuin@parklands.co.za 

u16   rhorsley@parklands.co.za

1st XV lmakhohlisa@parklands.co.za 

2nd XV cgoldstone@parklands.co.za 

• Soccer

1st Team Girls     jbiermann@parklands.co.za

u14A Boys rismail@parklands.co.za

u16A Boys arossouw@parklands.co.za

1st Team Boys lbaker@parklands.co.za

Winter sports captains 

WINTER SPORT 2025

• Chess                                Mervyn Rukonhi     

• Cross country       Michael Lumley

• Golf     1st Team           Nicholas Strydom

• Hockey Girls

u13/14 Girls     Claire Naidoo   

u16A Girls Emma Lilienfeld

u19A Girls Julia Ligthelm

u19B Girls Mia Bezer

• Hockey Boys

u13/14 Boys Hayden Naidoo

u16A Boys Blaine Fisher

u16B Boys Jayden Lamb

u19A Boys Trent Mc Culloch

• Netball

u13A Lea De Sousa

u13B Mphilo Mazibuko

u14A Kayla Fundira

u14B Isabella Ankiah

u15A Marie-France Zemba

u15B Priyanka Ramlakan

u16A Alecea Vieira

u16B Sophia De Sousa

u17A TBC

u19A Nicole Apsey

u19B Asi Moni

• Rugby

u14     Jared Jacobs   

u15 Christo Strydom

u16 Chulumanco Mdudu  

1st XV Nicholas Farquhar

2nd XV Jamie Visser

• Soccer

1st Team Girls     Sophia Frielinghaus

u14A Boys Duma Nogaga

u16A Boys Travis Schenk

1st Team Boys Yvan Tapon Njamo

Hockey clinic

Learners 15 years of age and younger, who are wanting to improve their hockey skill set, are invited to register for July Holiday Hockey Clinics. Check which dates are applicable to your child's age grouping and click on the link below the advertisement to register.

ATA Tennis clinic

Learners 14 years of age and younger, who are wanting to improve their tennis skill set, are invited to register for July Holiday Tennis Clinics. Check which dates are applicable to your child's age grouping and contact Jason on 083 488 5897 to sign up.

Calling all Triathletes

The last two Clicks Super Tri Winter Series events are heating up this June and July - and they’re your final shot to lock in a spot on the Super Tri Finals leaderboard! Whether you're lightning fast or just fiercely consistent, it’s not only the fastest man and woman who will make the cut in November. So, if you've got grit, heart, and a bit of triathlon spirit, now’s your moment. Don’t miss out - get those entries in today and make your mark before the season wraps up! 

Please remember to subscribe to our Secondary sports calendar using this link:

Secondary sports calendar 

A Night to Remember

Parklands College Jazz Band Shines at the Artscape Youth Jazz Festival 2025

This past Saturday, 14 June 2025, the Parklands College Jazz Band delivered a truly unforgettable performance as part of the prestigious Artscape Youth Jazz Festival. Taking to the iconic Artscape Theatre stage, the band dazzled both visually and musically, leaving the audience mesmerised and full of admiration.

Dressed in exquisite, carefully coordinated outfits that exuded style and confidence, our young musicians looked every bit the part. From the moment they walked on stage, their presence commanded attention — and the music that followed confirmed that this was no ordinary school band.

With a repertoire that blended technical mastery with soulful expression, the band delivered a polished and emotionally resonant performance. Each piece was executed with precision and flair, showcasing the hard work, hours of rehearsal, and passion that go into creating music of this calibre. Their professionalism shone brightly, not only in their musical delivery but in the way they carried themselves throughout the evening.

The audience was completely captivated. From toe-tapping rhythms to heart-stirring melodies, the band’s performance was met with rousing applause and admiration from all corners of the theatre.

We are immensely proud of every learner who took to the stage. They sparkled — not just because of their attire — but because of their talent, unity, and the joy they radiated through the music. Representing Parklands College at such a high-profile event is no small feat, and they did so with distinction and grace.

A huge thank you to the Artscape team for providing this platform, to the families for their unwavering support, and most importantly, to our brilliant young musicians for reminding us of the power of music to inspire and uplift.

We look forward to many more stellar performances from this exceptional group. Bravo, Jazz Band!

Madagascar

Book here via Quicket.

Please click on the link:  https://sites.google.com/parklands.co.za/parklandscollegedance/home

Cape Town Eisteddfod

There's lots of buzz in the Music Department ...

🎹 A PIANO MASTERCLASS EXPERIENCE WITH THE EXCEPTIONAL PROF. NINA SCHUMANN

Parklands College proudly presents an exciting opportunity to learn from one of South Africa’s most celebrated pianists and educators. Join us for a 2-day piano masterclass led by the extraordinary Professor Nina Schumann, renowned for her virtuosic artistry and dynamic teaching.

🎼 WHAT TO EXPECT:
From interactive workshops to live performances and personalised coaching, this experience promises to challenge, inspire, and transform pianists at all levels. Whether you're a performer or a passionate observer, prepare to be immersed in the world of expressive, technical, and refined piano playing.

Application Link: https://forms.gle/fG9hM97WLKfvgWiU6 

LEARNER SUPPORT 

Mrs Scott (C block):  sjscott@parklands.co.za

Mrs Kistan (Resource Centre):  skistan@parklands.co.za

TERTIARY STUDIES 

Open Days and Application Dates 2025 for Universities and Colleges 

South African Scholarship Opportunities in the US: 

Register now for our live online session on 23 June at 19:30 to find out more about the incredible opportunity for SA students to secure scholarships to study in the USA.

See for yourself here: https://youtube.com/@isam360scholarships?feature=shared

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/291/qgv23fp8

You will learn about overseas study in general and have a better understanding if this pathway is one you would like to explore further.

Registration is required in order to receive your direct link into the webinar room. 

CLICK HERE TO GRAB YOUR SPOT: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/291/qgv23fp8

To learn more about the current South African students that are on the program make sure you have a scroll through our Instagram page. Chances are you probably know someone on the program already. We have presented this opportunity to over 250 schools across South Africa. 

PLEASE NOTE - If you and one of your parents / guardians sit through this live session you will automatically be eligible to receive an internal bursary valued at over 160K ZAR! You can apply for these online live during the session!

CLICK HERE TO SECURE YOUR SPOT: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/291/qgv23fp8

We hope to see you online. 

ISAM360

Financial Aid Opportunities - Stellenbosch Universisty BAcc programme ONLY

Future Doctors Academy

CONCLUSION

Important reminders for parents

College Crest and Logos

The College Crest and logos are registered trademarks and may not be used without permission from the Head of Marketing: cdevos@parklands.co.za 

Access to Campus

Please note that for security reasons, no parents or visitors are allowed past the Admin building during the week without reporting to reception.  We have instructed our learners and staff to ask anyone without a Visitor's Badge to report to reception.

No Dogs Allowed

Please note that the College does not allow animals, especially dogs, on campus, except in the following cases:

• Officially registered guide or support dogs (with the necessary harness).

• Pets owned by personnel residing on campus for security purposes.

Lost Cellphones

Almost on a daily basis we are asked to assist with finding lost cellphones.  It has become an impossible task and we simply cannot expect staff to actively look for misplaced cellphones.  We provide adequate facilities for the learners to lock their devices away.

If a learner misplaces or loses their cellphone, parents are required to report the missing device to the local police station.

Learners need to complete a report about the missing device at reception of the ICT desk in the event that it is handed in.

AirPods

We do not look for missing AirPods.  Learners have been told that they should rather not bring AirPods to school, as they get lost easily.

Enjoy a great weekend.

Kind regards

Sylvia Steyn

ssteyn@parklands.co.za

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