WYKEHAM COLLECIATE THE
School in Pietermaritzburg

One of Africa’s leading independent girls’ schools, The Wykeham Collegiate, is situated in the suburb of Clarendon in Pietermaritzburg. The school aims to prepare pupils for the challenges of the real world. The girls at The Wykeham Collegiate are encouraged to believe in themselves and to value their own abilities. The broad, holistic curriculum provides opportunities for every girl to discover and develop her own talents. Pictured above is the badge of The Wykeham Collegiate, flanked by the badges of the two founding schools that formed the basis for the new badge. A decision to merge the two schools was made in 1988 and The Wykeham Collegiate opened officially in It quickly became recognised as one of the leading independent schools for girls in Africa. The focus was on academic matters, sport, music and drama. Between 1995 and 2010 a steady programme of building and re-furbishing has considerably altered and much enhanced the school’s facilities. Other additions to both the Junior and Senior Schools included a Creative laboratory, specialist subject classrooms, a Drama Centre, a Sports Science Complex, a synthetic turf hockey field and new Tuck Shop/Change Room complex. It is compulsory for all Senior girls to participate in sport. School teams are coached by qualified people and The Wykeham Collegiate girls have represented South Africa in swimming, hockey and canoeing. Many have also represented the Midlands and KwaZulu-Natal in various disciplines. Sports Science was originally introduced in 2005 as an extra subject and The Wykeham Collegiate continues to be one of the only schools in South Africa to offer this subject. Girls, together with qualified coaches, assist in the coaching of primary school pupils in order to gain experience in coaching skills.