About Us - Windsor High School

Who We Are

Windsor High School is a co-ed high school located in the suburb of Rondebosch East. It started out as Lansdowne High School and was later renamed to Windsor High School. The school became a former model-C school at the dawn of the New Democracy in 1994. It serves various communities from the larger Cape Town area. The current principal is Dianne Morgan-Meyer.

Windsor High is currently undergoing a process of growth and renewal. Various improvement projects have been and are currently being undertaken. Some of these includes the construction of five brand new classrooms, a quad and a new school hall. There are other exciting projects which are forthcoming, so watch this space.

At Windsor High we strive not only for academic, cultural and sporting excellence, but also the holistic development of active citizens who can contribute productively to society. We are guided by five basic principles: Respect, Dedication, Kindness, Commitment and Care. Through these principles, we aim to encourage the growth of socially responsible people who will go out and make a positive impact on the communities they live in.

2025 Philosophy: “If you know better, you do better”

The philosophy guiding us this year is “If you know better, you do better”. This philosophy is important in two ways. Firstly, it highlights the important role of education in the creation of a better world, as we cannot know without learning. Secondly, it invokes the dynamism of the human condition, illustrating that we are all works-in-progress and can always improve ourselves through education and learning.

These two strands emphasise the importance of schools not only as sites of learning, but as beacons of hope, shining a light on the power of education as a tool of empowerment, betterment and positive societal change.

RCL Leadership Workshop Accompanied by Ms Adriaans

Academics

Windsor High School offers a range of subjects at the GET and FET phases.

In GET, the subjects offered are:

English Home Language
Afrikaans First Additional Language
Life Orientation
Mathematics
Natural Science
Economic and Management Science
Technology
Creative Arts
Social Sciences (History and Geography)

In FET , all classes do English Home Language, Afrikaans First Additional Language and Life Orientation. Outside of the commonly offered subjects of Business Studies, Economics, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences and History, we also offer subjects such as Computer Applications Technology, Engineering and Graphic Design, Tourism and Consumer’s Studies. These subjects are not commonly offered at an FET level. There are five streams on offer depending on subject choice:

A Stream – Physical Sciences, History, Pure Mathematics and a choice between Life Sciences or Engineering and Graphic Design (EGD)

B Stream – Pure Mathematics, Economics, History and Business Studies

C Stream – Consumer’s Studies, History, Tourism and a choice between Pure Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy

D Stream – Computer Applications Technology, Business Studies, a choice between Life Sciences and EGD, and a choice between Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Literacy

E Stream – Tourism, Business Studies, History and a choice between Mathematics and Mathematics Literacy

With our offering of CAT, EGD, Consumer Studies and Tourism, we provide different subjects in the FET phase to what is generally given at school.

The subject choices are summarised in the table below: