A warm welcome back to school and to the start of the second term, to all of the Windsor family. This term includes 12 weeks and we have just concluded week 1. Thank you to our grade 12 parents/guardians and register educators for a successful meeting last week. Also thank you to the school governing body and school management team that availed themselves to engage with parents around outstanding school fees.
Our grade 12 students must be commended for their term 1 academic performance. Our Top grade 12 student is Jessie Cloete 12B with a 92% pass mark and 7 out 7 subject distinctions. In second place we have Nurjahan Behardien 12A with 6 subject distinctions and a 85% pass mark. In third place we have Israah Matthews 12E scoring 7 subject distinctions with an average pass mark of 83%. We are extremely proud of this excellent performance. The class of 2026 has scored 146 subject distinctions in total. [80% and above] Well done to each student who scored a subject distinction. Keep shining with your diligence. Thank you to all our educators for their guidance and mentoring of our children. Attached is the Top Twenty Merit List.
As we approach week two please be cognisant of the following:Dismissal time is 2pm Monday to Thursday and 12:30 on FridayTuesday 5:30pm to 7pm Grades 8 and 9 parent meeting – reports to be collected by a parentWednesday 5:30pm to 7pm Grades 10 and 11 parent meeting – reports to be collect by a parent
On Friday, we celebrate grade 8D as the Top Class user of Siyavula for term 1 with a Pizza Party during interval. Well done 8D.
Wishing all a productive week ahead. We pray for the protection and safety of the Windsor family.
Thank you to the Windsor family for supporting our student leaders, Yahya Abader and Zahra Salie, who organized the IFTAR on Friday evening. A job well done and welcomed by the school management. This has become a tradition as it is the third year that the school hosts the Iftar but historic in that it is the first time that students took the lead. We are so proud of you both Yahya 12C and Zahra 12D. Thank you to all who attended this blessed occasion.
School Uniform: The blazer is a compulsory item of the school uniform and must be worn. We have a second hand uniform shop at school for those who wish to exchange a blazer that has become too small at a minimum cost. We also have blazers available to purchase. We will not allow learners to make up their own uniform. The only skirt allowed to be worn is the check skirt. Navy or grey skirts have NEVER been part of the school uniform. We will exchange check skirts that have become too small for one from the uniform shop at a minimum cost as well. There are no excuses, parents/guardians and students. Break DT is the consequence for any uniform infringement.
Outstanding School Fees: This message is to the grades 9 to 12 parents. All families with outstanding balances of over R2000-00 as at 31 December 2025 have been handed over to our debt collectors. They have started their communication with you and all your queries will be dealt with by the Prosum team and not the school. Grade 8 parents and guardians do take note as we are serious about all paying their school fees. The current year 2026 school fees are handled by the bursar. Grade 12 parents, you are reminded that the 2026 school fees must be paid and up to date by 31 August 2026 for your child to be invited to the Matric Ball.
Textbooks: All textbooks must be covered with plastic. This is to protect the books from damage. Each book has a scanning code linked to the students’ name. Damaged and lost books are costs incurred by the student and for the parents’ account. We have issued books to students who have returned their textbooks from the previous year.
Outreach: Attached is an appeal for support of the sandwich drive by the community outreach society.
The week ahead:
Dismissal time for the week ahead is at 2pm for students as the March test commences this week. Attached again is the test time-table. This communication also serves to inform parents/guardians that the test time-table will be extended to cover informal tests. The extension program of assessment will be forwarded in our next communication. Study hard and prepare well for the March test series.
We are filled with gratitude for all the blessings bestowed on the Windsor family and we pray for peace in our family, in our communities and in the world.
The weekly communication serves to keep the Windsor family informed of the week ahead and to reflect on the past week. It aims to provide you with transparency of what is happening at school so that as a school community we can support our children to reach their full potential.
Reflection: This past week the Spirit Club leaders, under the guidance of Ms Nika, launched the Anti-Bullying Campaign. We commend the following grade 11 students for taking this initiative: Iviwe Ntsebezo, Qhoma Soknanyive, Ashley Zora, Luniko Mayiza and Liyema Hene. In addition, the grade 8 students have been guided through a program by their register teacher explaining what bullying entails and how it impacts others. Thank you to Ms Mally the grade head.
In the week ahead all grades will be reflecting on this societal issue. Windsor High chooses kindness.
Our value words of commitment and dedication speaks directly to our engagement with the most important sphere of our holistic education, that is, the academics/ the curriculum content and the assessment thereof. This past week the grade 12 mathematics students committed themselves to daily practice of mathematics in a badging ceremony led by Mr Authers, in the presence of myself and Ms Hanslo, the grade head. They will lead the campaign to ensure that all our students from grades 8 to 11 practice on Siyavula daily, by being the example. The class who scores the highest points will be treated to a Pizza Party as a reward. We encourage especially our grades 8 and 9 to get into this competition. Show the seniors that you can do it. Attached are the current positions for both the top class and the top student.
Sport: The Volleyball boys team had a victory against Belgravia High and the Softball team won against Fish Hoek High School. Well done to all our players.
The week ahead: We commence this coming week with a gender assembly. All the male students will be addressed by the male staff and the female students will be addressed by the female staff in separate venues. Parents and guardians are reminded of the random search and seizure that will take place. We have focused on our value word of respect and will continue to have zero tolerance for any form of disrespect displayed by students towards any staff member. We once again want to commend the vast majority of our students who are consistently respectful and kind. Keep on shining!
March Test Series: A hard copy of the time table was handed to each learner this past week. Attached is a soft copy for the perusal of parents. We commence on the 12th March 2026. All students should be preparing for this important formal assessment.
School Fees: This is a reminder to all families to ensure that school fees are paid on a monthly basis. We are a fee paying public school. Our annual school fees are R9500-00. Windsor High School is one of the most cost effective schools in our area surpassing and outperforming our neighboring public and private schools in the National Senior Certificate examination. We provide a quality education for our children at minimal costs. It is the responsibility of parents/guardians to pay school fees. Bank details attached.
We pray for peace in the world, especially in the Middle East. We pray for the Windsor Family and the communities we come from. May we choose kindness! Let us respect ourselves and others.
During this holy period of both Ramadan and Lent we pray for our families, for our children and for our communities to be united in sharing and caring for others. We are extremely proud of our students at Windsor High as they take the initiative to lead various projects, for their participation in activities of the school and to simply be kind and respectful. We are proud of our students who report to their teachers when they witness negative behavior or are victims of negative behavior by their peers. We sense a positive shift in our school community as no staff member and more students have zero tolerance for disrespect and negative behavior.
Congratulations:
To Azari Fredericks for her selection into the WP Baseball team.
To our Debating team, Aaliyah Parsley, Rujeko Masimbiti, Christin Frans and Shaneez Mutseura for being the runners up in a special competition of 4 high schools. Shaneez is the team captain and president who achieved a perfect score in the final round.
To Mikhail Poole, Live Ngalmane, Mikaylin Richards, Zaarah Davids, Tamsyn Van Harte and Lisakhanya Gcaza for being selected into the Table View District team to participate in the WP Athletics Championships. To Coach Toefy for being selected to manage the u15 team.
Academics
As we approach week 7, we have identified the need to have extra lessons in Mathematics for grade 10. This will be held weekly on a Monday, for identified students. It commences this week. It will be held in room 1 from 15:10 to 16:10. This is compulsory for the identified students. The same for grade 8 math intervention. This will be held on a Tuesday and Thursday during 2nd break in room 7.
Parents, by now, all math students must be registered on Siyavula and should be practicing daily. Grade 12 parents are reminded that 7th period is compulsory. Attached again for your perusal is the Time Table. All learners in all grades should be working at home for 2 hours daily in preparation for the March Test Series..
School Fee Exemption Forms
Due to Ramadan and Lent we will not have a parent meeting to distribute the forms. Your child may collect the form from the bursar’s office on Monday. The form with all attached documents must be returned by Friday, 20th March 2026. If you need any clarity you may email the school.
We wish all our families and staff a productive week ahead. We pray for the safety and protection of the Windsor family. En AvanteKind Regards
We have had a bumper week of activity while simultaneously ensuring a strong week of academics. Congratulations to our class of 2026 for organizing an extremely successful Valentines Day program. Thank you to the Grade 12 team of register educators. A special shout out must go to Ms De Kock for her leading role in managing this event.
The debating team participated in their first formal debate and emerged the victors against an unbeaten South Peninsula High team. Well done to the team made up of Leah Kannemeyer, Tyler Adams, Elam Mpondonqi and Tyler Prinsloo. We also thank Mr Daniel, our teacher in charge. We are part of the Tores foundation debate Club and thank Coach Josef for his guidance.
The Inter- Zonal Athletics competition took place this weekend and we congratulate all our athletes who participated in this competition. The Volleyball teams had their first friendly games against Rylands High this week as part of their pre-season training. Netball training has commenced. The Marching Band and the Eco club continue to thrive. The Christian and Muslim societies as well. We congratulate all our readers who received awards from Exclusive Books at the “Reading is Kwaai” prize giving at Cavendish Square. We thank Mr Nigel Mortley our mobile librarian for this initiative that has now become an annual tradition. We are proud to announce that our top reader for 2025 is Skyla Valentine. Well done Skyla!!
We encourage all students to get involved in the after school program whether it is a sport, cultural club and / or society. The RCL has completed all their elections and their leaders Sharon Mashonga and Perucy Sotyatyo, represented the school at the Education district workshop for RCL Leaders. We are proud of you and of all our students who are involved in positive activities at the school. Keep serving with kindness, care and respect.
This communication also serves to inform the Windsor family that the school governing body has applied to the SAP to do a search and seizure for illegal substances and weapons. Warrant Officer Manyahke, the school’s liaison officer, has informed the school that this will be done randomly. We will not be informed of when it will take place. The reason why this is being done is to ensure that the school remains a place of safety. We are a drug and weapon free zone. Cigarettes, vapes, weed are examples of illegal substances. Pepper spray, pocket knives, sharp objects, lighters are examples of illegal weapons.
“It takes a village to raise a child“
We appeal to our parents that collect their children from school to report to us any inappropriate behavior that is seen when students are dismissed at the end of the day. Report it immediately so that we can deal with this display of disrespect. As said before the overwhelming majority of Windsor High students are respectful, we are working hard with a few students to teach them what respect looks like and that they have to take accountability for their disrespect and the negative public image they portray. A child is taught values of respect at home, yet as a staff we have to spend far too much time dealing with disrespect before school, in the classroom and after school. Thank you to those parents/guardians who collaborate and support the staff in this societal issue that we are forced to manage.
The week ahead becomes the start of a very holy period for both Christians and Muslims as we approach the start of Lent and Ramadan. We pray for our communities and the Windsor family during this holy period. En AvantKind Regards
This past week our students enjoyed the Inter – School Athletic Meeting at Green Point Stadium and the grade 8 team had a lovely family social day. Thank you to all our staff, parents and students involved in the planning, preparation and participation. Thank you, especially to our parents and service providers for all the donations received.
The captains of the Athletic team, Tyler Jones, Mika Petersen, Vice Captains, Aneeq Cassiem and Tamsyn Van Harte together with all the athletes must be congratulated for their performance at the Inter-School Athletic meeting held at Green Point Stadium. Windsor High was placed in fifth position amongst 12 other competing schools. Coach Toefy must be commended for preparing the team so well. Thank you Sir for all the sacrifices and your diligence. We are proud of you and the Windsor Athletics team. Thank you to Ms Hanslo for your guidance, support to coach and the team and for your excellent leadership in this portfolio. To the supporting staff and officials thank you for going the extra mile in ensuring our athletes and spectators were taken care of on the day. Team work remains dream work!
As with the Athletics, our grade 8 team of register educators under the helm of Ms Mally planned a wonderful social event for our grade 8 families. Lots of fun was had by all. Thank you to Ms Jafta and the estate team, Ms Arendse and Ms Mosavel for the support provided on the day. Once again team work!
Valentines Day Fundraiser
On Friday, 13th February the Class of 2026 will be hosting a Valentines show in the Main school hall during interval. Students may come dressed in casual wear at a cost of R20-00 and those dressed in uniform will pay R10-00. This payment is compulsory for all students. All students will have free entry to the show.
Mathematics and Math Literacy Assessment
On the same day as above all students will write a formal assessment. The assessment will be written in the morning at 08:30. Lesson 1 and 2 will follow before we have the interval / Valentines Show. Lesson 3 and 4 will continue after the show. Students must ensure that they have their notebooks and pens as teaching/learning remains the key focus of the day. Attached is information to ensure that each grade 8 and 9 student is registered with Siyavula.
Parent Support before and after school
There is a saying that goes something like this: ” it takes a village to raise a child “. We appeal to you, our parents, to report any inappropriate behavior that you witness outside of the school site immediately on the day so that we can nip it in the bud. Let’s have the spirit of “Your child is my child”. Educators and support staff cannot be everywhere. If you witness students smoking, tell them to stop!
Parents and guardians engage with your child, communicate with them, talk to them about respect and appropriate behavior. They have a lifetime to be adults and to do the things adults do in the safety of their home. When they are in their school uniform they represent themselves, their family and most importantly the school.
We welcome on board in the Afrikaans Department, Mr Abrahams who will be a substitute educator for the term. We wish him well for this term and warmly welcome him into the Windsor family.
As educators we approach week 5 determined to ensure excellence in our delivery of the curriculum content to our students. As parents/guardians ensure that learning is consolidated at home. Grade 8 to 11 should be spending at least one hour at home doing homework, revising and practicing math. Grade 12 at least 2 hours daily. As students you should be focused in class and co-operating with your subject teacher.
Normal school dismissal times for the week ahead and we appeal that all students are punctual. School commences at 08:00 and if your child is going to be late please inform us.
In closing, we pray that the week ahead will be a productive one for the Windsor family. En Avante
As we plan for the release of the results it is important that you have downloaded the Prosum App on your cell phone and that you know your username and password. All communications are on this app as well as the school fee statement. Reports will only be released via this communication. Reception will assist you with your username and password if there is a challenge. Let us iron out all the challenges before Wednesday, the 10th December at 11am when reports are released..
Textbooks
We have not retrieved all the textbooks. Our final appeal to you, our parents and students, to return all the school textbooks and library books this coming week. We have a record of who has returned their books and will not be handing textbooks to any one in the new year who has not handed in textbooks this year.
Outstanding School Fees
We have come to the final month of the year and to all those who have outstanding balances we appeal to you to pay your debt. The hand over takes place on Friday, the 19th December 2025. No student with outstanding school fees will be invited to a Matric Ball in 2026 and beyond.
Grade 11/12 subject changes
We have a short window period in which to do this for our Class of 2026. Parents please note that we will ensure changes in the following subjects only: Mathematics to Math Literacy, Physical Science to Business Studies and for 11D/12D EGD/Life Sciences to History.
Appeal Process
If your child has not met the minimum pass requirements, you have the right to appeal. The form is attached.
Rota Trim Paper, Toilet Roll, Exam Pad
Every student at Windsor High is required to hand in a box of paper, 12 toilet rolls and 1 examination pad with writing lines, on the first day of school in 2026. This is non-negotiable and register educators will monitor and do the follow up in 2026.
Thank you
As a school community we are continuously blessed with support in various forms. We thank the following parents Mr De Bruin and Mr Gumbo, newly elected on to the school governing body, for their willingness to serve the best interests of our school family. We thank Go Math and their sponsors for the donation to the school.
New Staff
We welcome on board the following educators that will join us in 2026 Mr Daniels, Ms Kalamdien, Ms Kajee and Ms Jury. In the administration zone we welcome Mr Sedien, Ms Van De Heever and Ms Janodien and finally in the sports department we welcome Mr Toefy and Mr Jattiem. Our staff complement has grown and we are indeed blessed to have these new staff members welcomed into the Windsor family.
We pray with gratitude for all our blessings, we pray to the Almighty for the safety and protection of the Windsor family during this festive season. We pray for peace in our homes, in our community, in our country and in the world. En Avante.Kind Regards
We have come to the end of the academic year of 2025. What a year it has been! We have been so blessed as a school community that we can only look back at this year with gratitude. Thank you parents, thank you staff and thank you to all our students.
Nelson Mandela said: “It always seems impossible until it is done.” This year has been a grueling one for all. It is now time to get into a slower rhythm as we wrap up the school year. The final results are in the process of validation and this coming week the final verification for promotion and progression will be done by the Education District. We release the results of the grades 8 to 11 to you our parents/guardians via the Prosum App on the 10th December at 11am. The grade 12 results will be released on Tuesday, 13th January at 10am at school.
The pre-liminary results show us that the GET phase has done exceptionally well even before any condonations were generated by the system. We are extremely proud of our grade 8 and especially our grade 9 students for this achievement. A clear effort was made in term 4. Well done parents and students.
In the FET phase however, we have a larger group of learners who did not meet the minimum pass requirements for grades 10 and 11. This means that we have a number of students who will need to repeat the grade. Those learners who have been diligent and worked consistently throughout the year have performed extremely well. We are very proud of your achievements.
We will await for the district to verify the results. In our final communication for the year, we will release the Top 20 Merit list.
Reflection of the past week
Ms Terri Roodt of the Drama Experience facilitated the leadership workshop for our class captains and RCL members during this past week. She provided feedback on how wonderful our learners co-operated during the session. Thank you to all the RCL members and class captains who attended. We are extremely proud of you.
On Saturday, we welcomed our new grade 8 learners for 2026, the class of 2030, to our school building and into the Windsor family. We emphasized our core value words of dedication, commitment, respect, kindness and care. We remind our parents/ guardians of this grade to engage with your child around the learners’ code of conduct. Baseline assessments were written in Mathematics, English and Afrikaans. Thank you to all staff who assisted on the day.
Bi-elections of parents on the SGB
We say farewell to our Chairperson Ms Rushni Majiet. We thank you, Ms Majiet for the diligence, sacrifice and hard work of the past 5 years as you served and governed Windsor High. You did this with integrity and to serve the best interest of all the children under your governance. Thank you for this.
On Monday, at 1pm the first nomination and validation meeting will take place at school under the guidance of the school electoral officer, Ms Prinsloo of Groenvlei High.
School Uniform Shop
The second hand shop will be open from 9am to 12:00 from Tuesday, 2nd December until 23rd December 2025. Parents are reminded that you can purchase school ties, school badges and the athletics/PE uniform at Aspire clothing in Imam Haroon Road Lansdowne. At School and Leisure in Claremont we can purchase the school skirt, school jersey, school ties and school badges.
Stationery List
Attached to this email are the stationary lists for grades 9 to 12 of 2026. Please note the costs of Business studies textbooks R80-00 G10, R90-00 G11, R100-G12. All textbooks must be covered with strong plastic, so we appeal to parents/guardians to budget to cover 9 textbooks per child. Reminder that each student must have a box of Rota Trim paper, 12 toilet rolls and 1 examination pad that is handed in on day 1 in January 2026. Grade 10 class lists for 2026 will be released later in the week.
Farewells
The Educator Assistant program has come to an end on the 30th November 2025. We thanked all our assistants for the excellent support they provided to the school.
As a Windsor Family we also say farewell to the following staff members: We wish them well on their new journey. We thank them for everything that they have done for us.
Ms Galant, Ms Cedras, Ms Landsberg, Ms Gusha, Mr Mcphereson and Ms S. Petersen.
We pray for the safety and protection of our school family. En Avante, forward and upward
It is with deep gratitude that I communicate with you this week. Gratitude to you our parents and guardians for the constant engagement around your child this past week. Whether they were running late, not feeling well or needed to be collected early. Thank you also for the medical certificates/ notices from the clinics for their absence because of ill health. Thank you to all staff for your efficiency. We had 3 NSC exams ending at 5pm during this past week. Thank you for your diligence in ensuring a well run examination.
To the students of Windsor High. The 99% majority of you have been well behaved, respectful and exemplary students in the exam room. Thank you! I am saddened that I cannot say 100%. However, I remain hopeful that we will get the 1% of learners on track before they reach grade 12.
We are still in the process of examination as the grade 12 NSC examination ends on Tuesday, 25th November.
Student Leadership Workshop
This will take place on Tuesday, 25th November 2025 from 9am to 12pm in the minor hall at school. All the class captains and RCL members from grades 8 to 11 must attend. The dress code is casual clothes. Be comfortable in what you wear.
School Fees for 2026
The budget meeting was concluded successfully. The school fees for 2026 is R9 500-00. We thank the school Governing Body Treasurer, Mr Kariem and co-opted member Mr Langeveld for their service in leading and completing this vital task.
Textbooks
All textbooks must be returned to the register educator. Lost and damaged books must be paid for before your child receives textbooks in 2026.
On Thursday, 27th November, school will dismiss at 11am due to a staff function. Dismissal time for the rest of the week will be at 12:00.
We pray for a productive week ahead. We pray for peace. En Avante, Forward and upward.Kind Regards
This past week the entire school has been involved in writing the final November Examination. We thank all staff for the smooth running of the examination. A special thanks to Ms Brown, Chief invigilator for the grade 12 NSC Exam and her team. Also to Ms Mally, Head of Examinations [8-11] and her team. We thank you, our Windsor families, for all the communication and engagements with the school. Thank you to all our students who are studying and preparing well for each subject being written. Keep doing your very best.
Punctuality
This becomes extremely important as no additional time can be provided for a student arriving late for an examination. If your child is running late in the morning do email the school or call the school to inform us. We do not allow any examination room to be disturbed by latecomers.
Cellphones
It is an examination irregularity for a student to have a cellphone in the exam room, on their person or in their bag. Engage with your child to hand in the phone at reception in the morning and to collect it after the exam. Windsor High is a cell phone free zone during school hours.
Reminders:
Budget meeting on Tuesday, 18th November 2025 at 6pm in the minor school hall. All parents are invited and must note that the decisions made at this meeting are binding on all families.
Textbooks to be returned and school fees to be paid.
School dismisses at 1pm Monday to Thursday and 12pm on a Friday.
Grade 12 Donation of school uniform
As we approach the last day of the NSC exam during this week, we remind the grade 12 learners of the tradition of coming dressed in casual clothes on the last day of your individual NSC exam in exchange for a donation of school uniform items placed in a bag. The uniform items can include shoes, pants, skirts, shirts, ties, blazers, jerseys. Your donated bag of school uniform allows you to come dressed in casual clothes on the last day that you write.
We thank the Almighty for all the blessings bestowed on Windsor High. We pray that the week ahead will be peaceful, that our students remain focused on performing well in the exam and that we are all protected and kept safe. En Avante, Forward and Upward.Kind Regards
