Congratulations to the Cannons Creek Matric Class of 2024 for a phenomenal set of results – 100% pass rate for the 22nd consecutive year. High School Principal Mr Angus Morton said, “We are delighted with the outstanding results achieved by the Class of 2024, and they are to be commended on their commitment and level…
We held our end of year Prize-giving event on Thursday 5 December 2024, honouring achievers in the Academic, Sporting, Cultural, and Service realms. This event was also the offical farewell to long-serving Mathematics Teacher, Mr Stephen Starck. Previous Principal Mr Mike van Haght shared a special tribute. Thank you to our Head Prefects Reese Rumble…
Congratulations to the winners of the High School Photographic Society’s Term 3 Competition. The theme was ‘Paredolia’ (The human ability to see shapes and faces or make pictures out of randomness). Well done to everyone who submitted. 1st Place: Georgie Crede (Grade 8) 2nd Place: Michael Morgan (Grade 11) 3rd Place: Sarah McCrorie (Grade 11)…
On Friday, our Grade 11s (incoming Matric Class of 2025) revealed their banner. This is a longstanding tradition, where the banner was created as a Grade during their leadership sessions at their Grade 11 Leadership Camp. The values the group chose, that they aspire towards are: Gratitude | Love | Unity | Discipline. Unity One…
Congratulations to our newly elected Prefects for 2025! This morning we held our Prefect Induction service – a new tradition in itself, in being separated from Valedictory, where our current Prefects were thanked for their service. In a special rite of passage and a truly symbolic act – the current office-bearers’ candle flames were extinguished,…
On Friday 20 September, Cannons Creek High School held its Certificate Awards Assembly and hosted Bianca Edwards (Director of Ace Models Durbanville) as the Guest Speaker. This ceremony acknowledges achievers in the Music, Visual Arts, Design, Drama, Clubs/Societies, and Sport realms. Edwards spoke to the audience about how she genuinely enjoys witnessing people’s journeys of…
In the second week of the September holidays, a group of 12 pupils from Grade 10 and Grade 11 went on a five-day hike in the Oorlogskloof mountains, which is just inside the Northern Cape. Ms Bartosch and Mr Palk accompanied them. Photo credits: Mr Palk Writeup: Molly de Witt & Michael Sparks, Grade 11…
Red & Yellow School recently ran a Bootcamp, where two of our pupils, Isabella Baker (Grade 11) and Dana Moores (Grade 9) attended. The experience was meant to be a day of Learning, Fun, and Real-World Experience. This year, pupils worked directly with real-life brand, Bootlegger, which allowed them to apply problem-solving skills and strategic…
Cannons Creek Independent School hosted their annual High School Inter-house Netball and Hockey Sports Day on Thursday, 12 September. It was a wonderful showcase of skill, teamwork, and sportsmanship. The atmosphere was exciting as the pupils from all houses competed with such enthusiasm and determination. The level of talent displayed was truly impressive, and it…
This year marked the first year that Inter-house plays are back on stage, instead of Radio Plays. The Grade 11s took the role of directors, and used AI mainly to write the plays and used some of their own creativity for good measure. They needed to have characters such as Efficiency Expert Edgar, Power Hungry…
