Admission Policy & Criteria
Background
The school is a public and a community school. It has therefore identified the Primary Catchment Area for which it is the closest high school and a broader community from which it will consider further applications (Secondary Catchment Area).
Based, inter alia, on the post provisioning of the Western Cape Education Department, total number of teachers, classrooms and other facilities in the school, and the choice of subjects offered - and subject to the provisions of the SA Schools Act (84 of 1996) and the Western Cape Provincial Schools Act (12 of 1997) and WCED Circular 40 of 2004 - the School Governing Body intends to admit up to 231 pupils in grade 8 (i.e. 7 classes of 33 pupils).
General requirements:
- No pupil will be admitted without:
- An interview.
- The completion of the application forms and the submission of all the required documents including those identified in the admission policy for ordinary public schools issued in terms of the National Education Policy Act, 27 of 1996.
- His/her parent/guardian having read and acknowledged the Code of Conduct and Drug and Alcohol Policy of the School.
- The language of instruction at the School is English. It is in the best interests of the learner that they be able to cope with an English medium environment. Pupils must have passed English as Primary / Home language or have a proven equivalent facility in English.
Primary Catchment Area
1. The area stretches from Dalebrook Road, Kalk Bay to Chapmans Peak Drive (Noordhoek) summit lookout, to Lekkerwater Road, Sunnydale and Hopkirk Way Road, Glencairn.
2. Pupils whose parents are residents in this zone will be given preference provided that:
a. Their age is within two years of the average of the grade.
b. They have proven and appropriate academic ability (e.g. must have passed Grade 7 for admission to Grade 8 with English Home Language and Afrikaans First Additional Language)
c. The complete application is received by the closing date, e.g. the first Friday of March.
d. They are not perceived, on the basis of their behavioural record, to be a threat to the School’s good order.
Secondary Catchment Area
1. Pupils whose parents are residents in the southern Peninsula (south of Atlantic and Camp Roads, Muizenberg, south of Noordhoek and of Sunnydale and Hopkirk Way, Glencairn) can also be considered for admission to FHHS.
2. Selection will be based on the following criteria:
a. Academic achievement as reflected in recent school reports;
b. Specialized skills, talents or needs which the School has the potential to develop or facilitate, as indicated on the application form or reported in the interview;
c. A good disciplinary record as reflected in a recommendation from the applicant’s present school.
d. The presence of siblings at the School will also be taken into account.
e. Preference will be given to those for whom Fish Hoek is the closest academically suitable school, in terms of the language offerings and age.
f. Note: If FHHS is not the closest high school to the applicant’s residence (i.e. they live outside the Primary Catchment Area) parents and guardians are advised to apply to other schools in addition to FHHS.
Applications to include
1. Completed forms and requested documents such as certified copies of unabridged birth certificate or identity documents or passports and proof of residence (e.g. rates account or lease agreement).
2. The original or certified copy of the year-end report.
3. A recommendation from the present school.
Parents/guardians are also invited to provide a short motivation in support the application.
Closure of Application Dates
Applications should open early in February and close on the first Friday of March.
FHHS undertakes to ensure that all possible feeder schools receive timeous notification in this regard, and will furthermore advertise closing dates in the community media.