Greenside High School


Greenside High School is a public co-educational high school in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Greenside High School is situated in the suburb of Greenside.

Academics

English
Afrikaans
Zulu
Life Orientation
Maths and Maths Literacy
Accounting
Business Studies
Life Science
Physical Science
History
Geography
Computer Applications Technology
IT
Dramatic Arts
Visual Art
Engineering, Graphics, and Design
Consumer Studies
Electrical Technology

The school also offers an AP English course, which is taught mostly by the school's principal, Ms N. Whyte. An external company offers AP Maths as an additional subject at a cost to the student.

Facilities

Greenside High School increased the size of its swimming pool in 2013/14. The main sport field is used for cricket, rugby, touch rugby, soccer, and athletics. Their hockey fields, which run adjacent to Parkview Golf Club, are mainly used for hockey, but have also been used for cricket, soccer and rugby. Greenside has four basketball courts which also double up as netball courts. There are eight tennis courts.

Extra-curricular activities

Greenside's extra-curricular programmes include:
The school competes in RAPS, FEDA, EADS, and GRADS. In 2013, students launched a production of Fame.
In 2017, students from the Greenside High School robotics team traveled to Costa Rica to take part in the WRO Global Robotics Tournament. Greenside High School was the only public school from South Africa to represent the country in this tournament.

Notable alumni