Bridge House School

Bridge House School
BH Crest
Location
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Coordinates33°52′44.43″S 19°01′49.87″E / 33.8790083°S 19.0305194°E / -33.8790083; 19.0305194
Information
TypePrivate, Boarding
MottoLearning for Life
Established1995
LocaleRural
Head of schoolDavid Clark
Exam boardIEB
Grades0000 - 12
Age range2 to 18 years
Number of students800 boys and girls
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)    Navy, white and royal blue
Websitewww.bridgehouse.org.za

Bridge House School, commonly referred to as Bridge House, is a school in South Africa. It is located in the Cape Winelands close to Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Paarl, and is an independent day and boarding school for over eight hundred girls and boys from Playschool to Grade 12 . Bridge House is a member of the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (ISASA), the International Round Square Organisation. The School motto is "Learning for Life".

Bridge House School

History

Bridge House was founded by a group of local families, namely the Huxter, Friedman and Rands families, as a non-profit company and opened its doors on 19 January 1995 with 54 pupils. The school was originally based in a state school building in Simondium until 1997. Rezoning applications were brought forth and approved for the school to occupy new premises in the Berg River Valley on the Waterval Farm. In July 1998 the school relocated to the new and larger campus situated on a 10-hectare site; an undeveloped corner of farm near the Berg River Bridge donated by the late Graham Beck in 1994, ten kilometres outside Franschhoek.[1] Bridge House currently[when?] owns 28 hectares of land after receiving an additional donated 18 hectares.

References

  1. ^ "Our History". Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.