Edendale Technical High School


Edendale Technical High School is a public school in South Africa.

History

Edendale Technical High School is a high school offering classes from Gr 8 to Gr 12. The school was established in 1956 as a boys only school, in 1996 it became a mixed gender school. It has recorded a pass rate of 80% from 2006 to 2015. The current headmaster is TF Ngubane.
In 2016 the school celebrated its 60th anniversary.

Notable alumni

  1. Mr Justice Jeremiah Shongwe, judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa
  2. Mr Andries Tshabalala Pr. Eng. B.Sc. Eng., Executive Director of Alstom SA Ltd and past president of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers

    Sport

A full programme of sporting activities is available. Sports offered by the school include:
Other extramural activities include:
The campus has:
The school is one of the best performing schools in Edendale with in which more than 80% of candidates pass the matriculation examinations.
According to the Department of Education 2014 results Edendale Technical School 91% of its matric candidates passed, and in 2013 81% passed and in 2012 the pass rate was 75%. The pass rates for mathematics and science remain low.