The Glen High School - Sport

Sport

Sport is not compulsory, as the school believes that the success and enjoyment is with voluntary participation. However, the grade 8 learners are expected to attend most of the sport meetings as spectators.

Sporting facilities include a 25 metre swimming pool, athletics grounds, several tennis and squash courts, a basketball court (indoor and outdoor), a rock-climbing wall and hockey fields.

The School offers the following sports:

  • Athletics
  • Basketball
  • Chess
  • Cricket
  • Cross Country
  • Field Hockey
  • Netball
  • Squash (sport)
  • Soccer
  • Swimming
  • Tennis

The Glen High School is part of the Pretoria English Medium High Schools Athletics Association (PEMHSAA) which is good spirited rivalry between all the Co-ed Government Schools in Pretoria. The Schools have three meetings held a year including the Swimming Gala (held at Hillcrest Swimming Pool), Cross Country (held at the host school) and an Athletics meeting (held at Pilditch Stadium). Other schools participating in PEMHSAA are:

  • Clapham High School
  • Hillview High School
  • Lyttleton Manor High School
  • Pretoria Technical High School
  • Pretoria Secondary School
  • Sutherland High School
  • Willowridge High School

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