The South African Literacy Association (SALA) held its 2019 Semifinals for the Grade 11 Division, KZN Midlands Region. This competition allows learners from Grade 1 to 12 a tremendous opportunity to showcase their public speaking skills on a national platform. This year, five of the top orators from Newcastle High School went through to this […]
On Friday 01 February 2019 our new grade 8 “cubs” were inducted as part of the “Newie” family. During the function, selected Grade 8 learners entertained the parents and teachers with cultural performances on stage and showcasing their talents. Our headmaster, Mr M Govender conducted the traditional induction ceremony. Starting with a brief message to the […]
The library at nhs offers the following: Photocopying at r1.00 per printed page. Copies of previous question papers at r1.00 per printed page. Printing from usb / flash drives at r1.00 per printed page. A two week loan period of fiction and non-fiction books. Research from printed material or from the internet. A wide range […]
Newcastle High School has recently opened up it’s new Epoch-Optima Trust: Siyavula Maths & Science Laboratory. This was a brainchild of principal, Mr M Govender, who since his inception in 2008, applied for funding for the Mathematics Challenge Programme (MCP) hosted by Tshikululu Trust. The trust granted additional funds for the purchase of 36 new computers […]
NHS is proud to announce that its grade 8 learner, Lwandile Zungu, has been selected to tour the USA for academic reasons. Her tour route will encompass the east coast and a few of the places included are the Harvard and MIT campuses, JFK Library and Museum, Empire State Building Observatory, 9/11 Memorial, Statue of […]
The above learners from Newcastle High took part in The Annual National Schools Water Network Building Competition in Harrismith. The competition was hosted by the Drakensburg Branch of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering. The learners learned a lot about distributing water equally from a source container to smaller containers placed on three different […]
Newcastle high school hosted their top ten club breakfast on the 10 February 2018 to honour and recognise their cream of the crop. Learners and their parents enjoyed a sumptuous breakfast. Accompanied by a motivational talk by the principal and words of encouragement from some of the stars of this top ten club. FIRDAUS MOOSA, […]
The 2018 Grade 8 cubs of Newcastle High school were inducted during a ceremony where the new tradition of ringing the bell, started off the proceedings. The Head girl, Phuleng Moretsane , inspired the grade 8 cubs to be the best they can be and aspire only for excellence. Nduduzo , on piano and Lebohang, […]
ANNUAL PRIZE GIVING OF NEWCASLTE HIGH SCHOOL The annual academic prize giving was held on 22 January 2018. The grade 8 to 11 of 2017, were awarded for their hard work right through the year. At this prestigious event, the international motivational speaker, Dr David Molapo was the guest speaker delivering a memorable message of […]
On the 19 th of May 2017, NHS successfully hosted its first GET Phase Spelling Bee. The learners were given a list of more than a thousand words to learn, which they diligently did. About 14 learners from grades 8 and 9 participated. The learners did their best and the three learners who eventually made […]