Parel Vallei High School

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Hoërskool Parel Vallei High School
Location
South Africa
Coordinates	34°04′00″S 18°51′27″E / 34.0666°S 18.8574°E / -34.0666; 18.8574
Information
Type	High School – Public
Motto	Sapientia et Intellegentia (Wisdom and Insight)
Established	1986
School district	Somerset West
Principal	David Schenck
Grades	8–12
Number of students	1,300[1]
Houses	Aberdeen Stella Nassau
Color(s)	Navy and White
Athletics	Yes
Mascot	Bulldog; Winston
Nickname	PV
Bar pass rate	60% (2022, matric)
Feeder to	https://en.wikipedia.orghttps://bestencyclopedia.com/Stellenbosch_University
Exam Board	WCED and CIE
Additional	Co-Ed and Dual-Medium
Website	pvallei.co.za

Parel Vallei High School is a co-ed high school located in Parel Vallei, a suburb of Somerset West, which is in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Pupils attending the school are from the surrounding towns, such as Somerset West and Strand, as well as areas further away, such as Grabouw.

The following National Senior Certificate subjects are offered by the school, classes are mostly bilingually tutored.:

• Afrikaans Home Language
• Afrikaans First Additional Language
• English Home Language
• English First Additional Language
• German Second Additional Language (After school)
• French Second Additional Language (After School)
• Pure Mathematics
• Mathematical Literacy
• Advanced Programme Mathematics
• Advanced Programme English
• Physical Sciences
• Life Sciences
• History
• Geography
• Consumer Studies
• Hospitality Studies
• Accounting
• Business Studies
• Economics
• Computer Application Technology
• Information Technology
• Engineering Graphics and Design
• Life Orientation
• Dramatic Arts
• Visual Arts

• Parel Vallei was in the published media regarding submissions to the school. The school had a few legal issues as it did not accept applications to the school due to size limitations.^[2] The school is currently in the process of building and extending the school. In 2004, the school was briefly in the local news after the governing body presented the idea to erect a cellphone mast on the school grounds to the community.^[3]
• In 2019 Danielle Kleyn, a learner at Parel Vallei, was crowned "Queen of Mathematics" at the 2019 Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad.^[4]
• In 2020 the school faced backlash after several social media posts alleging that one student called another student of a different race a slur. This was reported on by the media and commented on by higher-ups in the Department of Education.^[5]
• In 2021, Benjamin Kleyn received an honorable mention after participating in the National Programming Olympiad.^[6]
• In 2021, Christian Kotzé was crowned winner winner chicken dinner on the VIA TV show "Slim vang sy baas".^[7]
• In 2023, Jared Slater became the top dog in the mathematical olympiad scene of South Africa.^[8]

• Official Website