Bredasdorp High School Newsletter 19 | 2026

It’s been another busy and successful week at Hoërskool Bredasdorp! 

• Congratulations to Ms Tanya de Kock, selected as a netball referee for the SPAR National Championships, and Ms Ilze Baadjies, appointed team manager of the Overberg regional team.

• Grade 10 Life Sciences learners investigated a heart, while Grade 11 learners examined lungs as part of their practical work, with thanks to Bredasdorp Slagpale (Overberg Meat) for the donations.

• Grade 9 learners visited Suideroord Old Age Home, bringing flowers and chocolates and spending time with the residents as part of their “Be Better” term theme.

• Well done to Kirsten van Coppenhagen (Grade 9) for achieving A++ for her English poem and A+ for her Afrikaans fable at the Pierneefteater Arts Festival.

• The school’s chess teams also performed exceptionally well, with Team 1 finishing 2nd overall and Team 2 finishing 5th at the Overberg Top Schools Chess Championships.

• Congratulations to Hugo Pretorius (Grade 11) on representing the South African Junior Underwater Hockey team at the World Championships in Türkiye.

• Around 50 learners also took part in an ATKV litter collection project, helping make Bredasdorp cleaner and showing that every individual can make a difference.

Important upcoming dates:

• 12 August - Photo Day
• 13 August - Matric Breakfast
• 15 August - Sports Day vs HS Overberg (away)

Read the full Hoërskool Bredasdorp Newsletter 19 for all the latest school news, achievements and results here.