Gansbaai Academia

About

Gansbaai Academia opened its doors to Grade 8 to Grade 12 learners on 22 February 2010. The inauguration was led by the former Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille.

The school takes pride in its commitment to diversity and inclusivity. As a dual-medium school, it offers students the option to choose Afrikaans or IsiXhosa as their home language, alongside English. This approach not only honours the rich cultural backgrounds of the students but also equips them with crucial language skills needed in today’s interconnected world.

Principal - Mrs Fortuin

“Gansbaai Academia is a school that inspires learners to dream big and succeed.”

Mrs Fortuin, originally from the Northern Cape, grew up with two teachers as parents, inspiring her to follow in their footsteps and embrace a passion for teaching.

Credentials:

• 2022 - Appointed as Principal (Gansbaai Academia)
• 2015 - Awarded the ACE: Leadership by the University of Stellenbosch
• 2014 - Appointed as Deputy Principal (Gansbaai Academia)
• 2012 - Appointed as Departmental Head (Gansbaai Academia)
• 2010 - Joined Gansbaai Academia
• 2001 - M.Ed degree (University of the Western Cape)
• 1997 - B.Ed degree (University of the Western Cape)
• 1992 - HDE (University  of the Western Cape)
• 1991 - BA degree (University of the Western Cape)

School Ethos

Foreword by Mrs Fortuin - Principal / Gansbaai Academia:

“As educators, Gansbaai Academia aims to provide quality education in line with the Western Cape Education Department’s vision for every child, in every classroom. We are committed to giving the best to our school, learners, and the community we serve. 

The school believes that all our learners can succeed at whatever they choose to do. We have produced learners who entered fields of study that included medicine, accounting, law, education, marine science, and hospitality, to name a few.

My vision as Principal is to create a school of excellence preparing students to achieve both academically and in the vocational stream. I see a future where the school’s restaurant flourishes into a full-scale restaurant linked with our local tourism industry. Also the extension of marine sciences to marine economics and nautical sciences, and the extension of the curriculum into a skills-based curriculum offering digital technology, robotics and coding. Achieving these goals will mean that we can prepare our learners who are academically strong to become doctors, city planners, lawyers, and marine scientists. For those not academically strong we want to grow passions for careers in tourism, hospitality and entrepreneurship.

Our school truly lives up to its motto: “Extendere Alas Vestri” and encourages its learners to spread their wings and fly.

Academic

Sport

Culture

Gansbaai Academia encourages cultural activities that include: 

• Drama
• Debate
• Cultivaria

Reviews

“Gansbaai Academia provinces quality education.”  Emkay Ziqhu

“Sharkies forever!”  Akisha Johannes

“Gansbaai Academia is a good secondary school, academically and on a sporting level.”  Lemuel Saffier