A SCHOOL DESIGNED FOR BOYS

Sense of belonging: Through our House and Tutor system we recognise the need of all boys to belong to a group. Many activities are offered to ensure that our boys develop a sense of teamwork and respect, pride in their school, their uniform, their history, and one another.

House and Tutor (Pastoral) system: This is the cornerstone of all we do at Wynberg. The school is divided into 8 Houses, each with its own House Head and five Tutors - the tutors meet with their students twice daily, and are directly responsible for each student’s wellbeing. Our innovative vertical system connects new Grade 8s with the other grades in tutor groups for the duration of their High School careers. As they move through the grades together, a relationship between the student, his tutor and the parents develops, with the tutor the first port of call for parental enquiries. Discipline: Boys prefer to know their boundaries and to live in the security of an ordered structure known as the Wynberg Way.

Our House System helps maintain this boyfriendly environment in which rules are carefully considered and applied. Boys are encouraged to accept responsibility for their actions, with minor transgressions dealt with swiftly, and with understanding. Those guilty of major transgressions, especially those which negatively affect the well-being of others, must expect to be dealt with firmly. Teamwork & Brotherhood: Boys need to believe in themselves and their peers. We Considerable credible research confirms that boys do better at boys’ only schools. Proudly a school for boys, Wynberg’s broad curriculum and sprawling facilities are designed with their needs in mind.

have evolved a structured, safe, and confidence-building series of challenges for them beyond the classrooms. Grade 8s tackle Table Mountain’s Nursery Ravine during their orientation in a challenging hike, supported throughout by their Matric Buddies and our staff, forging friendships and working together in their WBHS Houses. Grade 9s build on this in September with a tougher hiking experience, starting from the base of the Cable Car in the City Bowl, sleeping out for two nights, before finishing in Simonstown. This gives them another outdoor experience with their friends and has become a solid tradition of preparation for their Grade 10 Challenge. In Grade 10 the boys face the Nyamezela Hike in the Cederberg, a 12 day hike in which they cook their own meals, sleep under the stars, and tackle community service projects before returning home. The Nyamezela, isiXhosa for “see through hard times”, is both a physical and mental test of endurance and an important milestone in the boys’ rite of passage to becoming a Wynberg Man, and into their senior leadership years at school.

Awards: Our awards system allows those who achieve in any field an equal chance for recognition. We recognise boys once a term in our Quarterly Awards Prize Giving Ceremony, through the Colours system, and annual grade prize givings. Action: Wynberg caters for the need of boys to be active. We offer a wide sporting programme and a variety of societies and activities in which the boys are encouraged to participate. Shorter class periods to aid concentration, movement between lesson