Pinelands High  is a fee-paying school, and most of our running costs are borne by the fees that our parents pay. This leaves little room in the budget for developing and extending the school's facilities and programmes.

In order to pursue our commitment to being a world-class school, Pinelands High has an established fundraising programme in place. Certain projects have been identified as priorities in terms of the development of the school, and are divided into three broad categories, namely:

Long-term, high capital projects (over R10 million):
  • The construction of a new school block, the Creative Arts Centre, to cater for the expanding needs of Art and Surface Design, Music and Drama.
Medium-term, medium capital projects (up to R1 million):
  • Upgrading our science laboratories
  • Greening of the school property (see our Growing Green pamphlet for more details)
Short-term Educational programmes:
  • Funding the extended mathematics programme
  • Growing our bursary fund to enable promising but financially challenged pupils with the opportunity of studying at PHS
  • Funding for international assessment testing (SIAT) in Maths and English.

Our fundraising strategy includes approaching companies, trusts and foundations, as well as our Alumni. We experienced encouraging success in 2010, and in 2011, we were able to redevelop the courtyard adjacent to the Reeler Centre and install a coffee shop, thanks to the generosity of the PHS community.  In addition, the Nedbank Foundation and BoE Educational Foundation have kickstarted our Science Laboratory Refurbishment project with generous donations that have enabled us to complete two laboratories. On the educational programmes front, we have been similarly favoured, with the renewal of sponsorship of our extended Mathematics programme by the Epoch and Optima Trusts, and the funding of the purchase of the SIAT International Assessment tests for 2010 and 2011 by the BoE Educational Foundation. We are extremely grateful to all the Trusts, Funds and Foundations for their vital support.

For more information regarding our fundraising projects, please contact Carol Franck at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it