At Edgemead High School, all students are encouraged to strive for personal achievement in the context of a supportive, empowering environment. Our aim is to enable students to become productive citizens who appreciate the importance of service, leadership and traditional values in a changing world.
Edgemead High School is a co-educational English-medium public school which opened its doors on 21 January 1986 with 71 pupils. Since then we have grown to an enrolment of approximately 1400 learners, with a proud history of strong academics, firm yet fair discipline, sound personal development and pastoral care, coupled with a diverse extra-mural programme.
Danielle Jones is the Dux Learner for the Class of 2025, achieving an outstanding average of 90% with 8 subject distinctions. Close behind is Dylan King, with an average of 89.25% and 8 distinctions of his own.
Grades 8 - 12
Take a closer look at academics, sport and culture at Edgemead High School.
Edgemead is a very busy place offering a wide variety of activities across the academic, sport and cultural spheres of school life.
98.8% pass rate, 206 bachelor's passes (80.2%), 27 A-Aggregates and 336 subject distinctions.
Scroll awards recognise outstanding academic, sport and cultural achievement each year.
Edgemead High prides itself on producing top-level results consistently — the Class of 2025 achieved a 98.8% pass rate with 27 A-Aggregates. Exam outlines, past papers and CAPS guidelines are available online for every learner.
Our sports programme offers something for every pupil, from those striving for top-level success to those who want to play at a social level, guided by qualified coaches.
Strong emphasis is placed on involvement in cultural activities, developing leadership, self-confidence and social awareness in every pupil.
Grade 8 applications for 2027 open on 10 March 2026 and close on 14 April 2026. Apply online through the Western Cape Education Department.
Edgemead High is here to offer guidance, counselling and support to every student and parent who needs it, from academics to personal wellbeing.
Campus 2020 is our ongoing vision for developing the school campus, ensuring Edgemead’s facilities keep growing alongside our learners.
We enable students to become productive citizens who appreciate the importance of service, leadership and traditional values in a changing world.
Consistently placed among the top academic performers in South African high schools.
A wide range of academic, sporting and cultural opportunities for every pupil.
Sound personal development and pastoral care underpin everything we do.
Nearly four decades of educating productive, values-driven citizens.
The latest news from Edgemead High School.
We are extremely happy to be able to announce we have had confirmation from the Education Department on the appointment of our new Principal. Edgemead High will be welcoming Mr Joel Erasmus in January 2024. Please read the below biography to find out more about our new Principal. Mr Joel Erasmus is a former resident and student of Edgemead, deeply attuned
Save a Fishies’ Coast 2 Coast Beach Clean-up Campaign Successfully Concludes This Saturday, Astounding Results Achieved: Over 100 Beaches Cleaned and nearly 3 Tons of Litter Collected Across South Africa. [Cape Town, 18 August 2023] – Coast 2 Coast, an innovative and impactful beach clean-up campaign led by Save a Fishie NPC founder Zoe Prinsloo, is enthusiastically reaching its conclusion
“Be our guest, be our guest!” Join us as we celebrate a tale as old as time as we perform the production of Beauty and the Beast live at Edgemead High School. Tickets available on the Karri app, please use the link provided below. https://my.karri.global/qr/bm7rk9q/c-g9rpx45
As part of our bigger solar project we also took on the task of replacing our old flourescent light tubes with energy efficient LED’s.. Lights in the classroom are our biggest energy users on campus .. In total, we replaced 920 58W flourescent tubes with 20W LED tubes. Our energy usage has been dramatically reduced.
Edgemead High took part in the RGB Gaming Overwatch 2 event at Comic Con Cape Town 2023. We are proud to announce that Edgemead High won the competition and went undefeated throughout the event. We competed against Rondebosch Boys, Paarl Boys and Paul Roos. Congratulations to the Overwatch team on this incredible accomplishment!
Congratulations to Gemma Telemachus who has been selected to represent the Western Cape with her dance studio @lmriacademyofdance at the Hip Hop International Gauteng and South African Dance Championships. This will take place from the 26th to the 28th of April at Silver Star Casino in Krugersdorp, Gauteng. Good luck Gemma!
Our grade 8 learners were given the opportunity to visit the Diamond museum; what a exciting and informative experience. They viewed the different diamonds and gem stones and were even allowed to try on some of the jewelry.
This week our Mountain Biking team had the privilege of meeting professional mountain bikers. 🚵🏽
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Applications open 10 March 2026 and close 14 April 2026. Apply online through the Western Cape Education Department.
