Cannons Creek Independent School

Cannons Creek Independent School, situated in Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa, was founded in January 1997 by Mrs Carol Barhouch (now Booth) together with four teachers, Mrs Hazelmay Duncan, Mr Kevin Wroth, Ms Nicola du Plooy and Ms Lesley Jacobson, as a primary co-educational English speaking Christian School. The school currently incorporates a primary school (grades RR to 6) and a high school (grades 7 to 12, writing WCED Matric exams).HistoryWhen Cannons Creek started in January 1997, there were only 37 pupils and 5 teachers. The school was then housed in the Pinelands Club Hall.However, with the continued demand for places in the expanding school, it was soon realised that the school would need a building of its own. The initial concept was to only provide a primary school; however, in 1998 there was a demand from the parents for Cannons Creek to establish a high school. In 1999, two years following the opening of the Cannons Creek Primary School, a high school was opened, with Mr Mike van Haght as the principal. That same year, Cannons Creek took occupation of the land and a building was built specifically for the school. Due to the increasing number of pupils, the high school building was built and opened in February 2003.Cannons Creek Primary and High School were then housed in two buildings located alongside each other in Nursery Way, Pinelands with a sports field. In 2006, a Grade R class was started with Mrs Christine Underwood.In February 2012 a new primary school campus of 16 classrooms was opened, and the old primary school building was taken over by the high school.In 2016, on the school's Founders' Day, a new Cultural Centre was inaugurated adjacent to the high school's Lonsdale Building. The Cultural Centre has three sound-proofed music teaching venues, and a gallery. It is used for both primary and high school assemblies and for cultural events.