Rhenish Girls' High School

Rhenish Girls’ High School aims to provide its learners with an education of the highest quality and is committed to providing an environment that is conducive to effective teaching and learning. All learners, regardless of their abilities and backgrounds, are encouraged to develop their full potential, to strive for excellence, and to become responsible, caring and productive citizens.

The Rhenish Institute was founded in May 1860 and was initially dual medium (English/German). It has been a State school since 1901. Having celebrated our 150th Anniversary in 2010, Rhenish is the oldest girls’ school in the country and was also the first boarding school for girls. Rhenish has grown from a small school of 8 missionaries’ daughters in 1860 to our current enrolment of 706 girls, of which 150 stay in the hostel.