Northwood played Clifton in the U15 Top Ten Final at the Clifton Aquatic Centre on Sunday 14 October 2012. In the pool games Northwood beat Glenwood 13 -2, Westville 7 – 4, Michaelhouse 5-2, DHS 3-1 and in the semi final beat Kearsney 7-4.
The final between Northwood and Clifton was a very tens…
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Northwood Waterpolo – KZN Sensations
Northwood are very proud of their U15 team who, having beaten Glenwood Boys High School, Westville Boys high School, Michaelhouse and Durban High School, in the pool games at the Top 10 Waterpolo Tournament held at Kingspark recently , went on to beat Kearsney 7 - 4 in the semi final and eventually,…
Northwood’s own Olympics – Interhouse Athletics
Interhouse Athletics Interhouse Athletics at Northwood on Wednesday 22 August took on an Olympic atmosphere. The athletes were spurred on by their enthusiastic house compatriots, with the high jump, in particular, getting the crowd clapping!
At a pre-deciding event on Tuesday 21 August, two long st…
World Knowledge Olympiad
The World Knowledge Olympiad sponsored by the University of the Free State was written nationally and Northwood entered 43 boys into the competition. Delon Baker of Grade 8 came 3rd for Grade 8 in KZN and won R700. In the Grade 9 section, Sergio Da Silva, came 2nd second in KZN, winning the Silver A…
Northwood’s Karate Kid
Congratulations to Shayur Hansraj, a grade 9 learner at Northwood School, who represented KZN at the South African All-Styles Karate Championships which were held 24 - 25 August in Durban. He won the following medals: Team Kata – Gold, Individual Kata – Silver and Individual Kumite – Bronze. H…
Arbor Day at Northwood
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Northwood, being the early bird, celebrated Arbor Day on Friday. Northwood’s Environmental Club learners together planted the tree of the year, the Jacket Plum (Pappea capensis). The tree which belongs to the litchi family is evergreen and grows up to 8 metres - hoping to pr…
Northwood Learner Leads Financial Literacy Speech Contest
Northwood are very proud of Philani Thusini, a Grade 11 learner, who came second in a province-wide Financial Literacy Speech contest held on Wednesday 19 September 2012 in Esikhawini. The event attracted entries from 1500 schools throughout KZN and he ended up a mere one point behind the winner at …
Boarding
Bruyns House Boarding Establishment is named after the then Chairman of the Governing Body, Mr John Bruyns, who was instrumental in the design and building of the boarding facility in 1994.
The small, exclusive boarding facility is situated on Upper Campus next to the gymnasium and swimming pool.…
Matthew de Sousa is Northwood’s Green and Gold Talent
Northwood are very proud of grade 11 player, Matthew de Sousa, who was recently selected for the South African U18B hockey side at the U18 Inter-Provincial Hockey Tournament in Johannesburg. In this year’s Indoor Hockey season, Matthew, the captain, never lost a game!
Steve McManus, also in g…
Judo Champ
Stedon Venter, in grade 11 at Northwood, fought his way into the South African Judo Team on Friday, 10 August 2012. He will be representing his country at the Junior African Championships to be held in Botswana in October 2012.
Update:
Stedon came 4th against 11 other countries at the Junior Afric…