Bridge House School
Encyclopedia
Bridge House School, situated in the Cape Winelands close to Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Paarl
, is an independent day / boarding school for over six hundred and fifty girls and boys from Grade 00 to Grade 12.
, and, in 2010, by Mike Russell.
In July 1998 the school moved from a rented location in the hamlet of Simondium into new buildings on a donated site, the Waterval farm ten kilometres outside Franschhoek
Paarl
Paarl is a town with 191,013 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its the third oldest European settlement in the Republic of South Africa and the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington...
, is an independent day / boarding school for over six hundred and fifty girls and boys from Grade 00 to Grade 12.
History
The school started in 1995 with 54 pupils. Lloyd Smuts was Head until 1997, When Allan Graham was appointed, to be followed in 2002 by Anne Van ZylAnne Van Zyl
Anne Van Zyl is a South African education administrator from Cape Town, South Africa. She is currently the headmistress of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. She has also been headmistress at five different schools including Pretoria High School for Girls, St. Stithians College, and...
, and, in 2010, by Mike Russell.
In July 1998 the school moved from a rented location in the hamlet of Simondium into new buildings on a donated site, the Waterval farm ten kilometres outside Franschhoek