OUR TEAM

PRINCIPAL

Mr Garreth Jacobson

B.A. (Ed), HMS
gjacobson@vphigh.co.za

Mr Jacobson started his teaching career at Westering High
School in 1999 and left in 2008 to accept a Departmental HOD post at
Victoria Park High School in 2009. Thereafter, he had a brief stint at Erica Girls Primary in 2015 before accepting the Deputy Principal position at Clarendon Park Primary mid-way through 2015.

He is the seventh Principal of our school and coincidentally also returns to Victoria Park High after seven years. Interestingly, according to scripture, the number seven is significant as it signifies completion and fulfilment of promises which certainly bodes well for the Victorian family. Mr Jacobson has come full circle and is once again back at Victoria Park High to lead and guide the school into a new and exciting era.

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Headmaster

Mr Garreth Jacobson

Deputy Head

Mr Conrad Ferreira

Heads of Department

Mrs Elmien du Preez

Mr Ralton Leander

Ms Paulet Meyer

Mr Retief van der Merwe

GOVERNING BODY 2023

Parent Governors

Mr Colin Sylvester, Mr Ian Whittal, Mrs Heidi Brown, Mrs Delia Southern, Mr Enzo Brazzale, Mr Jacques Visser, Mr Andrew Thompson, Ms Joelene Adams & Ms Ziphona Dumalisilie-Waka

Educator Governors

Elmien du Preez, Conrad Ferreira & Laura Smith

Non-Educator Governor

Tracy Jessop

2024 RCL

Buhle Manentsa (Secretary)

Siphosoxolo Johannes (Vice-President)

Soyama Dyantyi (President)

Secretary

Sharon Williamson

SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

GRADE HEADS

**Mrs. T Wood**
BA (Ed), HMS
Head of Department (Grade 12 Grade Head)
Head of Social Sciences
History
twood@vphigh.co.za

**Mr. E Boshoff**
BEd (FET)
Head of Department (Grade 12 Grade Head)
Head of Business Studies
eboshoff@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. S van Niekerk**
BHhk (Ed)
Head of Department (Grade 11 Grade Head)
Head of Consumer Studies
Natural Sciences
svanniekerk@vphigh.co.za

**Mr. J Ross**
BA, PGCE
Head of Department (Grade 11 Grade Head)
English
jross@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. L Moodaley**
BSc, PGCE
Head of Department (Grade 10 Grade Head)
Head of Physical Sciences
Natural Sciences
lmoodaley@vphigh.co.za

**Mr. J de Beer**
BCom, PGCE
Head of Department (Grade 10 Grade Head)
Business Studies & EMS
jdebeer@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. J Nel**
HDC (Bus Management & Marketing), BEd (FET)
Head of Department (Grade 9 Grade Head)
Head of GET Mathematics
Mathematical Literacy
jnel@vphigh.co.za

**Mr. W O’Connell**
BSc, PGCE
Head of Department (Grade 9 Grade Head)
Head of Mathematical Literacy
Mathematics
woconnell@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. A Monteith**
BHMS, PGCE
Head of Department (Grade 8 Grade Head)
Head of Life Sciences
Natural Sciences
amonteith@vphigh.co.za

**Mr. C van Rooyen**
BEd (FET)
Head of Department (Grade 8 Grade Head)
Head of Social Sciences
cvanrooyen@vphigh.co.za

Teaching staff

**Mr. L Alexander**
BMus
Music & Creative Arts
lalexander@vphigh.co.za

**Mr. N Anderson**
BA, PGCE, MDiv
English & Geography
nanderson@vphigh.co.za

**Mr. R Angelbeck**
BSc
Physical Science and Mathematics
rangelbeck@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. S Assam**
BEd (Hons)
Afrikaans
sassam@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. A Barnard**
BMus, MMus (Music Research), PGCE, LTCL
Music
abarnard@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. C Conradie**
BSc, M Env. Sci., PGCE
Life Sciences & Natural Sciences
cconradie@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. A de Beer**
BA, Psych (Hons), MA (Eng), PGCE
English
adebeer@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. S de Beer**
BA, Eng (Hons), PGCE
English
sdebeer@vphigh.co.za

**Mr. S Dunderdale**
BSc, PGCE
Head of Geography
Geography, Natural Science & Technology
sdunderdale@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. M Du Toit**
BA, PGCE
Afrikaans and Social Science
mdutoit@vphigh.co.za

**Ms. M Engelbrecht**
BSc (Hons), MSc, PGCE
Geography
mengelbrecht@vphigh.co.za

**Mr. R Fynn**
BA, BHMS, PGCE
Head of Technology
English & Technology
rfynn@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. W Gilbert**
BMus, LTCL, UPLM
Head of Music
Creative Arts
wgilbert@vphigh.co.za

**Mr. C Griessel**
BEd (FET)
Mathematical Literacy, Natural Sciences & Technology
cgriessel@vphigh.co.za

**Mr. S Gwija**
NDip (IT), PGCE
Head of IT
sgwija@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. C Hayward**
BEd (FET)
Afrikaans & Mathematics
chayward@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. S Hayward**
BA (Hons), HDE, ABET (UNISA)
English & Social Sciences
shayward@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. A Hempel**
Bed (FET)
Afrikaans
ahempel@vphigh.co.za

**Mr. J Hutchinson**
BA (Ed), HDE
Head of Guidance
Guidance Counsellor & Social Sciences
jhutchinson@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. K Jacobson**
BSc (Hons), PGCE
Head of Natural Sciences
Physical Sciences
kjacobson@vphigh.co.za

**Ms. K Kloppers**
BSc (Hons), PGCE
Afrikaans
kkloppers@vphigh.co.za

**Mr. M Louis**
ABRSM (Grade 8)
Head of Culture and Head of Music
Music
mlouis@vphigh.co.za

**Ms. N Mafeke**
BA (Ed)
Head of isiXhosa
nmafeke@vphigh.co.za

**Ms. V Magugu**
BCom, PGCE
CAT
vmagugu@vphigh.co.za

**Ms. L Marks**
BA (Hons), PGCE
English & Social Sciences
lmarks@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. J McGrath**
NHD (Art & Design)
Head of Visual Art & Design
jmcgrath@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. P Mpongoshe**
BEd
IsiXhosa & Creative Arts
pmpongoshe@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. M Rademeyer**
BHMS, PGCE
Life Sciences & Natural Sciences
mrademeyer@vphigh.co.za

**Ms. K Scheepers**
BA, PGCE
Dramatic Arts
kscheepers@vphigh.co.za

**Ms. L Smith**
BEd (FET)
Mathematics & EMS
lsmith@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. CL Spangenberg**
BEd (FET)
Business Studies & EMS
cspangenberg@vphigh.co.za

**Ms. R Swart**
Hcert (IT), NDip (IT), AdvDip (IT)
Head of Computer Applications Technology
rswart@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. L Truter**
BPsych (Hons), BA, HDE, DSE
Afrikaans & History
ltruter@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. M van der Walt**
BA, HDE
Head of Dramatic Arts
English & Creative Arts
mvanderwalt@vphigh.co.za

**Mr. A van Zyl**
BA (Hons), M Ed
English
avanzyl@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. S Venter**
BEd (Senior Phase)
Head of Creative Arts
Afrikaans
sventer@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. T Verrall**
NDip (Fine Art), PGCE
Head of Tourism
Visual Art, Tourism, Technology & Creative Arts
tverrall@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. K von Wildemann**
BCom, PGCE
Head of EMS
Mathematics & Mathematical Literacy
kvonwildemann@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. C Wait**
BCom, PGCE
Business Studies & EMS
cwait@vphigh.co.za
cwait@vphigh.co.za

**Ms. J Wessels**
BMus, Dip ABRSM
Music & Creative Arts
jwessels@vphigh.co.za

**Mr. R Wynford**
BSc (Hons), HDE
Head of FET Mathematics
mwynford@vphigh.co.za

**Mr. B Zlokovich**
BEd (FET and Senior Phase)
Accounting & EMS
bzlokovich@vphigh.co.za

Sports administration office

Administration staff

**Ms. S Williamson**
Principal’s Secretary
pa@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. C van de Sande**
Secretary
info@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. T Minnie**
Administration & Public Relations
admissions@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. D Odendaal**
Librarian
dodendaal@vphigh.co.za

**Ms. S Feinauer**
Clothing Shop
vpshop@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. M Bambrough**
Assistant Bursar
fees@vphigh.co.za

**Mrs. T Jessop**
Bursar
tstaples@vphigh.co.za

EXERCISE SPECIALIST

Rynhardt Gerber is a dedicated and hard worker. He always puts the needs of others above his own. Rynhardt matriculated from Pearson High in the year 2011 where he had gathered various achievements including first team rugby, a toastmasters certificate and deputy head boy. Rynhardt possesses good leadership skills and is a well-rounded person. He is ambitious and currently doing his Post Grad Business administration at honors level. He has graduated with his BHMS degree (human movement science) qualification and has completed a sports massage course.

He believes in equality and quality of service, treating each client as an individual and not as a number or object of income. He not only teaches and leads others but constantly seeks to learn and improve on his own knowledge and skills. He has at least four years of experience in his field besides the fact that he is actively involved in training and coaching.

He is running a successful business, Wellness-Thru-Function, open to the public, together with assisting and conditioning various sporting teams from swimming to rugby at Victoria Park High School.

VICTORIA PARK HIGH SCHOOL

OUR TEAM

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SPECIALIST