IMPORTANT DATES 2026
TERM 1 : (12) 14 JANUARY – 27 MARCH
7 JANUARY ADMIN OPENS
9 - 11 JANUARY SLT CAMP
12 JANUARY STAFF RETURN TO SCHOOL
12/13 JANUARY GRADE 8 ORIENTATION PROGRAMME (@SCHOOL)
13 JANUARY RELEASE OF 2025 MATRIC RESULTS
13 JANUARY NEW PARENTS’ EVENING 18h00
GRADE 8 REGISTRARS TO ATTEND
16 JANUARY SGB & STAFF BRAAI
27 JANUARY GRADE 12 PARENT INFORMATION EVENING
29 JANUARY FINANCE COMM MEETING
30 JANUARY GRADE 8 – 11 PRIZE GIVING – ALL STAFF
NO ACADEMIC DRESS REQUIRED
4 FEBRUARY OPEN DAY (Gr 7 FEEDER SCHOOLS)
7 FEBRUARY OPEN DAY
2 MARCH ELEVATE EDUCATION GRADE 8
4 MARCH ELEVATE EDUCATION GRADE 11
D&D CO-ED ‘A’ LEAGUE SWIMMING GALA
(VENUE: HILLCREST CURRO)
5 MARCH ELEVATE EDUCATION GRADE 10
23 MARCH GRADE 12 EXCURSION – OTHELLO @ SNEDDON THEATRE
27 – 31 MARCH U16 NETBALL TOURNAMENT @ ST MARYS
1 – 6 APRIL ST. DUNSTANS FESTIVAL
TERM 2 : 8 APRIL – 27 JUNE
11 APRIL MATRIC DANCE
15 APRIL GRADE 8 PARENTS INFORMATION EVENING
22 APRIL GRADE 9 PARENTS INFORMATION EVENING
9 MAY PSG SUPER 8 (H)
16 MAY PSG SUPER 8 (H)
22 MAY RCL Fundraiser: MOVIE NIGHT
23 MAY PSG SUPER 8 (H)
31 MAY PSG SUPER 8 FINALS @ PIONEER HOëRSKOOL
28 MAY – 19 JUNE GRADE 8-12 MID – YEAR EXAMINATIONS
21/22/23 JUNE GRADE 11 LEADERSHIP CAMP
24/25 JUNE GRADE 11 WORK EXPERIENCE
TERM 3 : 21 JULY – 23 SEPTEMBER
28 JULY GRADE 11 BSTD EXCURSION
29 JULY GRADE 10 BSTD EXCURSION
JULY
31 FOUNDERS’ DAY – CELEBRATION OF HILLCREST HIGH’S
50th ANNIVERSARY
U15 Rugby 7’s Tournament @ Hillcrest High
AUGUST
1 HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL’S 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS from 8am
U18 Rugby 7’s Tournament @ Hillcrest High
Spoken Word Competition @ Westville Deutsche Schule Durban
2 U14A Boys Soccer – Age Group Tournament @ Crawford LL – TBC
U15A Boys Soccer – Age Group Tournament @ Queensburgh High – TBC
3 Business Studies Excursion to Froggie Factory in Westmead
1st Boys Indoor Hockey vs Thomas More @ Thomas More
Golf vs TBC @ Kloof Country Club
4 Business Studies Excursion to Froggie Factory in Westmead
Grade 10 & Grade 11 Afrikaans Olympiad
U16 Boys Indoor Hockey vs Clifton ‘B’ & Amanzimtoti @ Kloof High
5 1st Boys Soccer vs TBC (COWIE CUP – Round 1)
GRADE 10 – 12 PARENT INFORMATION EVENING
6 Girls Soccer vs Waterfall College (H) – 2nd & U15
7 Chess vs Star College & Waterfall College (H)
7 – 10 Badminton – SA High School Championships (1st Boys & 1st Girls) @ KZN Badminton Hall
8 Boys & Girls Soccer vs New Forest (A)
1st Girls Soccer Knockout Cup @ Crawford International College, La Lucia
9 Girls Soccer – Inter-District Tournament (U14, U15, U16, U19)
10 Public Holiday – (Women’s Day on Sunday)
11 Eskom Science Expo
U16 Boys Indoor Hockey vs Kingsway, Crawford LL & Clifton ‘B’ @ Hillcrest High
12 Eskom Science Expo
1st Boys Soccer vs TBC (COWIE CUP – Round 2)
1st Boys Indoor Hockey vs Northwood ‘B & Kingsway @ Hillcrest High
14 Boys Soccer vs George Campbell (A)
1st Girls Soccer vs George Campbell (A)
Boys Softball League @ Hoy Park, Durban
15 ANGEL FUND TEA
Gospel Choir Concert @ Maritzburg College
Girls Softball League @ Hoy Park, Durban
Public Speaking @ Northlands Girls
16 Boys Soccer – Inter-District Tournament @ Howick High (U14, U15, U16, U19)
Girls Soccer – KZN Final Trials (U14, U15, U16, U19)
17 Boys Soccer vs Glenwood (H) - 2nd, 3rd, U16A&B
Boys Soccer vs Waterfall College (H) - 1st, U15A, U14A
1st Boys Indoor Hockey vs Kloof High @ Thomas More
18 Boys Soccer vs Glenwood (H) – U15A&B, U14A&B
U16 Boys Indoor Hockey vs Amanzimtoti @ Kloof High
19 1st Boys Soccer vs TBC (COWIE CUP – QF)
Kloof Conservancy - Molweni River Health Schools Project - Winter testing
20 SPORTS, CULTURAL & SERVICE PHOTOGRAPHS
21 U18 Rugby 7’s Tournament @ Ashton International College
Boys Softball League @ Hoy Park, Durban
isiZulu Evening
22 Boys & Girls Soccer vs Port Shepstone (H)
U15 Rugby 7’s Tournament @ Ashton International College
Girls Softball League @ Hoy Park, Durban
23 Mountain Biking Series @ Howick High School
24 MATRIC TRIALS EXAMS START
1st Boys Indoor Hockey vs Northwood ‘C’ & Curro Hillcrest @ Thomas More
Golf vs Glenwood @ Kloof Country Club
25 Girls Soccer vs DGHS (H)
26 1st Boys Soccer vs TBC (COWIE CUP – SF)
27 Girls Soccer vs PMBGHS (H)
Finance Committee Meeting
28 U15 Rugby 7’s Tournament @ Wembley College
Boys Softball League @ Hoy Park, Durban
29 Boys & Girls Soccer vs Amanzimtoti High (A)
U18 Rugby 7’s Tournament @ Wembley College
Girls Softball League @ Hoy Park, Durban
31 Governing Body Meeting
SEPTEMBER
1 Graad 9 Afrikaans Olimpiade
Boys Soccer vs Thomas More College (H)
2 Girls Soccer vs Thomas More College (H)
3 Graad 8 Afrikaans Olimpiade
4 Boys Softball League @ Hoy Park, Durban
5 Boys & Girls Soccer vs Carter High (H)
U18 & U15 Rugby 7’s Tournament @ Kingsway High
SPAR Fast 5’s Netball Tournament @ Hillcrest High
Girls Softball League @ Hoy Park, Durban
6 Mountain Biking Series @ Waterfall College
7 Golf vs Crawford La Lucia @ Mount Edgecombe Golf Course
11 Boys Softball League @ Hoy Park, Durban
12 Boys & Girls Soccer vs Kloof High (H)
Girls Softball League @ Hoy Park, Durban
13 Mountain Biking Series @ Crawford International North Coast
17 Finance Committee Meeting
Governing Body 2027 – 2029 Meet and Greet / Q & A Session
17 – 19 U15 Curro Hillcrest Cricket Community Cup @ Curro Hillcrest
17 – 20 1st Cricket – Kloof High Tournament @ Kloof High
18 MATRIC TRIALS EXAMS END
Boys Softball League @ Hoy Park, Durban
Matric Final Visual Art Exam
19 Girls Softball League @ Hoy Park, Durban
21 Matric Final Visual Art Exam
Governing Body Meeting
22 Matric Final Visual Art Exam
CULTURAL HERITAGE EVENING
23 BREAK-UP DAY FOR TERM 3
24 – 26 2nd Cricket – Shedders Cricket Festival @ DHS
25 – 29 National Individual Debating & Public Speaking Championship @ Bishops College,
Cape Town
TERM 4 : 6 OCTOBER - 9 (11) DECEMBER
SPORT & CULTURAL AWARDS EVENING
VISUAL ART & DRAMA SUPPER THEATRE
15 OCTOBER SPEECH NIGHT (ACADEMIC DRESS REQUIRED)
16 OCTOBER GR 12 VALEDICTORY SERVICE
30 OCTOBER GOLF DAY 2 KLOOF COUNTRY CLUB
2 – 19 NOVEMBER FINAL GRADE 8 – 11 EXAMINATIONS
21 OCTOBER – 28 NOVEMBER
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