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Founders’ Day Assembly

As the start of Founders' Weekend early this morning ushered in a day of reflection and celebration, we found ourselves wrapped...

Long-Serving Staff Members

Today we were privileged to honour and celebrate some of our ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ก๐—š-๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—™๐—™ ๐— ๐—˜๐— ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ whose dedication has helped shape Union High...

Senior Interhouse Athletics Day

A ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—›๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—”๐—ง๐—›๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—ฆ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ for the books - huge congratulations to Daly House for retaining the title with 655 points,...

Founders’ Weekend Programme

Since 1919, the entire landscape of Graaff-Reinet has changed completely. However, one institution that continues to withstand the test of time...

NSC Results – We Acknowledge Our Educators’ Commitment

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ, ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ during (and in the time leading up to) the 2025...

Grade 8 Excursion

Our Grade 8s, accompanied by their teachers and prefects, set off early this morning on a memorable ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐—ธ๐—บ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ...

Junior Interhouse Athletics Day

Monday, 19 January, saw the Union Schools' annual ๐—๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—›๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—”๐—ง๐—›๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—ฆ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ for Grade 1 to 7 learners being held. The...

Sport Results

Senior Interhouse Athletics – Results

From the moment the cheerleaders made their unforgettable grand entrance - arriving in true show-stopping style in a police van and a fire truck - the tone was set for an exciting day at Union High Schoolโ€™s 2026 ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—›๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—˜...

NMBA Open Water Championship

On Sunday, 18 January, Union High School, learner Gerda Clarke took on challenging conditions at the ๐—ก๐— ๐—•๐—” ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€ at Marina Martinique, Jeffreys Bay. Swimming a demanding 3km race, Gerda placed third in the 16-18 age category, finishing with...

Well Done, Taylor!

We are incredibly proud of Grade 7 learner ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐˜€, who recently represented the Eastern Cape Elephants at the Interprovincial Tennis Tournament held in Bloemfontein from 8 to 11 January. Competing in her very first IPT for the Eastern Cape...

U/13 Cricket – Woodridge Pro20 Festival Results

Union High School's u13A cricket team enjoyed a competitive and rewarding weekend at the ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น, showcasing great promise across three hard-fought matches. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—น๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ against Knysna, posting a...

Gariep Open Water Swim

Destiny Swimming Academy-trained Union High School swimmers delivered a strong and encouraging set of performances at the ๐—ž๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—บ on Saturday, 17 January. Competing in demanding open-water conditions, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง...

Senior Cricket Vs Westering – Results

U15A Cricket: Union vs Westering Union High Schoolโ€™s u15A cricketers produced a great performance against Westering High School on Saturday, 17 January. After losing the toss and being sent in to field, ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜, with Thimna Qomfo...

Senior Cricket Festival – Results

Union High School vs Lilyfontein โ€“ T20Lilyfontein won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 136 runs in 19.3 overs.Union High Schoolโ€™s openers put on an impressive 83-run partnership, but the team was eventually bowled out for 112...

EP Rural U/17 Cricket

The EP Rural U17 cricket team delivered an outstanding performance at this yearโ€™s ๐˜š๐˜ˆ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ, with the spotlight shining especially bright on our Union boys. Hosted in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, from 5 to 8 December, the tournament brought...

Headmaster’s Message

For children in a country school, life isn't solely routine. Take your eye off the hockey ball and you could see a Black Eagle circling overhead or a lone Kudu bull watching from the mountain slopes. Union High School supports the Classical educational philosophy of a child active in all four spheres of development within the changing South African community ...