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Save The Date – Gisela Kingwill Mother & Daughter Morning 2027

Save ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ for Union High School, Graaff-Reinet's annual ๐—š๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ & ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด themed ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ...

Grade 11s Celebrate MOL Day

There was a little extra chemistry among our Grade 11s this week as they celebrated Mol Day, an annual celebration of...

Annual General Meeting 2026

Please take note of the Union Schoolsโ€™ ๐—”๐—ก๐—ก๐—จ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—š๐—˜๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐— ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š on ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿต ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, at the Tony Burrell Union, where the...

Grade 7 Annual Ladies’ Tea

There was plenty of colour, pretty dresses and happy chatter at The Coldstream Restaurant this afternoon as our Grade 7 girls...

Head Prefects 2027

We couldnโ€™t be happier to introduce Union High Schoolโ€™s newly appointed head prefects for 2027! A warm congratulations to ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ...

Senior Prizegiving 2026

Union High School's annual ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ญ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฌ held on Friday evening, 9 October, celebrated the achievements of our senior learners throughout...

NSC Examination Pledge

On Friday, 9 October, Union High School's matrics joined nearly one million Grade 12 learners across South Africa in signing the...

Valedictory 2026

There are some goodbyes that are harder than others, and Friday, 9 October, was certainly one of them. Union High School,...

Sport Results

B Age Group Gala – Results

Nine Union swimmers travelled to Gqeberha on Saturday, 24 October, for a day of competitive swimming, with some lovely results and encouraging improvements in the pool. ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ had a particularly successful outing, claiming ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ in the boys'...

Junior Cricket vs Laer Volkskool

Our ๐˜‚๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐—” ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ enjoyed an excellent afternoon with both bat and ball against Laer Volkskool! Electing to bat first, Union put an impressive ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿต/๐Ÿฑ on the scoreboard in their 20 overs, thanks to a wonderful century from ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€, who...

1st XI Cricket vs St Andrew’s College

Union High School vs St Andrewโ€™s College 1st XI Union High School struggled with the bat, being bowled out for just 27 runs after batting first. St Andrewโ€™s College chased down the target comfortably, winning by 7 wickets Union High...

U13 Cricket vs Graeme College

Union U/13A Cricket Match Report โ€“ Friday, 23 October Union U/13A lost to Graeme College by 7 wickets on Friday. Union posted 70 all out in 18 overs, with Sintayu Kaitro top-scoring with 12 runs, followed by Matthew Bosch (11)...

Well Done, Taylor & Emily!

Well done to Union High School Grade 7 learners, ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐˜€ and ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜€, who have been recognised for their efforts on the tennis court following the selection of the 2027 Eastern Cape Elephants Synergy teams. Taylor has earned selection...

Well Done, Madison!

We're delighted to share that ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—บ, a Grade 6 learner at Union High School, has earned herself a place in the ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€' ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ! Madison's selection follows the recent provincial tennis trials and means she'll...

U13A Cricket vs Grey U13B

U/13A vs Grey PE U/13B Union U/13A showed great fight and determination against Grey PE, posting 97 all out in 29.3 overs. Kari Stern batted brilliantly, scoring an excellent 44 off 72 balls, showing great patience and composure at the...

Senior Cricket vs York High School & Hoรซrskool Outeniqua

It was a busy weekend of cricket for Union High School, Graaff-Reinet's senior teams, with our 1st XI taking on York High School, our 2nd XI facing Hoรซrskool Outeniqua and our U15A boys enjoying a particularly good weekend against York....

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 ...