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Termly Boarding at Renfrew House
Renfrew House accommodates approximately 22 Grade 9 boarders in a small, home-away-from-home atmosphere. It is run with support from three staff members and Rhodes University 'stooges'.
- Who it is for
- Grade 9 students
- How to act on it
- Apply through Victoria Girls' High School admissions process; contact Ms Thandile Jamela for details.
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Renfrew is a smaller house that reinforces the idea of a home-away-from-home atmosphere. RH houses approximately 22 Grade 9 boarders and is run with the help of three staff members and stooges from Rhodes University.
Termly Boarding at Barnard House
Barnard House is the senior hostel for Grade 11 and Grade 12 students, providing a mature, dedicated environment under the supervision of Mrs Dampies, Ms Jamela, and Rhodes University 'stooges'.
- Who it is for
- Grade 11 and Grade 12 students
- How to act on it
- Apply through Victoria Girls' High School admissions process; contact Ms Thandile Jamela for details.
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Barnard House The senior hostel, named after Mr and Mrs Barnard (Mr Barnard was the principal of VG from 1997 to 2006 and Mrs Barnard spent many years running the hostels), which houses Grade 11s and 12s, is the perfect place for mature, dedicated young people.
Weekly Boarding at Denise Long House
Girls can stay at Denise Long House on a weekly basis, arriving on Sunday evening and leaving on Friday after school. This option is ideal for girls whose families live just outside Makhanda and do not wish to travel each day.
- Who it is for
- girls whose families live just outside Makhanda
- How to act on it
- Apply through Victoria Girls' High School admissions process; contact Ms Thandile Jamela for details.
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Denise Long houses 7 weekly boarders in a home-away-from-home environment. Girls arrive on a Sunday evening and leave each weekend on Friday after school.
Termly Boarding at Eleanor Brown House
Grade 8 and Grade 10 students can stay at Eleanor Brown House, which is part of a family-like environment managed by Mrs Roberts and supported by Rhodes University 'stooges'. The hostel is linked to Renfrew House for Grade 9s.
- Who it is for
- Grade 8 and Grade 10 students
- How to act on it
- Apply through Victoria Girls' High School admissions process; contact Ms Thandile Jamela for details.
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Eleanor Brown House EB is home to the Grade 8 and 10 boarders and is linked to Renfrew House, where the Grade 9s stay, via a short passage.
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https://vghs.co.za/hostels/
Key Takeaways
- Victoria Girls' High School
- Makhanda
- Eleanor Brown House
- Barnard House
- Renfrew House
- Denise Long House
- Ms Thandile Jamela
- Rhodes University
- Grade 8
- Grade 9
- Grade 10
- Grade 11
- Grade 12
- weekly boarders
- termly boarders
- Victoria Girls' High School
- Makhanda
- Rhodes University
- Ms Thandile Jamela
- Mrs Roberts
- Mrs Dampies
- Mr Barnard
- Mrs Barnard
- Denise Long
- Eleanor Brown House
- Barnard House
- Renfrew House
- Denise Long House