Waverley Girls' High School

Running a girls' secondary school in Johannesburg means navigating real constraints: infrastructure costs in a city where water and electricity are unreliable, curriculum demands that haven't eased despite load shedding, and the logistics of keeping a full programme running when municipal services falter. Waverley Girls' High School operates across multiple campuses, managing everything from academics and sports to arts and co-curricular activities. The practical reality involves managing facilities under strain, supporting learners through provincial exams when power cuts disrupt study schedules, and maintaining boarding operations—which adds layers of duty of care. Schools here must be agile: having backup systems for essential services, scheduling around likely outages, and ensuring learners aren't disadvantaged by infrastructure beyond the school's control. The daily work of secondary education in this city is increasingly about resilience.