Head's Welcome
Welcome to the Peterhouse Girls’ website. I hope you will find it useful and informative, and I hope too that it will give you a glimpse into life here at our beautiful school.
Head's Profile
Claire was educated at Rhodes University graduating in 1988. She taught at Watershed College and Arundel School and, in addition, worked in finance before joining Peterhouse Girls in 1996. Claire has been Deputy Head at Peterhouse Girls since January 2015 having previously been a Head of Department, Housemistress of D Block and Director of Sport.
Claire is married to Nigel. They have five children, the eldest four of whom completed their High School education at Peterhouse and are now at university and the youngest, Oliver, is in A Block.
Aims of the Peterhouse Group
Peterhouse is a community of three schools:
1. Peterhouse Boys (PHB) – a full boarding school for boys from Form 1 to 6th form (with girls from Peterhouse Girls being taught at 5th and 6th form level)
2. Peterhouse Girls (PHG) – a full boarding school, with a small number of day pupils, for girls from Form 1 to 6th form
3. Springvale House – a weekly boarding and day school for boys and girls from Grade 1 to Grade 7
4. In addition there is a Nursery School for boys and girls located at PHB
Academic Staff
Mrs C Hough BA
DEPUTY HEADMISTRESS
Ms N Nyeke BSc
SENIOR MISTRESS
Miss BJ Hall BA
SENIOR CHAPLAIN
Mr S Davy
CHAPLAIN
Mr K Heuer
DIRECTOR OF STUDIES
Mrs ML Scott Elliot BSc UED
DIRECTOR OF SPORTS
Ms K Cordy HFPA FI
Senior Pupil Appointments
OFFICE BEARERS 2021 | |
Head Girl | Franchesca Chinhundu |
Deputy Head Girl | Sophie le Boulenge' |
Head of Vth Form | Chimwemwe Msiska |
Head of A Block (Elizabeth House) | Gamuchirai Mhere |
Head of B Block (Margaret House) | Sarah Burdett |
Head of C Block (Kathleen House) | Mupiwa Mungoni |
Head of D Block (Tatanga House) | Done' Erasmus |
Deputy Head of D Block | Cailin Theron |
Head of Culture | Jemimah Muusha |
Head of Sport | Maja Potzas |
Head of Eland | Anne Kirkman |
Head of Impala | Tinasihe Madavo |
Head of Kudu | Erin Elliott |
Head of Sable | Rebecca Chihota |
History
When Peterhouse was founded, as a boys only secondary school, by Fred Snell in 1955 there was no intention of it becoming the Peterhouse Group of Schools (a boys' school, a girls' school and a preparatory school). In the early 1980s, however, it became apparent that there was a demand for the re-opening of Springvale School (under the name Springvale House) and the establishment of a secondary girls’ school.
Springvale House was opened in 1985 and Peterhouse Girls two years later.
Glossary of Terms
- The Association of Trust Schools.
Blocks
- Our forms or year groups are called Blocks, and run bottom to top as D Block (Form 1), C Block (Form 2), B Block (Form 3), A Block (Form 4 - IGCSE), and 5th Form, 6th Form (A Level).
CHISZ
- The Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe.