Academics

Howick High School has always placed great importance on Academics.  Our Matric students write the National Senior Certificate examinations and we are proud to achieve a 100% pass rate as a norm.

In Grades 8 and 9, pupils are taught the following subjects:

English
Afrikaans or iSiZulu
Life Orientation
Creative Arts
Economic Management Science
Geography
History
Maths
Natural Science
Technology

From Grade 10, pupils take the following compulsory subjects:

English
Afrikaans or Zulu
Life Orientation
Core Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy

In addition, they select three of the following subjects:

Accountancy
Consumer Studies
Engineering, Graphics and Design
Geography
History
Life Science
Physical Science
Visual Art