The Hill College (High School) - Your Door To Opportunity
Driven by a progressive and realistic philosophy, the Hill College continues to assist young people in creating their own opportunity by ensuring sound foundations are laid today, as it has been doing since 1963.
Philosophy: “We believe that learners are individuals who in a positive, safe and supportive environment, when treated as young adults, encouraged to take responsibility for their actions and futures, maximize their individual ability and strive for personal excellence.”
Post Matric
Many school leavers are undecided about their future careers or are not quite ready for tertiary education. At the Hill College we recognize the need for some to bridge the gap between Grade 12 and "life after school", but most importantly being in the position to make long term career choices. This has resulted the Hill developing the highly successful UFA program for post-matrics drawing on over 50 years of experience is this field.
Maths & Science
At the Hill College we acknowledge that mathematics and physical sciences are the two subjects in which many learners struggle. It is, generally accepted by many parents that they will be enrolling their children into private extra maths and/or science classes due to their child’s results achieved not meeting the requirements for university acceptance.
Graphic design
As a full time school subject, The Hill College is one of the only schools in the Eastern Cape which offers graphic design training in programs such as CorelDraw and parts of the Adobe Design Suite e.g. Photoshop We focus on teaching the learners illustrative design, and product branding themes equip learners to design unique concepts. Design theory teaches the learners how to analyse various designs, giving them the skills required to design impressive layouts. Other modules such as corporate branding and typography equip learners to design creative logos and typographical effects.