A letter from The Head - 25 January 2023
Dear Parents, Our matric results from the class of 2022 are a wonderful accolade for us to add to the successes of our 150th year. I salute every teacher who spent hours and hours in…
A letter from The Head - 29 November 2022
Dear Parents, Our 150th year has reached its conclusion and what a celebration it has been. Thank you for partnering with us and for encouraging and supporting us through the highs and lows, the successes…
A letter from The Head - 23 November 2022
Dear Parents and Guardians, Discipline matters A disciplined life is a life of great resource. The journey towards a life lived with a value-set that reflects that which we believe makes a gentleman and an…
A letter from The Head - 25 October 2022
Dear Parents and Guardians, Cellphones! Since announcing, at Speech Day, that we would be “banning” cellphones after half-term, I have received many emails from parents – both for and against the initiative. I knew it…
A letter from The Head - 6 September 2022
Dear Parents and Guardians, Values: listening, learning and living Wokeness should not be our aim, rather, our goal should be finding truth in our values and maintaining a steadfast resolve in whom we are. Voicing…
A letter from The Head - 17 August 2022
Dear Parents and Guardians, Leadership Our boys in Grades 8 to 10 are about to embark on an Outdoor Learning Experience aimed at challenging them in ways that may make them a little uncomfortable. The…
A letter from The Head - 16 June 2022
Dear Parents and Guardians, Lighthouses A chapter in my dream of a utopian educational experience for all South Africans is that schools in every community function as lighthouses; lighthouses signal hope for those at sea,…
A letter from The Head - 1 June 2022
Dear Parents and Guardians, Must it always be better? There are days when better is just impossible; it doesn’t matter what I try, better just cannot occur. I think this is just as true for…
A letter from The Head - 26 May 2022
Dear Parents and Guardians, Grief At times I write to make meaning of my experience of this world; this is one of those occasions. The past few days have been very difficult, in particular for…
A letter from The Head - 14 March 2022
Dear Parents and Guardians, S…E…X… I am proudly prudish. My dilemma in being prudish is the anxiety I encounter when faced with stories of explicit sexual behaviours among our teens. These seem to be ever…
A letter from The Head - 1 March 2022
Dear Parents and Guardians, Our chaotic world Regrettably I am no historian, politician, or futurist, so I cannot comment with any authority on the events unfolding in Ukraine over the past few days, suffice to…
A letter from The Head - 25 January 2022
Dear Parents and Guardians An enduring task… In recent months there has been much in the media about the challenges facing boys’ schools. Schools can be the best and the worst of places. Intriguingly, as…
A letter from The Head - 26 March 2021
Dear Parents and Guardians, When the world as we know it seems to be upended, it is necessary to reflect on that which we can yet be grateful for. At Hilton College I am grateful…
A letter from The Head – 10 November 2020
Dear Parents and Guardians, If you seek, you will find... These times are unsettling. What we know and have become accustomed to has all but evaporated and our way of being has been altered significantly.…
A letter from The Head - 26 January 2021
Dear Parents and Guardians, It feels a touch surreal that our campus will at last be officially open this weekend after the false starts. It goes without saying that the staff and I are delighted…
A letter from The Head - 15 January 2021
Dear Parents and Guardians, We have been discussing the implications of this morning’s ministerial briefing with ISASA and our various Hilton staff and management teams. Thank you for your patience and understanding at this time.…