Youth Day 2020
Dear Friends of Hilton, Youth Day In 1981, five years after the momentous events of 16 June 1976, the first black student was enrolled at Hilton College. Over the succeeding years, Hilton has welcomed…
Africa Day 2020
I am an African. I owe my being to the hills and the valleys, the mountains and the glades, the rivers, the deserts, the trees, the flowers, the seas and the ever-changing seasons that define…
A letter from The Head - No. 20-08
From time to time as a parent, as an institution, as a collective, it’s good to feel proud. The article penned by Motheo Makwana and Hlumelo Notshe, and posted on our Facebook page, concerning the…
A letter from The Head - No. 20-06
I had three. I’m not sure how many you may have had, but I had three teachers who left an indelible influence on my life. What this online experience has exposed is the social aspect…
View from Falconia No 3 2020
Dear Parents, Guardians and Significant Others, A week ago – 1st May – we celebrated Worker’s Day. On reflection, I began to think of the significance of the day. For me, it was a…
A letter from The Head - No. 20-06
I had an idea that we would send a survey to your sons to rate your skills as parents who Home School at this time… let me know whether there are any objections to this!…
A letter to Old Hiltonians - Q2 / 2020
Almost 100 years ago, in January 1921, disease forced the closure of Hilton College. An outbreak of Enteric Fever tragically claimed the lives of five boys and threatened the very existence of the school. In…
View from Falconia No 1 2020
Dear Parents, Guardians and Significant Others “I write this message not as Head of School, not as a Hiltonian, not even as a South African. For the crisis we face today is one that…
Latest News - Inspirational Story
We continue to mourn the loss of old boy Xilombe Tlakula, but he remains a great inspiration to all Hiltonians. We were very fortunate to have had Xilombe Tlakula address the school about his inspirational…
Grey Matter Chatter No 3
ACADEMIC RESILIENCE 2020 will be a year remembered by many as one that tested the academic immune system to its limits. Academic resilience was required from educators and learners and everyone had to make the…