Year: 2021

The newest Union High School ‘𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨’ were recently added to the entrance gate at Herby Arnott House. We extend our grateful thanks to all those whose plaques now occupy the wall for their support of this project. Securing a plaque on Read More

“𝘈 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯.” The “Karoo Family Favourites” recipe book, compiled by Janet Kingwill, Lynne Minnaar and Annatjie Reynolds, is a legendary publication of the Union Schools in Graaff-Reinet. By popular demand, this Read More

Union High School is excited to announce that we will be hosting our 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 at the start of 2022, from 12 to 15 January! We look forward to welcoming Daniël Pienaar Technical High School, Marlow Agricultural High School, Queen’s College Read More

This year’s A – 10 Dinner, held on Thursday evening, 14 October, was attended by six Old Unionites (who were all schooled at the Union Schools from Grade 1 to Grade 12) attending the dinner with their A – 10 children. They Read More

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵. 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦!” On Wednesday afternoon, 13 October, the Class of 2021 was officially inducted into the ranks of the Old Unionite Association (OUA). What Read More

If you haven’t registered on the AlumNet platform as a past learner of Union High School yet, please do so today, so that we can get in touch with all of you! It is as simple as 1, 2, 3. Simply click Read More

Twelve years ago, in 2009, Union High School’s Representative Council of Learners (RCL) led by the school’s head prefect John Marais, planted these eight White Stinkwood trees on the school’s pavement in Caledon Street to replace the cypress trees that had died over time. The 2009 Grade 8 learners, led by Courtney Shell, were charged with watering them regularly.

Below please find a letter drafted by the Chairman of the Old Unionite Association, Mr Dave Stern, regarding this year’s Interschools. The Old Unionite Association will follow up on this communication in the coming months.

Securing a plaque on Union’s perimeter fence is a wonderful way for you as an Old Unionite, parent or current learner to share in the history of the Union Schools by having your and/or your child’s or family’s name engraved on a Read More

The Old Unionite Association would like to get in touch with the class groups of: 𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟬, 𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟭, 𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟲, 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟱, 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟲, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟭, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟱, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟲, 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟬, 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟭, 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟱 If you’re a reunion convenor or a representative of one Read More