Facilities
Classrooms
Since opening its doors in the 1980s, Fourways High School has proudly maintained and further developed its classroom facilities and infrastructure. It’s hard to imagine that the school opened its door to only 145 learners and 8 teachers.
Our junior grade classes have a maximum of 35 learners per class and our senior classes average 27 learners. There are 7 classes per grade, and the majority of our classrooms are equipped with smart boards to allow for interactive teaching.
Our fully equipped science and computer laboratories ensure that Fourways High School is able to offer a high level of education across subjects.
Sports Facilities
Fourways High School has a vast number of sporting facilities available to its learners, staff and community members. When driving past the school on Kingfisher Drive, it’s hard to see what the school has to offer in its entirety.
On entering the school through the Robyn Drive entrance, the netball and tennis courts are found to the right. These are flood lit to allow for practise and play during the evening. To the left is our LED lit A-field which is used for multiple sports disciplines such as cricket, rugby, soccer and athletics. Our B-field is found adjacent to this on the perimeter of the school.
Walking further through the school, you will find our Pavilion. This multipurpose sports hall was built in 1998 and is large enough to host the whole school for assemblies and doubles as an exam venue. Equipped with multi-sport flooring, this venue is also used to host volleyball tournaments and has recently hosted the PSI National Junior and Senior Indoor Hockey tournaments.
As you exit on the opposite side of the Pavilion, you will find our 25m swimming pool that was built in 1990. Surrounded by grandstands, this houses our Inter Tribe and Inter High galas.
Behind the swimming pool, our practise cricket nets used by our teams through out the season.
Adjacent to the swimming pool is the Astroturf. Built in 2012 and home to the Fourways High School hockey teams, this floodlit Astroturf allows for day and night matches to be played and often hosts camps for provincial teams and clinics for neighbouring schools, ensuring the growth of hockey within our school.
Underneath the Pavilion, Fourways High School is proud to have a fully equipped gym. This is open to all learners and is used by our school teams during their off-season to help build base strength and agility which is integral to them achieving best results in their chosen sports.
Should you be interested in hiring any of our facilities, please email selesnickj@4ways.co.za
Computers and Network
Fourways High School’s Fibre Network is proudly sponsored by Vuma and Home Connect. This together with our Wifi network, ensures that the school has a wide-reaching digital footprint across campus, enabling online connectivity and incorporation of e-learning in a variety of classes.
Media Centre Services to Learners
The Media Centre offers learners a variety of reading material from the following genres:
- English Fiction
- Afrikaans Fiction
- Zulu Fiction
- Easy Readers
- Fantasy
- Romance
- Mystery novels
- Biographies
- Non-Fiction
- Ready Reference
- Magazines
- Various entrepreneur magazines
Homework and Study Facilities
The Media Centre offers homework and study facilities to the learners during break and after school.
Computer Facilities
Computer Facilities are available to learners during break and after school.
Library computers are available for:
- Research for projects;
- Powerpoint presentation creation;
- Typing of project work
Assistance with research and referencing techniques is available to learners.
Annual Booksale
The Media Centre hosts an annual book sale which is open to educators, parents and learners of Fourways High School. The aim of the annual book sale is to promote a love of literature and reading amongst Fourways High School learners and to add valuable and inspiring titles to their personal libraries at home. A fantastic selection of leisure reading books in a variety of genres is available for purchase on the days of the sale.
Loan period
The loan period of reading material is 2 weeks. Books may be renewed for a further 2 weeks.
Library books may be borrowed/ returned during break and after school.
Media Centre Hours
The Media Centre is open to learners during the following hours:
- Monday – Friday: During breaks
- Monday – Thursday: After school until 15h45
- Friday: After school until 15h30
SORA Digital Library
The SORA app offers learners an exciting way to read books!
SORA is an internet-based “library” of a variety of eBooks and audio books that can be downloaded and read on a variety of compatible electronic devices such as smartphones, iPads and other eReaders. These books are accessible 24/7…ANYWHERE, ANYTIME!
A copy of an eBook or audio book can only be borrowed by one learner at a time. The eBook or audio book will automatically “return” to the SORA digital library after 14 days – no late, lost or damaged books!
Learners can obtain their SORA login password from the Media Centre. For personal assistance, learners are welcome to visit the Media Centre with their device during break times or after school.
Security
OnArmor Security is proud to be the Security Service provider at Fourways High School.
Their focus is on customer service as well as satisfaction and they aim to provide a professional and personalised service.
OnArmor Security provide 24-hour guarding to Fourways High School. Besides securing the main and pedestrian gates, their guards patrol the school grounds and perimeters while remaining in constant radio communications with guards on site, the OnArmour control room and reaction vehicles. A designated armed reaction vehicle is stationed at the school during opening and closing times. Due to OnArmour’s focus and strong presence in the community, they have access to numerous other armed reaction vehicles should the need ever arise.
Over and above their dedicated guarding compliment, OnArmour also provide additional assistance as required with school events and sporting fixtures to further ensure the safety of our learners, visitors and staff.