Tribes
Fourways High School has adapted the traditional “house” system as used by many other schools to what we call, the Tribe System. Every teacher, as well as every learner, at Fourways High School is allocated to a Tribe upon their arrival at Fourways High School.
The school Tribe names were elected by the learners themselves. The language of Latin was chosen as it gives no preference to any spoken language, equalling all levels of competition between the Tribes.
Each Tribe is allocated a Tribe Chief, who must be a member of the teaching staff and a Head of Seniors and Head of Juniors within the Tribe. Two members of the School’s Senior Council are appointed as Tribe Captains, for each of the respective tribes, annually.
Tribe Captains 2024
Haybre Swartz
Aqua
Simelwe Ngcobo
Aqua
Li Sihlali
Ignus
Emmanuel Jackson
Ignus
Taya Bennet
Terra
Adriano Ferreira
Terra
Robyn Lait
Ventus
Uyanda Kubeka
Ventus
Tribe Competition
The purpose of the Tribes is to create a healthy competition, comradery, and enthusiasm for the activities of the school. It aims to encourage participation amongst the learners and the staff, and focus on a fun aspect in the school. Various inter-tribe competitions take place throughout the school year. Two of the biggest competitions include the Intertribe Swimming which takes place in Term 1 and the Intertribe Athletics in Term 3. Other inter-tribe events include Soccer, Rugby, Netball, Volleyball, Hockey, Tennis and Cricket. Points may also be awarded for participation in cultural events, leadership, academics and other achievements.
The Tribe cup is awarded at the end of each year (covering all aspects, ie sport, culture, leadership and academics) to the Tribe which has scored the most points throughout the year.
For Intertribe events, learners need to wear appropriate Tribe kit, including their Tribe shirt which they can purchase from the Legends Locker.
Tribe Competition 2023
Pre-Tribe Houses
When the school was large enough to have houses, they were initially known only as Green, Red and Blue. It was felt that they should be named after prominent members of the community who had been influential in the development of Sandton.
- Green – Hedding, named after Mr Bill Hedding who was instrumental in the development of Bryanston.
- Red – Eriksen, named after Mr Ernst Eriksen who built Norscot Manor.
- Yellow – Gallo, named after Mr Eric Gallo, the founder of the Sandton Civic Foundation who also founded Gallo Records.
