NGHS School Houses & Sport We Offer
NGHS is known for the wide range of sports offered to girls, well maintained sporting facilities and equipment and a long history of both national and provincial representatives in a variety of sports.
Vaughan House
Named after Mr. R.J. Vaughan, the first Principal of the original Durban North Primary School
Shepstone House
Named after the Honourable D.G. Shepstone, former Administrator of Natal, who officially opened the school on 14 October 1949
Banks House
Named after Mr R.A. Banks, former Director of Education
Lewis House
Named after Mr. J. Lewis, former Member of Parliament for Durban North
From the Sports Coordinator
Each of us can play a part in making ourselves, our school and our nation fitter, healthier and ready to face the challenges of modern day living. One of our main priorities is the health and fitness of our girls. There have been numerous reports written on the decline of South Africa’s health and how the country is struggling with some of the highest rates of obesity and diabetes in the world. These statistics are of grave concern and, as a school, much time has been spent in looking at possible ways of tackling these problems on our own doorstep.
It has been proven that a lack of regular exercise and poor eating habits lead not only to obesity and related diseases but also to poor mental health. Individuals who do not participate in sport or exercise tend to be the ones who suffer with depression and other mental health problems as they have no release for their worries or stress.
With over 20 disciplines of sport offered at NGHS, the sports fields, pool and courts are well utilised with training, coaching and matches year round.
View The Sport We Offer Below
Action Netball
A variation of netball, played exclusively indoors, in which the playing
court is surrounded on each side and overhead by a net. The net prevents the
ball from leaving the court, reducing the number of playing stoppages. This
gives indoor netball a faster pace than netball.
Athletics
Athletics
is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping,
throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are
track and field, road running, cross country running.
Basketball
Five
players on a team, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with
the primary objective of shooting a basketball through the defender's hoop.
Chess
A
sport that requires physical exertion as mental exertion manifests itself physically.
It has rules and etiquette, which are officially recognized internationally.
Chess is competitive as the participating players feel the drive to win.
Cross Country
Teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. Does your level of stamina have what it takes?
Indoor & Outdoor Hockey
Indoor hockey is played on a smaller area and between smaller teams than
field hockey and the sidelines are replaced by solid barriers from which the
ball rebounds and remains in play. The outdoor game played by two opposing
teams of 11 players.
Netball
Netball has the following advantages: true team sport (no ball hogs
allowed), doesn’t matter size/ability level a position on court for everyone,
great hand/eye coordination and teaches awareness.
15s & 7s Rugby
7s are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, then there’s
the usual 15s, where players play 40-minute halves. We have a proud history of
provincial rugby players.
Soccer
Commonly
known as Football or Soccer. It is played between 2 teams of 11 players. It’s
played by 250 million players across the world, making it the world’s most
popular sport.
Softball
A game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a field that has
base lengths of 60 feet, a pitcher's mound that ranges from 35 to 43 feet away
from home plate, and a home run fence that is 220–300 feet away from home
plate, depending on the type of softball being played.
Surfing
Surfing is one of the top ‘blue health’ activities which draw on the
known therapeutic effects of being active in or near water such as lakes,
rivers or the sea.
Swimming
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of
one's entire body to move through water.
Touch Rugby
Touch works by the same rules as contact rugby, without the contact.
Creating a safer playing experience while remaining competitive.
Volleyball
A game played by two teams, usually of six players on a side, in which
the players use their hands to bat a ball back and forth over a high net.
Water Polo
A seven-a-side game played by swimmers in a pool, with a ball like a
football that is thrown into the opponents' net. It requires immense physical
ability and stamina.