We were most honoured to have Ms Leigh Shultz travel from the USA to attend and speak at this year’s Lawhill Annual Awards evening. Two years ago Ms Shultz, then an MBA student with the University of North Carolina Kienan Flagler Business School, decided to sponsor the studies of Lubanzi Mgenge after a brief visit […]
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Our CCRC/Lawhill Rowing programme continues to go from strength to strength. Highlights in the first half of 2025 include: Lawhill student participation in the Freedom Paddle on Freedom Day, 27 April 2025. The paddle brought together participants from across the country to commemorate the nation’s journey to democracy, with Kgusto, Chinedu, and Obvious proudly taking part […]
Our 30th anniversary year is all about celebrating the achievements and milestones of the past three decades – and spreading the good news of the impact our 100 percent donor-funded, maritime education programme has had on young lives. With the focus of our 30th annivesary on thanking our loyal and generous donors and recognising the […]
A collaborative project between the French Government, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Lawhill Maritime Centre and Lawhill Maritime Eduational Trust was launched in September 2024 and was completed, on time and within budget, at the end of July 2025. Following the invitation to the Department of Basic Education to submit a project […]
Alumnus, Lungelo Hopa (Class of 2002), has joined the Lawhill team as Head of Maritime Studies. His responsibilities include teaching Maritime Economics, overseeing the teaching of Nautical Science (done by external, freelance instructors) and acting as the link with Simon’s Town School on all academic matters involving Lawhill Maritime Centre boarders. Mr Hopa, who has […]
BACKGROUND/CONTEXT: A video on Arshay Cooper’s 2023 visit to Cape Town (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZDb91Mp9qI) and https://youtu.be/hvOOX55XBEk?si=WHUQ0axbihL7OYSo More information on booking details and Cooper’s support for South African rowing is available on https://mailchi.mp/5333031fd3d9/your-support-a-most-beautiful-thing-jhb-cpt-help-us-fill-the-theatres?e=5b2b9e3e7c Captain of America’s first all-black high school rowing team set to inspire more South African youth Arshay Cooper – celebrated American rower, award-winning author and advocate […]
Grade 12 maritime student Akhona Zondo, a 2024 Sean Day Scholar and Head Girl of Simon’s Town School, was one of two very fortunate high school students invited to be the first to join the SEAmester VII ‘floating laboratory’ research expedition The expedition – which took place in the June 2024 school holidays on the […]
Two replica 19th century Cornish Pilot Cutter rowing boats used to raise thousands of Singapore Dollars for a global welfare charity 10 years ago, have found a new purpose – to train high school maritime students and future African seafarers studying in Simon’s Town, South Africa. The boats were officially renamed today, Wednesday 3 […]
Lawhill Alumni Success stories Click on the link above to read Brian Ingpen’s Cape Times article on the career successes of some of our Lawhill alumni…
If you were unable to attend the end of year Lawhill Awards celebration, you will find the link to the highlights of this popular annual event in the link below, which also contains video tributes to larger-than-life maritime legends, Sean Day and Phil Wade. Here’s the link.. https://mailchi.mp/5eb8d147379c/larger-than-life-mentorstributes-and-impactaward-winners-and-more-5651083 The link also contains a SUBSCRIBE button […]