Arshay Cooper – celebrated American rower, award-winning author and advocate for inclusion in sports – is hoping to inspire both rowers and non-rowers when he visits South Africa in a few weeks’ time. Cooper’s visit in mid-November follows personal invitations from several Gauteng-based rowing clubs, the CCRC/Lawhill rowing programme and University of the Western Cape […]
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As she considers her post-school career options, Asive Gwebelemntwini, a Grade 12 maritime learner and an aspiring Chartered Accountant, has been keen to learn more about the role of a CA. While the internet is a good source of information, it’s no match for on-the-job learning and when you’re still at school, that means doing […]
After two job shadow experiences focused on Chartered Accountancy, Asive Gwembelemtwini joined her classmate, Anika Mtyelwa, for a job shadow at Dan-Bunkering in Durbanville. ‘From 22 to 23 June we learnt more about the global bunkering industry and how a global bunkering trading company approaches ships coming to SA from around the world who might […]
There’s so much more to the Oceana Group than most people realise – even those working in the maritime industry. Firstly, its Africa’s largest fishing company, it operates 54 vessels and 8 production facilities across three countries on two continents and sells products to customers in 41 countries. And it is, and has been, the […]
‘The company’s motto – Damen – Your Partner in Maritime Innovation – was an inspiration for me, and the job shadow experience I was afforded proved these words to be true. They reflect Damen’s ‘commitment to providing innovative and sustainable solutions for their customers’. This is according to Grade 12 maritime student, Jordan Heyburgh, who […]
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 […]
Anika Mtyelwa, a student boarding at the Lawhill Maritime Centre at Simon’s Town School, is heading to Singapore on Monday 15 April 2024 to attend one of the maritime industry’s top events, the Singapore Maritime Week (SMW). Organised by the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) is an annual flagship […]
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…
Grade 9 students from across South Africa who wish to apply to join our programme in 2025, in their Grade 10 year, are to please read all the details on this website. See the APPLY page or click here. Please note that incomplete applications will be discarded. All entries need to be delivered by hand […]