JOIN OUR TEAM!

Please click on the link below to view the advertisement for the HEAD OF STUDENT WELFARE role and how to apply. ADVERT-LMC April 2026 IF THE ROLE IS OF INTEREST TO YOU, WE SUGGEST YOU CLICK here TO READ ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THE ROLE BEFORE APPLYING. The deadline for applications is Thursday 30 April 2026

HOST OUR GR 11 STUDENTS AND HELP THEM MAKE AN INFORMED CAREER DECISION – WORK SHADOW

The  2026 Grade 11 WorkShadow activity is provisionally set to take place from 2 to 4 September, 2026 and we are inviting maritime companies in Cape Town to support this invaluable experience for our students. Why should you host a student/a group of students?  What’s in it for you? The ‘workplace immersion’ programme is an […]

AWARDS GUEST SPEAKER – LEIGH SHULTZ (USA)

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 […]

ROWING – MEDALS AND MORE!

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 […]

CAPE TALK LIVE AT LAWHILL – LESTER IN OUR LOUNGE

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 […]

UPDATE ON THE OCEANS STUDIES (MARITIME CURRICULA REVIEW) PROJECT

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 […]

LUNGELO HOPA JOINS THE LAWHILL TEAM

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 […]