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Boys High School
An in-depth, holistic kodesh learning experience throughout the school journey
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Boys High School
An in-depth, holistic kodesh learning experience throughout the school journey
Apply Now

Leadership

Rob

Rob Long

Principal, Director of Academics

Raiden

Rabbi Meir Zaiden

Menahel

Yeshiva Boys High School

We empower our students to be critical thinkers while equipping them with the necessary skills to study independently, to be analytical and to harness their creativity. We see the success of our model in our high rate of midrasha attendance, communal contribution as well as in our excellent matric results and through our graduates who go on to achieve success in the greater world. We are proud of our consistent 100% university pass rate.

We place a great deal of emphasis on academic excellence both in kodesh and general studies, while developing the student as a whole person. We offer a variety of sports to our learners, allowing them to develop passions and to promote a healthy lifestyle. Our learners are equipped with all the necessary tools and guidance to achieve academic excellence.

Kodesh Studies

Chumash

Navi

Halacha

Gemara

Parsha

Torah for Life

These lessons afford students the opportunities to stretch their understanding of Judaism and provide a platform for these young men to explore Jewish thought, ideas and philosophy while developing their Jewish identities. 

 

Mesivta Extension Programme

Most of our learners choose to be part of the Mesivta Extension Programme, where students begin school earlier with their own minyan, study an extra portion of a mishna and enjoy a breakfast each morning. This continues with tailor-made chavrutot (learning partnerships) for our students to engage in in the evenings after school hours. This affords our students the opportunity to develop socially and push their understanding and learning beyond the confines of the school day.

We equip our learners with skills to thrive in the Torah, professional and academic worlds. 

General Studies

English

Afrikaans

Mathematics

Science

Life Science

Business

Hebrew

Accounts

Life Orientation

Dramatic Arts

History

Library

We also offer extra assistance where necessary and clinics are run in the afternoons to help learners who might be in need of additional support. We have an educational psychologist and a social worker who are available to help our learners outside the classroom.

Extra-Curricular

Breakfast Club

Shiurim

Chessed & Outreach

Sports

Junior City Council

Public Speaking

Debating

Yeshiva University Model United Nations

Cultural Activities

Academic Competitions

Sports

Soccer

Cricket

Tennis

Golf

Table Tennis

Touch Rugby

Chess

Volleyball

Cultural Activities

SACEE Style Debating

UN Style Debating

Public Speaking

Give your child a true Torah education

We equip our learners with skills to thrive in the Torah, professional and academic worlds.

Mr Rob Long

Principal, Yeshiva Boys High School

Rob Long is a dedicated principal at Yeshiva College. He has many years of educational experience and is passionate about creating a school that produces true menchen who are confident, values-driven young men and women who will enter the world with a strong sense of self, while being grounded in Torah values, and who are well equipped to compete in the wider world. Rob hopes that all Yeshiva graduates will make a difference in the world. 

Rob Long has a Bachelor of Art Degree from University of Witwatersrand, and a higher diploma in education from University of Witwatersrand. He further studied to achieve a second diploma in education through CEFT, and has completed a leadership development course from Wits Business School. 

He was Second Master at St John’s College until July 2018, before joining Yeshiva College as the High School principal in August 2018. He was appointed the director of academics of Yeshiva College in 2020. 

Rob is passionate about the outdoors, bush and wildlife, and is a keen birder. He enjoys sports and jogging, gardening and fly fishing. But above all, he is a dedicated family man who is devoted to his wife, Margot, and his two sons.  

Rob’s favourite quote: “The impossible we do immediately. Miracles may take a little time.”

Rabbi Zaiden

Menahel, Yeshiva Boys High School

Rabbi Zaiden has been involved in Youth Leadership and teaching since he was a teenager. He has worked with teenagers of all stripes in South Africa, Israel and London – both in formal and informal education.

Rabbi Zaiden received his Semicha and Bachelor of Jewish Studies while studying in Israel. For the past four years, Rabbi Zaiden has been the principal at Hirsch Lyons Boys High with a special focus on creating an atmosphere of positivity, growth and excellence within the school. During this time, he has had a powerful impact on the lives of his students, giving personal care and attention to each child, tailoring an environment where distinction was achieved in Limudei Kodesh and General Studies while having strong relationships with their peers and role models.

 

Rabbi Zaiden’s favourite quote: “Leaders learn.” The late Rabbi Lord Sacks