Parel Vallei High School is one of the top 20 schools in the Western Cape (including independent schools), and headmaster David Schenck attended the NSC award ceremony at Leeuwenhof on January 16, hosted by Alan Winde, Premier of the Western Cape, and Debbie Schäfer, MEC of Education in the province. Parel Vallei’s Dux of 2019, Kayla van Rensburg, was also honoured at this ceremony as one of the top 20 pupils in the Western Cape. Kayla not only excelled in academics, but also on a cultural level, leadership and sport.Â