Germiston High School - Class of 1976

50-Year Class Reunion - Saturday 5 September 2026

A 50-year reunion for the Germiston High School Class of 1976 will be held on Saturday 5 September 2026, with some additional possible events on the Friday (4 Sep) and Sunday (6 Sep) too. Please let us know if there are additional events that you would like to plan and publicise.

4 Sep 2026: Friday morning - Golf and buffet lunch at Royal Johannesburg Golf Course
Arranged by Alice Taylor (van Straaten). Further details to follow in due course.

5 Sep 2026: Saturday morning 8:00am - Victoria Lake parkrun
If you want to bring back memories of the Germiston Lake grounds, here is a way to do this in safe company. No booking required - just show up before 8am. There is a free 5km parkrun or walk at Germiston Lake every Saturday starting at 8:00am. (Register online and bring your bar-code along, if you want to take it seriously.) The two-lap Victoria Lake parkrun course is detailed at https://www.parkrun.co.za/victorialake/course/

5 Sep 2026: Saturday morning 10:30am - School Visit
Renee Goosen, the current principal of Germiston High School, has made the school available for a visit on Saturday 5 September. The school will be open for us from 10:30 for 10:45am until 12:15pm (exact times still to be confirmed), and we hope to be able to go into classrooms, staff-room, and hall. The school is still looking good. When I enquired a few years ago, they had 26 extramural activities, and still excel in rowing. Contact person for the school visit is Rodney Jones.

5 Sep 2026: Saturday afternoon 12:30pm - 6:00pm - Lunch at Olives & Plates Restaurant, Linksfield
Our main celebration will be at the Olives & Plates Restaurant, Linksfield. We will gather for a long lunch and full afternoon chatting to each other in a very attractive setting. The restaurant will be available to us from 12:30pm and we are free to stay until 6:00pm.

The restaurant is situated in an easily accessible new shopping centre (The Verge), visible from the N3 highway at the Linksfield turnoff. There is a lovely view of the nearby hills. The restaurant is large, and can accommodate up to 180 people. It has comfortable seating that is conducive for a long stay, and it is easy to mingle between tables. If we have sufficient numbers, we will have the use of the entire restaurant for the whole afternoon. Olives & Plates has an outstanding reputation for high-quality food. They will provide a three-course meal: a set menu with choices of starters, mains, and dessert.

A map can be found here.
Distance from school = 14.6 km, 15 minutes
Distance from Sandton = 19 km, 16 minutes

Olives and Plates, Linksfield The final cost paid to the venue will depend on the number of people attending, and the chosen menu, but of course we don't know in advance exactly how many will attend. A menu will be posted here in due course. There will be a cash bar. We are asking for R500 per person, which will cover the meal, the venue, and a service charge for the staff as well. We don't want to exclude anyone on the basis of cost, so there will be provision for anyone who can't afford this to pay what they can afford. Payments are to be made online in advance. Payment link to follow soon from Hellen Davis (Cowie). Please confirm attendance (with payment) as soon as possible.

Please reply to Rodney Jones at rtjones@global.co.za or +27-72-994-8900 if you are planning to attend any of these events.

Attendance list for Saturday 5 September 2026:

Teachers: