The school was founded in 1959, and expanded continually - particularly since the early 2000s - to welcome students coming from well beyond central Milnerton. It now serves students residing in both affluent suburbs and townships surrounding Milnerton.
Milnerton High School has been notably well-performing, achieving a 100% Grade 12 pass rate for 16 years in a row, from 2004 until 2019.[1] The school's academic performance regularly exceeds the average public school's expectation, with an exceptionally high pass rate averaging 99.9% yearly between 2004 and 2020,[2] compared to the average national pass rate of 78.4% between 2017 and 2020.[3] Over the years, several top achieving students and alumni from Milnerton High School have also made headlines on several local and national newspapers.[4][5][6][7]
Other than the generally compulsory subjects of English (Home Language) and Afrikaans (First Additional Language), the school offers a variety of subjects at a Further Education and Training level (FET, i.e. Grades 10 to 12):
Milnerton High School's Rugby First Team and Old Boys Teams compete in provincial tournaments. The Milnerton Old Boys Association enters teams into international rugby tournaments, and in early 2020 competed in the Cape Town Tens Rugby Tournament.[8] The team was invited to compete in the 2010 Malaysian Rugby Tens Tournament.
