Eunice High School (Bloemfontein)

Eunice High School
Eunice High School
Address
	3 Jock Meiring Street, Park West, Bloemfontein; Bloemfontein, Free State; South Africa
Information
Type	All-girls public school
Motto	Vincit qui se vincit ; (She conquers, who conquers herself)
Established	5 June 1875; 149 years ago
Sister school	Eunice Primary School and Eunice Pre-Primary School
School district	District 9
Headmaster	Zinnette de Wet
Grades	8–12
Gender	Female
Age	14 to 18
Language	English
Schedule	07:30 - 14:00
Campus	Urban
Campus type	Suburban
Colour(s)	Green, white and gold
Nickname	Eunice / EHS
Rival	Oranje Meisie Skool
Accreditation	Free State Department of Education
Website	www.ehs.co.za

Eunice High School is a girls' boarding school/day school located in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The language of instruction is English. In 2015 Eunice was recognised as the Top Performing Public School in South Africa.^[1]

History

Originally named the Oranje Vrij Staat Dames Instituut, the school was founded in 1875 on the initiative of the Dutch Reformed Church. The name Eunice is a biblical reference to the mother of Timothy in the New Testament. It is a Greek word meaning "happy victory". Eunice was founded in the Scottish education tradition. Its first headmistress was summoned from Stirling to replicate Scottish standards and values in Bloemfontein.^{[citation needed]}

In 1902 Ella Campbell Scarlett became the first and only doctor employed at the school, and is known as the first woman medical practitioner in Bloemfontein, South Africa.^[2]