Howick High School is situated in the picturesque KwaZulu-Natal midlands just 20 minutes drive from Pietermaritzburg. The school overlooks Midmar Dam with large scenic grounds that include most out-door sport facilities. Howick High is an English medium,
“I never fail to be impressed and humbled by the exceptionally good manners of your pupils. They are, without fail, neatly dressed and clearly proud of their uniform. They greet me with polite and courteous manners and are always well behaved. I feel compelled to write to you to offer my admiration and sincere congratulations to you and your staff for achieving such a high standard, more so in a Province, where some of the most prestigious schools are to be found. Howick High can justly take it’s place beside them, and deservedly so.”