‘NO ADULT IN SIGHT’

ITS official website describes it as one of the oldest schools in Johannesburg, an institution “consistently rated as among the best-performing schools in South Africa as well as in Africa”.

But after Enock Mpianzi’s drowning, it’s a school in crisis. Allegations of lies, cover-ups and instructions to remain silent have shrouded Parktown Boys’ High in a cloud of controversy that shows no sign of lifting.

This is by no means the first scandal to hit the school. In 2018, assistant water polo coach Collan Rex was jailed for 23 years on 144 charges of sexual assault involving 17 boys. And now, as the fallout after Enock’s death continues unabated, there are even calls for the century-old school