was turned on the ten acres of land in Kendal Road, Constantia and on 17 July 1973 the completed building was handed over to the new governing body of the school. Weizmann Primary joined the Herzlia system in 1976 and so it was at that point that the Jewish Day School movement in Cape Town was unified. In 1981 the Middle School was erected on what was previously the school sports field. Herzlia Schools 2000-2010 Many changes have occurred at the schools over the past decade, including significant changes to the national curriculum and the matriculation examinations. During 2000, the United Herzlia Schools merged with the Association of Hebrew Pre-Primary Schools. Herzlia has opened playgroups for younger children and also consolidated some of its campuses, integrating the preschools into its schools in the Atlantic and Southern Suburbs regions. The Herzlia Pre-Primary schools are situated in four suburbs of Cape Town, serving families closest to their homes. Herzlia has also absorbed the Sarah Bloch crèche, which provides an aftercare service to families in the area. The schools are managed in regions by regional principals with the majority of children attending school in the City Bowl region. The Director of Education has direct educational responsibility for all Herzlia schools educationally and is also the public face of Herzlia, while finance and administration is headed by the Director of Finance and Administration who is seated in the administration house. School Campuses United Herzlia schools is a School Group that executively runs in Cape Town. Herzlia Pre Primary to Herzlia High School campuses. Campuses that are included in the Herzlia school group are as follows. Pre-Primary: 18 Months - Gr R Herzlia Gan Aviv (City Bowl) Herzlia Alon Ashel (Sea Point) Herzlia Kerem (Constantia) Primary: Gr 1 - 6 Herzlia Highlands (City Bowl) Herzlia Weizmann (Sea Point) High school: Gr 7 - 12 Herzlia High school (City Bowl) Controversies Both the South African and Israeli national anthems are traditionally sung at school events. In November 2018, during the singing of the Israeli anthem during the prize-giving event of the former Herzlia middle school, two Jewish Grade 9 students "took a knee" to protest the Israel government's treatment of Palestinians. In the following days after the students' protest, the UHS board imposed disciplinary action against the two students. On the 25th of November 2018, in response to the news of disciplinary action being taken against