The need for a high school for English speaking students in the northern suburbs of Germiston led to the establishment of Dawnview High School under the Headmastership of Mr. Hudson in 1962 and Mr. Z Annadale in 1963. The school of 425 pupils was temporarily housed in Laerskool President until the present building was occupied in 1966. The School was officially opened on 25 February 1967 by Mr. A.J. Koen, Director of Education.

• Mr. Z.F. Annandale 1963 - 1967
• Mr. W.E. Spruyt 1968 - 1969
• Mr. H. Cunningham 1970 - 1986
• Mr. D. O'Dougherty 1987 - 1993
• Mrs. A. Murray 1994 - 2005
• Mrs. G. Nortje 2006 - 2011
• Mr. M. Kolokoto 2012 -

We are a vision driven organisation. We strive to build a solid foundation for the academic excellence for our children. We strive to establish an organisational culture where all stakeholders have a shared meaning and a common perception about the aims and objectives of the institution. A culture where staff members are free to be innovative, take risks, exhibit precision, organise activities around teams rather than individuals, and focus on results or positive outcomes. There are no boundaries that prevent us from reaching the highest levels of success. Teamwork becomes our basic guiding principle to success.

Dawnview High School in partnership with Clicks - Primrose, is committed on helping girl learners not to skip school because they do not have money to buy sanitary pads. The school is committed on build and transforming an African child’s future. Since 2019 Clicks has donated more 800 pads in Dawnview. On the 10th August 2021 Clicks donated more than 100 packs of sanitary pads. The Dawnview family would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to the Clicks Manager and his staff members for caring on with this wonderful initiative and making sure that the Sanitary Pads drive becomes a success. We will forever be grateful for this opportunity. We believe that this wonderful initiative will never go in vein. Let us all work together, to nature an African child.