[5] In 2015, the Western Cape Education Department stopped ranking the top schools in order of their performance and instead listed them alphabetically.

[6] In 2019, a Grade 7 student at Rustenberg Girls' Junior School came first in the Western Cape at the Horizon Maths Competition.

[7] In 2023, a matriculant from Rustenberg Girls' High School was honoured as the country's top candidate overall as well as in Maths.

[8] Rustenburg has historically been well represented in South African and Western Province teams.

An astroturf playing field was installed during 2014 with floodlights added in 2016 The following sports are offered by Rustenburg Girls' High School: cricket, cross-country, hockey, indoor hockey, netball, running, football, squash, swimming, tennis, touch rugby, waterpolo [10] The school has an orchestra, choir, chamber choir, jazz band, wind band, string quartet, vocal quartet, string ensemble and savuyisa (marimba band).