Pearson High School is located in Port Elizabeth. Pearson High School, as the first parallel-medium academic High School in Port Elizabeth, and one which is in close proximity to tertiary educational institutions, is a unique institution. Pearson offers a fairly wide choice of subjects that enable learners to go on to tertiary institutions, or to continue with a career in business, or a trade. Meetings are held each year for parents of Grade 9 learners to explain the choices for the further education and training level.

It is very important that the correct choices be made at this stage, particularly with regard to later university entrance. Learners are instructed in their mother tongue, except in subjects chosen by small numbers of learners. Here classes are combined, but every effort is made to explain everything in both languages of instruction.