Durbanville High School

Hoërskool Durbanville
Hoërskool Durbanville 2018
Address
Map
Langenhoven Street, Durbanville


Coordinates33°49′50″S 18°38′35″E / 33.830579°S 18.643065°E / -33.830579; 18.643065
Information
School typePublic & Boarding
MottoLabor Ornat.(Latin) Translated it means : Work Beautified
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
Established1827; 196 years ago (1827)
School districtDistrict 4
School number021 976 3188
PrincipalMr C. Venter
Staff50 full-time
Grades8–12
GenderBoys & Girls
Age14 to 18
Number of pupilsca. 1,500
LanguageAfrikaans
Schedule07:30 - 14:00
Hours in school day6 hours, 30 minutes
CampusUrban Campus
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)🟥🟨🟦
MascotHoney badger
Rival
AccreditationWestern Cape Education Department
School feesR33 300 (tuiton)
R33 600 (boarding)
Feeder schools
  • Eversdal Primary School
  • Kenridge Primary School
  • Laerskool Durbanville
  • Laerskool Welgemoed
AlumniAmore Bekker, Jack Parow, Zanne Stapelberg, Angus Cleophas Demi Lee moore
Websitehttp://www.durbanvillehs.co.za/

Hoërskool Durbanville is a public Afrikaans medium co-educational high school situated in the town of Durbanville in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is a public school. It is the oldest High School in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town, and the only other school older in the Greater Cape Town metropolis is Simons Town School in the southern suburbs.

Founding

The school was established in 1827, as a school catering for children from SubA (Grade 1) to Standard 10 (Grade 12). In 1955 the primary section of the school (SubA to Standard 5) split off to become a school separate from the High school on a separate premises, called Durbanville Primary.

Head Masters

The first head master was Mellet, H.F. He stayed on until 1838. He was followed in quick succession by: Frylinck,J., Ackerman,C.J., de Beer,P.J., Hodgson,G. The headmasters to follow after these were: Roth, J.P.W. (1852-1859), Auret,E.B. (1859-1861), Hoek,J.(1861-1865), d’Arcy,G.A.(1865-1872), Dreyer,H.M.(1872-1875), Poccock,A.A.(1875-1884), Craig,T.(1884-1886), Bain,A.(1886-1887). In 1887 C.J. Haefele was appointed head master and he stayed on until 1921. He was related to the Haefele family from Wupperthal. In 1921 Hugo,D.P. was appointed, followed in 1939 by Ehlers, P.J., 1941 by Grobbelaar, J.J.S., 1943 by de Jager,A.K., 1950 by Stimie,C.M., 1969 by van Niekerk, A.A.J., 1974 by Firmani,O., 1985 by Bezuidenhout,J.W.L. and in 1997 by G Germishuys. The current head master is C Venter who started in 2020.

Language medium and gender

The language medium is Afrikaans. It hosts both sexes.

Hostel

The school has hostel facilities for boys and girls. The hostel opened in 1942.

Motto

Labor Ornat. This is Latin for Work Beautified

Alumni


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