Durban High School

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Durban High School
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Durban High School
255 St. Thomas Road, Musgrave

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Coordinates 29°50′40″S30°59′52″E / 29.84444°S 30.99778°E / -29.84444; 30.99778
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Other nameD.H.S.
School typeAll-boys public school
MottoDeo Fretus
(In God We Trust)
Established1866;159 years ago (1866)
Sister school Maris Stella School
School districtDistrict 9
HeadmasterTony Pinheiro
Grades8–12
GenderMale
Age14to 19
Number of students1100 boys
Language English
Schedule07:30 – 15:00
CampusUrban Campus
Campus typeSuburban
Houses  Blackmore
  Campbell
  Grice
  Langley
  Payne
  Swales
Colour(s)  Blue
  Gold
NewspaperThe Herald
Boarding housesBlackmore
Website www.durbanhighschool.co.za

Durban High School (Better known as D.H.S) is a public English medium high school for boys situated in the suburb of Musgrave in Durban in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

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DHS opened its doors in 1866 in two rooms and with seven pupils in Smith Street. From there it moved to a disused granary in Cato Square in 1880, just after the Zulu War, and then to the Old Hospital on the foreshore. In 1895, it moved up onto the healthier Berea to its present site, where it flourished. The ten acres plot was granted to the School by the Durban Town Council. The first enrolled student was a boy called Eben Coates and he was also the first Head-boy. There is also a related primary school: Durban Preparatory High School. The school has approximately 1000 enrolled students, all boys, and includes a small boarding establishment and over 75 teachers. The headmaster is Mr. Tony Pinheiro. It is the oldest standing school in Durban and one of the oldest in South Africa.

Houses

There are six houses:

Blackmore House has capacity for over 130 boys. The boys' needs are catered for by boarder masters, food provision and dormitories with a maximum of six boys per dorm. The boys can go home most weekends and return on Monday mornings.

Headmasters

Sports

A wide range of sports and activities are offered including climbing, golf, fishing, surfing, chess, football, basketball, and hardball as well as the more traditional athletics, cricket, hockey, and rugby which have been played at the school for over 100 years. The school has produced over 140 international sportsmen in sports ranging from rugby and cricket to golf, badminton, baseball, surfing and powerlifting. Countries represented include France, New Zealand, England, Scotland, Germany and the United States. More than 30 old boys have played international cricket, six of whom were Wisden Cricketers of the Year. Five old boys played in the 1960 Lords test against England and four in the first two tests against Australia in 1969/70.

Notable people


Staff

Alumni

Politics

Academics

Business

  • Graham Atkinson: Chief Executive Officer Umgeni Water (1987–1996), a state-owned entity. It is one of Africa's most successful organisations involved in water management, and is the largest supplier of bulk potable water in KwaZulu-Natal.
  • Stephen Mulholland, [3] CEO Times Media Limited (Formerly SAAN) 1986–1992. CEO Fairfax Group (Australia) 1992–1996. Two time All American Swimming Champion and South African national champion.
  • Stephen Bradley Saad, founder and CEO of Aspen Pharmacare, Africa's largest pharmaceutical manufacturer. First XV rugby.

Past president of NUSAS

Judiciary

  • Sir Gavyn Arthur appointed a British High Court Judge in 2008.
  • Justice Malcolm Wallis, Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal and honorary Professor of Law in the University of KwaZulu-NataL.

Military

Arts and media

Rhodes Scholars

Sports

All international representatives unless indicated otherwise.

Cricket

All represented South Africa except where noted: [a]

Rugby
Athletics
Triathlon
  • Henri Schoeman, Bronze medal in 2016 Rio Olympics. Gold medal 2018 Commonwealth Games. Oakridge College also.
Surfing, swimming, lifesaving and canoeing
Golf
Tennis
Hockey
Other sports
  • Eric Dalton [12] -SA Golf, Tennis and Cricket.
  • Rupert Ellis-Brown, represented SA in sailing in 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games.
  • Dave Hudson, [13] yachtsman. Represented SA in the Admiral's Cup (1975), the Olympic Games (1992), the ISAF Games (1994) and in 14 World Championships between 1968 and 2009.
  • Warren Lewis – Footballer, SA (2 caps in 2000), Durban City, WIts University, Amazulu, Orlando Pirates, Moroka Swallows. Scored the first goal in the PSL.
  • Ian McLeod, World Cup football referee (France 1998).

Notes and references

  1. Over 200 old boys have played provincial cricket in South Africa or county cricket in England.
  2. 1 2 3 4 All five played in the Lords test match in 1960. Richards, Goddard, Irvine and Gamsy all played in the first two tests against Australia in 1969/70.
  1. "NATAL SCHOOLS RUGBY OVERVIEW". Schools Rugby Tribune. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. "Radclyffe Cadman". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 13 December 2018.
  3. Stephen Mulholland
  4. Laurence Gandar
  5. "World Press Freedom Hero". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  6. Michael Turner
  7. Bertram Cooley
  8. Dan Taylor
  9. Springboks
  10. Hank McGregor
  11. Stephen Mulholland
  12. Eric Dalton
  13. Dave Hudson