Pretoria North High School | |
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Address | |
Corner of Eeufees Street and Berg Avenue , | |
Coordinates | 25°41′06″S28°10′08″E / 25.685102°S 28.16881°E |
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School type | Public school |
Motto | Voor in die wapad brand 'n lig (Translated: There at the end of the wagon trial is a light) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
Established | 1951 |
School district | District 9 |
Principal | C J C (Neels) Driecher [1] |
Grades | 8–12 |
Gender | Boys and girls |
Age | 14to 18 |
Language | Afrikaans |
Schedule | 07:30 - 14:00 |
Hours in school day | 6h30 |
Campus | Urban campus |
Campus type | Suburban |
Colour(s) | Turquoise, white and black |
Accreditation | Gauteng Department of Education |
Website | www |
Pretoria North High School is a public funded government high school in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
The first school in the area was established in 1890 by Theodore Erasmus at his farm " Wesfontein ". In 1895 Jan Booysen established a school on the east side of the Apies River, Pretoria. Since 1904 the English Anglican Church in General Beyers Street has been used as a school. The first classrooms of the Pretoria North Parallel Medium School (Primary Danie Malan today) were founded on 20 May 1909. [2]
On January 19, 1943, the Junior High School Pretoria North seceded from Pretoria North Parallel and the standard six to eight students went over to House Zealand. The construction of the school started in 1944 and was completed in 1946. Pretoria North High School was officially founded in 1951. [3] [4]
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