Durbanville High School


Hoërskool Durbanville is a public Afrikaans medium co-educational high school situated in the suburb 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 Cape Town is Simons Town School in the southern suburbs.

Founding

The school was established in 1827, as a school catering for children from SubA to Standard 10. In 1955 the primary section of the school 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., Auret,E.B., Hoek,J., d’Arcy,G.A., Dreyer,H.M., Poccock,A.A., Craig,T., Bain,A.. 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 have hostel facilities for boys and girls. The hostel opened in 1942.

Motto

Labor Ornat. This is Latin for Work Beautified

Alumni