Hillview High School


Hillview High School is a public English medium co-ed high school located in Roseville, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

Sport

Sport is not compulsory, as the school believes that the success and enjoyment is with voluntary participation.
Sporting facilities include, athletics grounds, several tennis courts and hockey fields, a basketball court, several netball fields and soccer fields.
The School offers the following sports:
•Athletics
•Basketball
•Chess
•Cricket
•Cross Country
•Field Hockey
•Netball
•Softball
•Soccer
•Swimming
•Tennis
Hillview High School is part of the Pretoria English Medium High Schools Athletics Association which is good spirited rivalry between all the Co-ed Government Schools in Pretoria. The Schools have three meetings held a year including the Swimming Gala, Cross Country and an Athletics meeting. Other schools participating in PEMHSAA are:
•Clapham High School
•The Glen High School
•Lyttelton Manor High School
•Pretoria Technical High School
•Pretoria Secondary School
•Sutherland High School, Centurion
•Willowridge High School

RCL Committee

The school has a student body run by Mrs. Marais called the Representative Council of Learner's. An annual election is held in August for the following year's council members. The students are led by the president and a deputy president.

Location

The school was founded in 1955 on the site of the former Prinshof Primary School near the city centre. The school moved from the city centre to Franzina Street in Roseville in 1979. The old buildings made the news after 6 July 1991 when they were bombed by members of the AWB.

Photographs

Photographs of the old school
Photographs of the new school

Motto

The school motto is Levabo oculos. The old school anthem was based on Psalm 121 which starts with "I to the hills will lift my eyes" in the Psalter. "Levabo oculos" is the incipit of the traditional Latin version of this psalm: Levabo oculos meos in montes unde veniet auxilium mihi.

Principals

I to the hills will lift mine eyes,

from whence doth come mine aid.

My safety cometh from the Lord,

who heav'n and earth hath made.



Thy foot he'll not let slide, nor will

he slumber that thee keeps.

Behold, he that keeps Israel,

he slumbers not, nor sleeps.



The Lord thee keeps, the Lord thy shade

on thy right hand doth stay:

The moon by night thee shall not smite,

nor yet the sun by day.



The Lord shall keep thy soul; he shall

preserve thee from all ill.

Henceforth thy going out and in

God keep for ever will.



or . Sung here .

School song

Strong as the eagles that master the sky

Firm as our mountains, never to die

Oh Hillview High we salute your name

Proudly then we will sing about your fame



Then to the hills,

We'll lift our eyes

Steadfast and striving for the prize



We are committed to finish this race

Winning's our aim losing's no disgrace

Using our potential is what its all about



So from the stands you will hear us shout:


Go Hillview Go! You're going to win!

Come on Hillview you're nearly in!

Sport Houses

The sport houses are named after cities in Greece:
Athens-Green
Olympia-Blue
Sparta-Red
Troy- Yellow