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Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool

Coordinates: 25°45′21″S 28°13′13″E / 25.7559°S 28.2202°E / -25.7559; 28.2202
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25°45′21″S 28°13′13″E / 25.7559°S 28.2202°E / -25.7559; 28.2202

Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool
Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Main building
Address
Map
43 Bond Street, Clydesdale


Information
School typeAll-girls public school
MottoEk sien haar wen
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
Established28 January 1920; 104 years ago (1920-01-28)
FounderJan Joubert and Chris Neethling
Sister schoolAfrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
Grades8 to 12
GenderFemale
Age14 to 18
LanguageAfrikaans
Colour(s)  Blue
  White
NicknameMeisies Hoër
RivalsSekondêre Meisieskool Oranje
Accreditation Gauteng Department of Education
NewspaperStroom Op
Websitewww.ahmp.co.za

Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Pretoria (Colloquially known as Meisies Hoër) is a public, Afrikaans medium high school for girls in the suburb of Clydesdale in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is the sister school of the Pretoria Boys High School.

History

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The Afrikaans Hogere Skool was established on 28 January 1920, in the house of General PJ Joubert. The address was 218 Visagie Street, Pretoria. It was considered as a rebel school because it was the first Afrikaans-language secondary school. Afrikaans was not an official language in South Africa then. The school opened its doors for boys and girls. A new school building was inaugurated on 26 January 1927 and in 1930, separate schools for girls and boys, Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool and Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool respectively, were established. The school's motto, "Ek sien haar wen", is derived from Jan F.E. Celliers's poem "By die vrouebetoging".[1]

Recent history

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In 2003, the school won first place in the annual Afrikaans Olympiad in the language category, ahead of Potchefstroom Gimnasium in North West and Bloemhof High School in Western Cape.[2]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Pretoria: Geskiedenis". Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Youths proud to speak Afrikaans – some 14 000 entries for the annual Afrikaans Olympiad". South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement. 9 July 2003. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
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