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[edit]Daniel Pienaar Technical High School | |
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Location | |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Omnino Paratus (Fully Prepared) |
Established | 10 April 1895 |
Enrollment | 950 |
Campus | (Urban/Country) |
Color(s) | Marroon, Black, Yellow |
Nickname | Tigers |
Website | http://www.danielpienaar.co.za |
Daniel Pienaar Technical High School was founded by Reverend Josua Daniel Pienaar on 10 April 1895. The purpose of this new school was to provide in the needs for technical education in the Eastern Cape. It was the first school to be established with this purpose in South Africa.
History
[edit]Founders
[edit]- Reverend Daniel Joshua Pienaar
Former Principals
[edit]- Mr G Maritz
- Mr P Vermaak
New Beginings
[edit]By 1965 the school outgrew the buildings along the Swartkops river and funds were aquired to construct a new school on property provided by the Department of education.
Emblem
[edit]The emblem consists of four main parts:
- The cog symbolises the technical nature of education.
- The book
- The church tower illustrates the christian values in which it was founded
- The motto, "Omnino Paratus" is latin for "Fuly Prepared"
School Traditions
[edit]School Song
[edit]Afrikaans | English |
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Kom laat ons almal same ons hoërskool besing; En aan die manne van welleer, |
Come let us praise our highschool together and the to men who have left |
War Cry
[edit]Afrikaans | English |
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Manne hier! Manne daar! |
Men here! Men there! |
Boarders
[edit]There are 3 boarding houses, each named after a former school principal:
- Lubbe
- Rens
- Saaiman
=>t3rminatr<= ✉ 09:35, 4 January 2008 (UTC)