Hoërskool Menlopark
Die Hoërskool Menlopark (colloquially known as Menlo or Parkies) is a public Afrikaans medium co-educational high school situated in the suburb of Menlo Park in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Its pupils call themselves as Parkies.
| Die Hoërskool Menlopark | |
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 Die Hoërskool Menlopark school crest | |
| Address | |
412 Atterbury Road, Menlo Park , | |
| Coordinates | 25°45′53″S 28°15′30″E |
| Information | |
| School type | Public & Boarding |
| Motto | Excelsa petamus (Latin: "We strive for the highest values") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Established | 29 January 1963 |
| Founder | Bettie Cilliers-Barnard |
| Headmaster | Mr Schalk Reynders[1] |
| Staff | approx. 50 full-time |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Boys & Girls |
| Age | 14 to 19 |
| Number of students | 1,700 pupils |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Schedule | 07:30 - 14:00 |
| Hours in school day | 6h30 |
| Campus | Urban Campus |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Houses | Atheners Millers Spartane Trojane |
| Colour(s) | Blue Red White |
| Song | Hou Hoog Die Vaandel Wit en Blou |
| Fight song | Ons Skool Sal Saamstaan |
| Nickname | Menlo or Parkies |
| Rivals |
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| Accreditation | Gauteng Department of Education |
| Newspaper | The quarterly Die Eggo, the weekly Menlo-Insig |
| Yearbook | Die Eggo |
| School fees | R44,800 (boarding) R37,200 (tuiton) |
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| Alumni | Menlobond |
| Website | www.menlopark.co.za |
The school was founded in 1963 by the painter Bettie Cilliers-Barnard. When established it had 12 classrooms and 372 students in grades 8, 9 and 10 (then called Standards 6, 7 and 8).[1] Cilliers-Barnard also designed the school emblem.
Headmasters
List of headmasters at Die Hoërskool Menlopark.[2]
- G.P.L van Ziji (1963–1973)
- F. Gerber (1973–1980)
- F. Booysen (1980–1984)
- C.I.S. van der Merwe (1984–2013)
- S. Reynders (2013–present)
Notable alumni
In order of final year at Hoërskool Menlopark (date in brackets)
- Jana Cilliers (1965), actress
- Laurie Dippenaar (1966), founder FirstRand Group[3]
- Koos Kombuis (1972), Afrikaans writer, singer and songwriter (born André le Roux du Toit)[4]
- Calie Pistorius (1975), Vice Chancellor of University of Pretoria; now VC at University of Hull, United Kingdom
- Stefan Swanepoel (1975), The New York Times bestselling author
- Marita van der Vyver (1975), author
- Johan Marais (1976) - South African professional rugby union player
- Reggie Holmes (1976) - South African squash player
- Henning Gericke (1977) - South African athlete
- Anneli van Rooyen (1978) - South African singer/musician
- Rudolf Straeuli (1981) - Springbok and Lions rugby player, and Springbok coach during the Kamp Staaldraad affair
- Jacques Olivier (1985) - South African professional rugby union player
- André de Ruyter (1985) - South African businessman
- Pieter Murray (1989) - trail runner
- Amalia Uys (2002) - soapy actress
- Gideon Louw (2005) - South African swimmer in the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Adam Heyns (2007) - South African actor
- Rassie van der Dussen (2007) - South African professional cricketer
- Heinrich Klassen (2009) - South African professional cricketer
- Theunis de Bruyn (2010) - South African professional cricketer
- Stefan Vermaak (2010) - South African actor
- Charné van Biljon (2011) - South African hockey player
- Willem de Beer (2010) - South African painter
- Regardt Verster (2011) - South African cricketer
- Inge Viljoen (2011) - South African heptathlon athlete
- Lenize Potgieter (2012) - South African netball player
- Lenke van Aarde (2012) - South African chess player
- Suné Luus (2014) - South African women's professional cricketer
- Jacques Snyman (2014) - South African professional cricketer
- Delmi Tucker (2015) - South African women's professional cricketer
- Stean Pienaar (2015) - South African professional rugby player
- Lohan Potgieter (2019) - South African professional rugby player
- Hanrie Louw (2019) - South African field hockey player[5]
References
- "Tuis". www.menlopark.co.za.
- "Geskiedenis" [History] (in Afrikaans). Hoërskool Menlopark. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- Africa, Forbes (1 September 2013). "A MAN FOR ALL NUMBERS, WHO TURNED $50 INTO $74 MILLION".
- "Koos Kombuis en die First National Band". 10 August 2007 – via Flickr.
- "Die Hoërskool Menlopark se 2019 uitblinkers". AWSUM School News. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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