Hoërskool Noordheuwel

Hoërskool Noordheuwel is an Afrikaans medium co-educational high school located in the upscale neighborhood of Noordheuwel in Johannesburg in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is one of the most expensive Afrikaans medium schools, the fee per child amounting to R 38 290 per annum (as of 2023).^[1][2] The National Department of Education named the school as the top academic school in Gauteng West and under the top 20 schools in the country.^[3]

Other nameNories

School typePublic & Boarding

MottoKrag deur Kennis

Religious affiliation

Christianity

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Hoërskool Noordheuwel
Location
Bell Street, Noordheuwel Krugersdorp , Gauteng South Africa 26.0973878906137°S 27.80804399781499°E / -26.0973878906137; 27.80804399781499
Information
Other name	Nories
School type	Public & Boarding
Motto	Krag deur Kennis
Religious affiliation	Christianity
Established	1981; 45 years ago (1981)
Principal	Dawie Kriel
Staff	120 full-time
Grades	8 to 12
Gender	Boys & Girls
Age	14 to 18
Enrollment	2,000 pupils
Average class size	25
Language	Afrikaans
Schedule	07:15 - 14:00
Campus	Urban Campus
Colours	Blue   Navy   White
Nickname	Nories
Rivals	Hoërskool Monument
Accreditation	Gauteng Department of Education
School fees	R38,290 (tuition)
Alumni	Old Nories

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In 2025, the Gauteng Provincial Education Department announced that the school was among the top three schools with students achieving Bachelor's degree acceptance.^[4]

The school is considered one of the top athletic and sports schools in South Africa. In 2024, the school was crowned as the NWU Sport School of the year for the second consecutive year.^[5] Noordheuwel also consistently ranks amongst the country's top 3 athletic schools in the South African PUKKE athletics rankings.^[6]

The cural activities offered by the school include choir, debate, public speaking, Miss/Mr Norie, orators, revue, and a community outreach program. The school also offers sports facilities for the following sports: athletics, golf, hockey, cricket (male and female), cross country, netball, rugby, chess, mountain biking, tennis, scuba diving and fishing.^[7]