Hoërskool Brandwag (Uitenhage)
Public school in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Die Brandwag Hoërskool is an Afrikaans medium school in Uitenhage (in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality), South Africa, with an academic orientation.[1]
| Die Hoërskool Brandwag | |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Motto | U dienswillige dienaar |
Religious affiliation | Christianity |
| Established | 1937 |
School district | District 9 |
School number | 041 922 8188 |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Boys & Girls |
| Age | 14 to 18 |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Schedule | 07:30 - 14:00 |
| Campus | Urban Campus |
Campus type | Suburban |
| Colour | Green/Gray |
| Nickname | Wolfpack |
| Rival | Hoërskool Framesby/Hoërskool Daniel Pienaar |
The school opened in 1937, and is named after a peak in the Drakensberg in Golden Gate Highlands National Park, called "The Sentinel" in English, which appears on the school's emblem.[2] Its motto is "U dienswillige dienaar" (Your obedient servant), which was the title of the autobiography of Afrikaans literary figure Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven.[3]
Athletic teams include rugby,[3] netball,[4] field hockey, tennis, cross country, cricket as well as swimming.
