Hoërskool Menlopark
Public & boarding school in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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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.
MottoExcelsa petamus (Latin: "We strive for the highest values")
Religious affiliation
ChristianityEstablished29 January 1963
| Die Hoërskool Menlopark | |
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 Die Hoërskool Menlopark school crest | |
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412 Atterbury Road, Menlo Park , 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 | Christianity |
| Established | 29 January 1963 |
| Founder | Bettie Cilliers-Barnard |
Headmaster | Kobus Hartman[1] |
| Staff | approx. 50 full-time |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Boys & Girls |
| Age | 14 to 19 |
| Schedule | 07:30 - 14:00 |
Hours in school day | 6h30 |
| Campus | Urban Campus |
Campus type | Suburban |
| Houses | Atheners Millers Spartane Trojane |
| Colours | Blue Red White |
| Song | Hou Hoog Die Vaandel Wit en Blou |
| Fight song | Ons Skool Sal Saamstaan |
| Nickname | Menlo or Parkies |
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| Accreditation | Gauteng Department of Education |
| Newspaper | The quarterly Die Eggo, the weekly Menlo-Insig |
| Yearbook | Die Eggo |
School fees | R53,295 (boarding) R52,500 (tuition) |
Feeder schools |
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| Alumni | Menlobond |
| Website | www |
The school was founded in 1963 by the painter Bettie Cilliers-Barnard.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
Headmasters
List of headmasters at Die Hoërskool Menlopark.[2]
| Name | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|
| G.P.L. van Zijl | 1963 | 1973 |
| F. Gerber | 1973 | 1980 |
| F. Booysen | 1980 | 1984 |
| C.I.S. van der Merwe | 1984 | 2013 |
| S. Reynders | 2013 | 2024 |
| K. Hartman | 2024 | present |
Sport
The sports that are offered at the school are:
Notable alumni
In order of final year at Hoërskool Menlopark (date in brackets)
- Jana Cilliers (1965), actress[3]
- Laurie Dippenaar (1966), founder FirstRand Group[4]
- Calie Pistorius (1975), Vice Chancellor of University of Pretoria; now VC at University of Hull, United Kingdom
- Marita van der Vyver (1975), author
- Stefan Swanepoel (1975) – American business executive and author.[5]
- Johan Marais (1976) - Springbok rugby union player
- Reggie Holmes (1976) - Springbok squash player
- Anneli van Rooyen (1978) - singer/musician
- Rudolf Straeuli (1981) - Springbok and Lions rugby player, and Springbok coach during the Kamp Staaldraad affair
- Jacques Olivier (1985) - Springbok rugby union player
- André de Ruyter (1985) - businessman
- Amalia Uys (2002) - Soap opera actress
- Yolandi Visser (2002) - singer
- Gideon Louw (2005) - swimmer in the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2010 Commonwealth Games[6]
- Rassie van der Dussen (2007) - Protea cricketer
- Heinrich Klassen (2009) - Protea cricketer
- Theunis de Bruyn (2010) - Protea cricketer
- Charné van Biljon (2011) - hockey player
- Willem de Beer (2010) - painter
- Inge Viljoen (2011) - heptathlon athlete
- Lenize Potgieter (2012) - netball player
- Lenke van Aarde (2012) - chess player
- Suné Luus (2014) - cricketer
- Jacques Snyman (2014) - cricketer
- Delmi Tucker (2015) - cricketer
- Andell Loubser (2015) - rugby player
- Stean Pienaar (2015) - rugby player
- Wayne van der Bank (2015) - rugby player
- Bernard van der Linde (2018) - rugby player
- Lohan Potgieter (2019) - rugby player
- Hanrie Louw (2019) - field hockey player[7]
