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False Bay High School
False Bay High School is a private school in the Strand, Western Cape, Strand of the Western Cape province of South Africa, founded by Herman and Lisa Janse van Rensburg in January 1999. It was originally established in Somerset West but later moved to its current permanent location in the Strand. History False Bay High School was founded by Herman L Janse van Rensburg on 16 January 1999. The school started with six students. The first venue was 4 Loerie Street, Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa. By the end of the year, there were 26 students in the school. The original name of the school was ''Helderberg Private School''. As there are other schools that use "Helderberg" in their names, the Western Cape Education Department asked the owners to change the name of the school. Since 2000, the school has been known as False Bay High School. In January 2000, the school moved to 5 Almeida Street, Strand, Western Cape when the owners of the school bought the new venue. As th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strand, Western Cape
Strand (Afrikaans for 'beach') is a seaside resort town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It forms part of the Helderberg region of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, situated on the north-eastern edge of False Bay and near the foot of the Helderberg Mountains. Its geographical position is between Somerset West and Gordon's Bay, and is about 50 km southeast of Cape Town City Bowl. Strand has a population of approximately 50,000. Strand's main attraction is the beach; 5 km of white sandy beach off False Bay. Strand is often referred to as ''The Strand'' (Afrikaans: ''Die Strand''), which is the old name of the town. The vehicle registration code for Strand is ''CEY'' and the post code for street addresses is 7140. History Strand was established as a holiday and fishing resort in 1714. Before being known as Strand, the settlement was known as Mostert's Bay. In 1970, during the Apartheid era, all black, coloured and Asian people were forcefully removed w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
