Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Pretoria (Colloquially known as Meisies Hoër) is a

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, Afrikaans medium high school for girls situated in the suburb of Clydesdale in

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in the

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province of South Africa. It is the sister school of the

Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (also known as Affies), is a public Afrikaans medium high school for boys situated in the suburb of Elandspoort in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The school was founded in 1920 by Jan Joubert and ...

History

The Afrikaans Hogere Skool was established on 28 January 1920, in the house of General PJ Joubert. The address was 218 Visagie Street, Pretoria. It was considered as a rebel school because it was the first Afrikaans-language secondary school. Afrikaans was not an official language in South Africa then. The school opened its doors for boys and girls. A new school building was inaugurated on 26 January 1927 and in 1930, separate schools for girls and boys, Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool and

respectively, were established. The school's motto, "Ek sien haar wen", is derived from Jan F.E. Celliers's poem "By die vrouebetoging".

Recent history

In 2003, the school won first place in the annual Afrikaans Olympiad in the language category, ahead of

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and

Bloemhof High School Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof is a public Afrikaans medium high school for girls, located in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape province of South Africa. History It was established in 1875 as an English girls' school. In 1903 three houses were acq ...

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Notable alumni

Sheila Cussons Sheila Cussons (9 August 1922 – 25 November 2004) was an Afrikaans poet. She was born on the Moravia missionary station near Piketberg, South Africa, and, after matriculating from Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool, studied fine arts at the Univer ...

(1938) Studied

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further in Amsterdam. In 1992, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for her contributions to Afrikaans by the

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(Class of 1965) South African actress *

Vanes-Mari du Toit Vanes-Mari du Toit (born 2 August 1989) is a South African former netball player. She was a member of the South Africa national team and has 38 caps. She competed in the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore. She has also participated ...

(Class of 2007) South African professional netball player. *

Reine Swart Reine Swart (née Malan; born 17 May 1990) is a South African director, writer and actress. She starred in the Afrikaans surf film ''Die Pro'' (2015). She appeared alongside Tye Sheridan, Bel Powley and Emory Cohen in the film ''Detour'' (2016). ...

(Class of 2008) South African actress and filmmaker.

References

External links

Official site in Afrikaans
Afrikaner culture in Pretoria Schools in Gauteng Girls' schools in South Africa Afrikaans-language schools History of Pretoria Educational institutions established in 1920 1920 establishments in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-school-stub