Hoërskool D.F. Malan is a

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Afrikaans medium co-educational high school situated in the suburb of

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, Bellville in the

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province of

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- near

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. It was named after D.F Malan, the prime minister of South Africa from 1948 to 1954. In 2012 and 2013, the school was included in The

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Student Guide to Excellence, a selection of 100 top schools worldwide. In recent years, it has been one of the academically top-performing schools in the

History

The school was established in 1951. D Brink was the first principal up to 1969. He was followed by: E Smit 1970–1977, H Franzen 1978–1986, C de Jager 1986–1988, B Volschenk 1989–1996, R Truter 1996–2007, Joe Dorfling 2007-2016 and currently Sias Conradie.

Music scene

DF Malan is also notable for producing several famous musicians on the local South African music scene, such as Pierre Greeff and Hunter Kennedy. Consequently, many local bands including aKing,

Foto na Dans Foto Na Dans (English: Photo After Dance) was a five piece Afrikaans progressive rock band from Bellville, South Africa, fronted by singer/songwriter Le-Roi Nel (vocals, guitar). Other band members are Neil Basson (lead guitar, vocals), John H ...

Jax Panik Jax Panik is a South African pop, rock and synth-pop musical band from Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa now relocated to Cape Town. History Jax Panik was started as a parody. When the founding members, Jacobus van Heerden and Johnny de Rid ...

, Lukraaketaar,

Die Heuwels Fantasties Die Heuwels Fantasties (English: The Hills Fantastic) is an Afrikaans rock band from Bellville, South Africa. The group is made up of Hunter Kennedy (Fokofpolisiekar, formerly of aKING), Pierre Greeff ( Lukraaketaar), Fred den Hartog (Thieve) ...

and Frik13 are associated with the school. This, along with the fact that other similar musicians attended neighbour school Bellville, has led to the Bellville area, in which these schools are situated, earning the nickname "Bellville Rock City". Also on the music scene DF Malan produced musician Loki Rothman, who reached the final of SA's Got Talent in 2009 (while still a senior in the school), and the founding members of

alt-pop duo ''EMERGER'': Emma de Goede and Gerrit "Gerry" Matthee. Their debut single "Break & Fall" was a winner of the international Avid and

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Song Contest and they were featured as

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's ''New Artist Spotlight'' in July 2018.

Alumni

Other notable alumni include former

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player

Werner Greeff Werner Greeff (born 14 July 1977 in Bellville, Western Cape) is a former South African rugby union player. He played for Western Province in the Currie Cup and for the Stormers in the Super 14 until a neck injury forced him into retirement i ...

, international cricket umpire

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and a former

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at the

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, Prof Arnold Schoonwinkel. Actors Leigh Wakeford, Albert Maritz and

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duo Chris Vorster and Corné Crous all attended DF Malan.

Sister School

DF Malan has a sister-school in

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and some of the students from these schools usually visit each other yearly.

Athletics

DF Malan High School annually participates in the

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competition, along with three other schools from the Bellville area: Bellville,

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and Stellenberg.

is especially well known for the performance of these schools' non-participating pupils on the pavilion as they perform songs and cheers to encourage their athletes during the day - for which a trophy is also awarded. DF Malan has thus far been the second most successful school in the singing trophy - winning it two time less than Stellenberg. It is in the

, however, where the school achieved unprecedented success - winning the trophy all but three times in the first 19-years of the competition.

Other events

The school also participates in a yearly Interschools event (week-long derby) with its local rival Bellville High School, in which the schools contest on most platforms - including

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, Field hockey,

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, Cross country,

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and, from 2013 onwards, EA Sports FIFA. The first team rugby, hockey and netball matches are the main events. In recent years Bellville has strongly dominated the rugby, DF Malan Hoërskool strongly dominating both Boys' and Girls' hockey (although Bellville won the 2012 girls hockey match). The netball is usually an unpredictable affair.

References

External links

Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoerskool DF Malan Schools in Cape Town Schools in the Western Cape High schools in South Africa