Hermannsburg School, originally Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg, is a

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Hermannsburg Hermannsburg is a village and a former municipality in the Celle district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the municipality Südheide. It has been a state-recognised resort town since 1971. It is situated on the river ...

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, South Africa.

History

The Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg was established by German

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in 1856, making it the oldest

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in the province, then

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. In 1965 it had 14 teachers and 307 students.

Description

Hermannsburg School serves Grade levels RRRR (18 months) through Grade 12 (18 years). Hermannsburg has English as its main language of instruction, although it has an intense German language programme.

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, as a subject, is also offered in the school, as a second language alongside

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. Music and outdoor activities are other focus areas, besides the academic programme.} The school offers boarding facilities, and day students from Greytown, away, and Kranskop, away may use a bus service provided by the school.

Campus

There are three boarding facilities in the school and they are available for students in Grades 8-12. The ''Männerheim'' serves boys in Grades 8-12. ''Mädchenheim'' serves girls in Grades 8 and 9, while ''Neues Mädchenheim'' serves girls in Grades 10–12. All the boarding establishments accommodate the scholars in shared rooms of 2 or 3 scholars per room. The primary school and kindergarten are separate from the High School. Both the junior school and the senior school have their own computer centres and libraries. The school has extensive sporting facilities, including a swimming pool, tennis/basketball courts, rugby, cricket, hockey and soccer fields as well as volleyball nets.

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Boarding schools in South Africa Private schools in KwaZulu-Natal Educational institutions established in 1856 1856 establishments in South Africa