Hoërskool Jim Fouché is a

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

Bloemfontein Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State (province), Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legisla ...

in the Free State province of

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. It is one of the top academic schools in the Free State. It was founded in 1959. The school is a successor to Wilgehof Hoërskool, and was named after Jacobus "Jim" Fouché, who became President of South Africa in 1968.

Sports

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Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

Chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

Cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

* Drum Majorettes *

Duathlon Duathlon is an athletic event that consists of a running leg, followed by a cycling leg and then another running leg in a format similar to triathlons. The International Triathlon Union governs the sport internationally. Distance and format ...

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

Gym A gymnasium, also known as a gym, is an indoor location for athletics. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term " gymnasium". They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learning spaces in educational ins ...

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Subjects

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and

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*Computer Application Technology *

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*Engineering Graphics and Design *

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*Life Orientation *

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* Mathematical Literacy *

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South African Computer Olympiad

The

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is an annual contest with Programming and Applications sections, based on Grade 11 and Grade 12 work in CAT and IT.

Programming Olympiad

2012

In 2012 Jan De Wet Linde, a Grade 11 student, came second in the Free-State in the Programming Olympiad.

2013

In 2013 Jan De Wet Linde, Grade 12, was a runner up in the Programming Olympiad, in the top 20 in the country and first in the Free-State.

2014

In 2014 Walter Heymans, Grade 11, was second in the Free-State and Josiah Meyer, Grade 12, was third in the Free-State.

2015

In 2015 Walter Heymans, Grade 12, was first in the Free-State.

2016

In 2016 Shaun Roselt, Grade 12, was first in the Free-State.

Notable alumni

Leon Schuster Leon Ernest "Schuks" Schuster (born 21 May 1951) is a South African filmmaker, comedian, actor, prankster and singer. Early life Schuster was drawn to the filmmaking process at an early age. As a child he and his brother would play practical ...

(1968, teacher 1973–75)"Leon Schuster kom kuier by Alma Mater"
, Hoërskool Jim Fouché, February 2013 *

Brendan Peyper Brendan Peyper (born 7 August 1996) is a South African singer-songwriter. He released his debut album ''Stop, wag, bly nog 'n bietjie'' in 2015 and then a follow-up album ''Hy Loop Oop'' in 2017. Career Brendan Peyper was born in Bloemfontein ...

(2014) - Singer

Notes

References

External links

Official site

''JF Oester''
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