Hoërskool Marais Viljoen (''
English:'' Marais Viljoen High School) is a
public Afrikaans medium co-educational
high school situated in the city of
Alberton in the
Gauteng province of
South Africa. It is one of the top and most academic schools in Gauteng province.
History
The school is named after former State President and MP for Alberton,
Marais Viljoen. He officially opened the school on 1 September 1961.
Mr Piet Myburgh was appointed as the first principal. He was succeeded by Mr Philip Fouché in 1979.
Mr Fouché retired in 1989 and was replaced by Hannes le Roux from April 1989 to March 2004. In April 2004 Mrs Martie Heystek was appointed as acting principal. On 1 January 2005 she was appointed as the principal of Marais Viljoen.
From its inception, Marais Viljoen was classified as a technical and vocational school, but the vocational aspect was phased out in 1979. Marais Viljoen has since offered a technical, scientific and general study direction, with a broad choice of subjects.
As a result of the expansion in the fields of study, it was decided in 1995 that Marais Viljoen Technical would in future be known as Marais Viljoen High School.
Sport
Marais Viljoen High School has been performing very well on sports during the year.
The sports that are offered in the school are:
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Archery
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Athletics
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Chess
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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 ...
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Cross country
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Equestrian
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Golf
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Hockey (Boys & Girls)
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Netball (Girls)
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Rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
(Boys)
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Shooting
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Sqaush
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Swimming
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Table tennis
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Tennis
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Water polo
Notable alumni
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Phillip Lloyd, professional wrestler
References
External links
Official website
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Schools in Gauteng
Educational institutions established in 1961
1961 establishments in South Africa