Die Hoërskool Menlopark (colloquially known as Menlo or Parkies) is a

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

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in the

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province of

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. The school learners call themselves as ''Parkies''. The high school was founded in 1963 by the painter

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History

The high school was established in 1963, starting with 12 classrooms and 372 students in grades 8, 9 and 10 (then called Standards 6, 7 and 8).

Headmasters

List of headmasters at Die Hoërskool Menlopark. * G.P.L van Ziji (1963–1973) * F. Gerber (1973–1980) * F. Booysen (1980–1984) * C.I.S. van der Merwe (1984–2013) * S. Reynders (2013–present)

Coat of arms

Die Hoërskool Menlopark's school crest was designed by South African artist

Sport

Die Hoërskool Menlopark has been performing very well in sports during the year. The sports played at the school are: *

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(boys and girls) *

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(girls) *

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(boys) * Rugby sevens *

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Notable alumni

In order of final year at Hoërskool Menlopark (date in brackets) * Jana Cilliers (1965), actress * Laurie Dippenaar (1966), founder

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(1972), Afrikaans writer, singer and songwriter (born André le Roux du Toit) *

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(1975), Vice Chancellor of

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; now VC at

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, United Kingdom *

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(1975),

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bestselling author * Marita van der Vyver (1975), author * Johan Marais (1976) - South African professional

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player *

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(1976) - South African squash player *Henning Gericke (1977) - South African athlete *Anneli van Rooyen (1978) - South African singer/musician *

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(1981) -

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and Lions rugby player, and Springbok coach during the

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affair *

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(1985) - South African professional

player *Pieter Murray (1989) - trail runner * Amalia Uys (2002) - soapy actress *

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(2005) - South African swimmer in the

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and

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* Adam Heyns (2007) - South African actor *

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(2007) - South African professional cricketer * Heinrich Klassen (2009) - South African professional cricketer *

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(2010) - South African professional cricketer * Stefan Vermaak (2010) - South African actor * Charné van Biljon (2011) - South African hockey player * Willem de Beer (2010) - South African painter * Regardt Verster (2011) - South African cricketer * Inge Viljoen (2011) - South African heptathlon athlete *

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(2012) - South African netball player * Lenke van Aarde (2012) - South African chess player *

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(2014) - South African women's professional cricketer *

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(2014) - South African professional cricketer * Delmi Tucker (2015) - South African women's professional cricketer * Stean Pienaar (2015) - South African professional rugby player * Lohan Potgieter (2019) - South African professional rugby player * Hanrie Louw (2019) - South African field hockey player

References

External links

School website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoerskool Menlopark Schools in Gauteng Educational institutions established in 1963 Afrikaans-language schools 1963 establishments in South Africa