J M Ntsime High School is situated in Zone 4
Mogwase
Mogwase is a town in Bojanala District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
Mogwase is close to Sun City and the Pilanesberg National Park
The Pilanesberg National Park is located north of Rustenburg in the North West ...
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Moses Kotane Local Municipality
Moses Kotane Local Municipality is a Local municipality (South Africa), local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province (South Africa), North West Province, South Africa. It is named in memory of Moses Kotane. Th ...
) on the outskirts of
Rustenburg,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
. The school was established in 1989 from Nkakane High School which used to share premises with Mogwase Middle School. It is named after a famous
Setswana
Tswana, also known by its native name , and previously spelled Sechuana in English, is a Bantu language spoken in Southern Africa by about 8.2 million people. It belongs to the Bantu language family within the Sotho-Tswana branch of Zone ...
novelist, dramatist and former minister of education of the
Bophuthatswana
Bophuthatswana (, meaning "gathering of the Tswana people"), officially the Republic of Bophuthatswana ( tn, Riphaboliki ya Bophuthatswana; af, Republiek van Bophuthatswana), was a Bantustan (also known as "Homeland"; an area set aside for mem ...
homeland government, J M Ntsime to acknowledge his contribution to preserve the language and culture. The school has a student body of over 800 and staff complement of more than 40 teachers and other services. The first principal of the school was Mr Huma. J M Ntsime prides itself as a high performing school in the region and in the country, hence it was recognised as a Dinaledi school in 2001. It has a high reputation in music and Setswana dance, with the cultural team winning the school several awards and performing in Egypt in 2003.
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Educational institutions established in 1989
1989 establishments in South Africa
High schools in South Africa
Schools in North West (South African province)
Moses Kotane Local Municipality