Pinetown Boys' High School (also known as Pinetown Boys', or PBHS) is a

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for boys in

Pinetown Pinetown is a large area that is part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, inland from Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Pinetown is situated 16 km west of Durban at an elevation of 1,000 to 1,300 feet (305 to 395 m). History Pin ...

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History

Pinetown High School was founded in 1955 as a co-educational, dual-medium school. It was sited at the present location of

Pinetown Girls' High School Pinetown Girls' High School is a public school for girls in Josiah Gumede road (i.e. Old Main Road), Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1955 as Pinetown High School, a co-educational school, at its current site. On January ...

in Old Main Road (now Josiah Gumede road) with 120 pupils in Standard 6 and 7 and a staff of 14 under the leadership of Mr. H. E. Wiese, the first headmaster. The badge includes the letters PHS (Pinetown High School), a crown which represents the period when South Africa was part of the

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, three pine cones honouring Sir

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, who was instrumental in developing Pinetown when it was still a village, and a book which stands for education. In 1978, Pinetown High School went from co-ed to two separate schools, Pinetown Boys' High School and Pinetown Girls High School. The school has gained a first place in the Natal Matriculation Examinations and has had pupils in the top 30 twenty two times in 25 years. A large number of pupils have gained KwaZulu-Natal, and national colours.

Academics

Classes offered to students include

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, English, Zulu, life orientation,

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, mathematical literacy,

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, mechanical

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geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...

accounting Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "languag ...

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graphics and design, and

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School houses

Pinetown Boys' High School consists of 4

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, each learner is placed in a house, either Jason, Hermes, Ajax or Vulcan. The team colours are blue, red, yellow, green, respectively.

Extramural activities

Pinetown Boys’ High School offers a wide range of sporting activities, including

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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 ...

, cross country,

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rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

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tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

, and

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

. The school also offers cultural activities, including

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, Pinetown Post, the school's

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, and

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Notable alumni

* Steve Atherton - former

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and the

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rugby player. *

Marcello Cuttitta Marcello Cuttitta (born 2 September 1966) is a former Italian rugby union player who went into coaching after retirement. His role was wing. Cuttitta played club rugby for major Italian teams including L'Aquila from 1985 to 1988, Amatori Milan f ...

- former Italian rugby union rugby player, and twin brother of Massimo Cuttitta. *

Massimo Cuttitta Massimo Cuttitta (2 September 1966 – 11 April 2021) was an Italian professional rugby union player and coach. He used to play as a prop. He was the twin brother of Marcello Cuttitta. Early life Cuttitta was born at Latina. His family moved to ...

- former Italian rugby union rugby player. *

Wesley Moodie Wesley Moodie (born 14 February 1979) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. Career Early life and college career He began to play tennis at an early age and won the South African Junior Masters tournament in February 1996. ...

- former professional tennis player. *

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- radio presenter. *

Loyiso Macdonald Loyiso Macdonald (born 7 September 1986), is a South African actor. He is best known for his roles in the popular serials ''The Queen'', ''3 Way Junction'' and ''Happy Family''. Personal life He was born on the 7 September 1986 in the Eastern ...

- actor.

External links

Pinetown Boys' official site
Schools in KwaZulu-Natal Educational institutions established in 1955 Boys' schools in South Africa 1955 establishments in South Africa High schools in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-school-stub