Hoërskool Monument (; also known by the nickname Monnas) is a parallel medium (formerly purely Afrikaans medium) strictly Afrikaans as a first language high school situated in Krugersdorp, Gauteng,

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. The cultural activities offered by the school include

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, Junior United Nations, Miss Monnas, orators, and revue. The school also offers sports facilities for the following sports:

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, cricket, boys and girls, cross country,

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and jukskei.

History

Monument High School was established on 1 February 1921 as an

Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...

medium secondary school. Current student enrollment is in excess of 1500 pupils.

Sports

Rugby

1st Team

The 'WitBulle' was founded by GW.Jorgenson in 1980 * Winner of Administrator, Directors and Beeld trophy 9 times: (1953, 1979, 1980,1984, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2017 and 2018)"Mutual & Federal Premier Inter-Schools: Hoërskool Monument vs Glenwood High School on 28 May 2013"
South Africa, 28 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
South Africa, 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013 * Won National Media 24 competition in 2003 * Transvaal / Golden Lions 1st team Macro Schools Competition champs for 25 years * Nupower/ Tuks University 1st team winners in 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017 and 2018

Notable alumni

:''See also :Alumni of Monument High School''

Politics

F. W. de Klerk Frederik Willem de Klerk ( , ; 18 March 1936 – 11 November 2021) was a South African politician who served as the seventh and final state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as Deputy President of South Africa, deputy president a ...

, former

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and

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winner, completed high school education at Monument High School.

Sports

The following alumni from Monument High School have played for the

South Africa national rugby union team The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks (colloquially the Boks, Bokke or Amabhokobhoko) is the country's national team governed by the South African Rugby Union. The Springboks play in green and gold jersey ...

: * Christo Wagenaar (1977) "Premier Interschools: Hoërskool Waterkloof vs Hoërskool Monument Historic Overview on 11 August 2012"
Rugby15www.rugby365.com/article/39053-hoerskool-monument "HOERSKOOL MONUMENT"www.rugby365.com
8 April 2004. Retrieved 6 June 2013. *

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(1994) *

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(2003) * Jorrie Muller (2003) *

Heinke van der Merwe Heinke van der Merwe (born 3 May 1985 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a professional South African rugby union player. His first tour with the Springboks was to France, Italy, Ireland & England in late 2009 where he played in one test and two ...

(2007) * Willem Alberts (2010) * Jaco Taute (2013) * Ruan Dreyer (2016) * Julian Redelinghuys (2016) The following alumni from Monument High School have played for other International rugby union teams: * Gert Peens, a South Africa-born, former Monument High School student and is an

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player capped in 2002. *

Quintin Geldenhuys Quintin Geldenhuys (born 19 June 1981) is a South Africa-born Italian rugby union player. Geldenhuys, who played lock, represented the Italian URC franchise Zebre. He made his debut for Italy against Australia on 13 June 2009. He qualified for I ...

, is a former Monument High School student and a South Africa-born

player capped in 2010. * Paul Willemse (France) *Jaco van der Walt (Edinburgh) In addition to the school's international success, Monument High School is one of the top producers of professional rugby players in South Africa, alongside other elite rugby schools like Grey College,

Paul Roos Gymnasium Paul Roos Gymnasium is a leading public dual medium (Afrikaans & English) high school for boys in the town of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape province of South Africa, which opened on 1 March 1866 as Stellenbosch Gymnasium. Described as South A ...

, Bishops College and

Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (also known as Affies), is a Public school (government funded), public Afrikaans, Afrikaans medium high school for boys situated in the suburb of Arcadia, Pretoria, Elandspoort in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of So ...

References

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