Paarl Boys' High School, known in

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as Hoër Jongenskool Paarl (also known as Boishaai) is one of the oldest schools in South Africa, built in 1868. The school is situated in

Paarl Paarl (; Afrikaans: ; derived from ''Parel'', meaning "pearl" in Dutch) is a town with 112,045 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the third-oldest city and European settlement in the Republic of South Africa (after ...

, a town in the

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province of

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. The first headmaster of the school was George Jeffreys. As of 2007 the headmaster of the school is Derek Swart.

War Cry

The Paarl Boys' High War cry, or 'Kreet', has changed much over the years, but the current Warcry is as follows: Shimalaya wha! Shimalaya wha! HJS HJS Wha 'sop - 'sop 'sop 'sop We are - we are HJS HJS Wha 'sop, Shimalaya wha!

Headmasters

G Jeffreys 1868 - 1873 J Hoffman 1873 - 1876 T Walker 1876 - 1877 H Nixon 1878 - 1882 B le Roux 1882 - 1887 J Zahn 1887 - 1888 J Rettie 1889 - 1895 CEZ Watermeyer 1896 MC Fourie 1897 - 1901 PJ du Pré le Roux 1901 - 1924 SJ Malherbe 1924 - 1940 GJ Pretorius 1941 - 1958 Dr JAC Visagie 1959 - 1960 HA Lambrechts 1961 Dr PS Meyer 1962 - 1966 CD Koch 1967 - 1974 TW Engela 1975 - 1989 L Knoetze 1990 - 2007 D Swart 2007 -

Early history

The first building to house the school was a granary on Zeederbergplein, the owner of which was D Beyers. The first years of the school were unstable ones, with the school increasing in size every year, and larger facilities were required frequently. The grounds on which the school stands today were originally formed part of the farm ''Berlyn'' owned by PJ Malherbe. A certain Mr Moll purchased the farm and donated the land to the school. In 1901 PJ du Pré Le Roux became headmaster. Du Pré Le Roux was the first headmaster to establish the school and remained at the reins for over two decades. Le Roux also saw the construction of the boarding hostels of Monte Bello (1901), Bellevue (1904), Villieria (1907), Berlyn (1908) and Imhoff (1923). The hostels of Berlyn and Villieria were dismantled and were replaced by another hostel, namely Werda.

Sport

Each year the school takes part in one of the biggest interschool events in

against its arch-rival,

Paarl Gimnasium Paarl Gimnasium is a public Afrikaans medium co-educational high school situated in the city of Paarl in the Western Cape province of South Africa. History Rev. van der Lingen founded the school in the centre of town in 1858. The school has pr ...

High School. The main event (the u/19A rugby match) attracts over 20 000 spectators to the Faure Street Stadium. The school has produced many Springboks, from Boy Louw,

Mannetjies Roux Francois Du Toit "Mannetjies" Roux (born 12 April 1939) is a former South Africa national rugby union team, South African Rugby union, rugby player. He was capped 27 times; 6 times at Rugby union positions#14. & 11. Wing, wing and 21 times at Rug ...

and "Prince of Wings" Carel du Plessis, to more recent players like Corne Krige (former Springbok Captain), Gurthro Steenkamp,

Frans Malherbe Jozua Francois Malherbe (born 14 March 1991) is a South African rugby union professional player. He plays as a tighthead prop for the South Africa national team and the in the United Rugby Championship. Early life Malherbe attended Paarl ...

Thomas du Toit Thomas Joubert du Toit (born 5 May 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the South Africa national rugby union team, South Africa national team and the in the United Rugby Championship. His regular position is prop. His nickname is Th ...

, Salmaan Moerat and Evan Roos. Other sports that are also included in the interschool events are:

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

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 ...

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

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 ...

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 ...

, golf, Golfing professional,

David Frost Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was a British television host, journalist, comedian and writer. He rose to prominence during the satire boom in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to host the satirical programme ' ...

, also matriculated at Paarl Boys' High. Paarl Boys' High School is currently ranked as one of the top rugby schools in

. Students of the 2 schools have traditional nicknames; the Boishaaiers are known as 'galpille' and the Gimmies as 'bloedworse'.

Notable old boys

List of the old boys that were matriculated in Paarl Boys High School. *

Jim Fouché Jacobus Johannes "Jim" Fouché, (6 June 1898 – 23 September 1980Jacobus Johannes Fouch� ...

- Former State President of South Africa *

Eugène Marais Eugène Nielen Marais (; 9 January 1871 – 29 March 1936) was a South African lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer. He has been hailed as an intellectual genius and an Afrikaner hero. His early years, before and during the Boer War Marais w ...

- South African barrister, poet and writer. * Boy Louw - South African rugby player. *

Christo Wiese Christoffel F. Hendrik Wiese (born 10 September 1941) is a South African businessman and former billionaire. His source of wealth is consumer retail.

- South African businessman and billionaire. *

Carel Du Plessis Carel Johan du Plessis (born 24 June 1960) is a former South African rugby union coach and player. Playing career Du Plessis played for Western Province and the Springboks, his skills earning him the nickname the ''Prince of Wings''.

- South African rugby player * Corne Krige - South African rugby player. *

- South African golfer. *

David Meihuizen David Steven Meihuizen (born ) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October) ...

- South African rugby player *

- South African rugby player. * Gurthrö Steenkamp - South African rugby player. *

Jean-Luc du Plessis Jean-Luc du Plessis (born 7 May 1994 in Cape Town) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and for in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half. Career Youth He represented at youth level ...

- Provincial rugby player * Wium Basson - South African rugby player * Wilhelm van der Sluys - Provincial rugby player *

- South African rugby player. *

Dawid Malan Dawid Johannes Malan ( ; born 3 September 1987) is an English cricketer who plays internationally for England in all formats. In domestic cricket, he represents Yorkshire, having previously played for Middlesex, and has played in multiple Twent ...

- English professional cricketer. *

Bjorn Fortuin Imaad Fortuin (born Bjorn Fortuin; 21 October 1994) is a South African professional cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in September 2019. Domestic career He was included in the North West cricket team sq ...

- South African cricketer. * Evan Roos - South African rugby player * Loftus Marais - South African Poet

References

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