Tygerberg_High_School

Tygerberg High School

Tygerberg High School

Public school in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa


Hoërskool Tygerberg is a public Afrikaans-English medium co-educational high school situated in Parow in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is a government-funded school, established in 1954.[1]

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Background and history

The school was founded in 1954. The first principal was M. du T. Potgieter.[2]

Motto

There is work.[2]

Through the years

Potgieter served as principal up to 1963. D.A. Kotzé took over for one year. After Kotzé, the school had numerous principals: R.K. de Villiers 1964–1967, S.W. Walters 1968–1972, J.A. de Jager 1973–1975, J.A. van Wyk 1976–1984, F.P.J. Smit 1985–1990, J.A. de Vries 1991–1993, A.J.C. Schreuder 1994–1997 and C.E. van der Westhuizen 1997–2011. The current principal is L.S. Herselman, who started in 2012.[2][3]

Improvements

The schools new buildings were opened on 7 August 1981.[2]

Language

The language medium is Afrikaans and English.[4]

Choir

The Tygerberg High School Choir took part in the 35th World International Youth Music Competition in Vienna, Austria. The choir won the second place prize.[5]

Athletics

They represent the "T" in the MTBS annual interschool's athletics competition. The other school participating are "M" for DF Malan, "B" for Bellville and "S" for Stellenberg.

Alumni


References

  1. "Tygerberg High School". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. "Meer oor ons (translated- More about us)". hstygerberg.co. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. "Book: Gedenkblad". Bellville printers. July 1979.
  4. "tygerberg High School Bi-lingual". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  5. "François Bloemhof". NB Publishers. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  6. "Rochelle Lawson". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  7. "Ebens School days". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  8. "Springbok Rugby Tests". www.genslin.us. Retrieved 2020-06-25.

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