Hoërskool Menlopark

Die Hoërskool Menlopark
Die Hoërskool Menlopark school crest
Address
Map
412 Atterbury Road, Menlo Park

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Coordinates25°45′53″S 28°15′30″E / 25.7646°S 28.2583°E / -25.7646; 28.2583
Information
School typePublic & Boarding
MottoExcelsa petamus (Latin: "We strive for the highest values")
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
Established29 January 1963; 61 years ago (1963-01-29)
FounderBettie Cilliers-Barnard
HeadmasterKobus Hartman[1]
Staffapprox. 50 full-time
Grades8–12
GenderBoys & Girls
Age14 to 19
Number of students1,700 pupils
LanguageAfrikaans
Schedule07:30 - 14:00
Hours in school day6h30
CampusUrban Campus
Campus typeSuburban
Houses  Atheners
  Millers
  Spartane
  Trojane
Colour(s)  Blue
  Red
  White
SongHou Hoog Die Vaandel Wit en Blou
Fight songOns Skool Sal Saamstaan
Nickname Menlo or Parkies
Rivals
AccreditationGauteng Department of Education
NewspaperThe quarterly Die Eggo, the weekly Menlo-Insig
Yearbook Die Eggo
School feesR44,800 (boarding)
R37,200 (tuiton)
Feeder schools
  • Laerskool Lynnwood
  • Laerskool Menlopark
  • Laerskool Pretoria-Oos
AlumniMenlobond
Websitewww.menlopark.co.za

Die Hoërskool Menlopark (colloquially known as Menlo or Parkies) is a public Afrikaans medium co-educational high school situated in the suburb of Menlo Park in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa.

The school was founded in 1963 by the painter Bettie Cilliers-Barnard.[citation needed] When established it had 12 classrooms and 372 students in grades 8, 9 and 10 (then called Standards 6, 7 and 8).[1] Cilliers-Barnard also designed the school emblem.[citation needed]

Headmasters

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List of headmasters at Die Hoërskool Menlopark.[2]

Name Started Finished
G.P.L van Ziji 1963 1973
F. Gerber 1973 1980
F. Booysen 1980 1984
C.I.S. van der Merwe 1984 2013
S. Reynders 2013 2024
K. Hartman 2024 present

Sport

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The sports that are offered at the school are:

Notable alumni

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In order of final year at Hoërskool Menlopark (date in brackets)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tuis". www.menlopark.co.za.
  2. ^ "Geskiedenis" [History] (in Afrikaans). Hoërskool Menlopark. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. ^ Africa, Forbes (1 September 2013). "A MAN FOR ALL NUMBERS, WHO TURNED $50 INTO $74 MILLION".
  4. ^ "Die Hoërskool Menlopark se 2019 uitblinkers". AWSUM School News. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2022.[permanent dead link]
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