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In early 1923, the school moved to a refurbished iron building, now with nearly 140 students ranging from standard seven to eight (now grades 9 and 10). The school's governing body decided to change the school's name to Hoër Volkskool Potchefstroom on the 30th of October, 1923. The school was built on grounds previously used as the ...
Potchefstroom High School for Girls: Originally known as the Central School, it was established in 1874. Girls High was founded in 1905, when the Central School was divided into separate high schools for boys and girls. Potchefstroom High School for Boys, established in 1874, has been at its current site since 1905.
The school was first known as “Voorbereidende Skool”.(Translated: preparatory school) On 13 November 1914 it changed its name too Potchefstroom Gimnasium. [11] The school became a government school in 1915 and was not ruled by the church any more. [12] In 1916 it changed the language medium to Afrikaans. [13]
Potchefstroom High School for Boys, Potchefstroom; Tsogo High School, Mmakau; Vryburg High School, Vryburg; Western Cape
The first school on the land was for the children interned in the camp. On 31 January 1905, accompanied by the band of the Border Regiment, Sir Richard Solomon, Lt-Governor of Transvaal opened Potchefstroom College upon instruction from the then Education Department, the school was renamed Potchefstroom High School for Boys.
In 1919 he became the first rector of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education. [9] From 1936–1938 he was chairman of the senate of University of South Africa . [ 10 ] An honoury PhD, Doctor Educationis honoris was awarded to him by the University of South Africa.
Gwynn Park Middle School (Area 4, District 5, grades 6–8, Weblink) is a comprehensive middle school located in Brandywine. The principal is Courtney Forbes. Roughly 700 students are enrolled as of September 2012. The school hours are from 7:45 am to 2:25 pm. There is a mandatory uniform policy at this school.
Within the lines of the School of Armour and 1 South African Tank Regiment, some sixty plus armoured, tracked and wheeled vehicles are displayed. Other equipment such as guns, radar, mine rollers and ploughs are also displayed. "Lesakeng" (the Corral for old Horses) houses numerous armoured, tracked and wheeled and other vehicles, mainly runners.