Pretoria North High School

Pretoria North High School is a Public Funded Government High School in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Pretoria North High School
Address
Corner of Eeufees Street and Berg Avenue Pretoria , Gauteng South Africa
Coordinates	25.685102°S 28.16881°E
Information
School type	Public school
Motto	Voor in die wapad brand 'n lig (Translated: There at the end of the wagon trial is a light)
Religious affiliation(s)	Christian
Established	1951
School district	District 9
Principal	C J C (Neels) Driecher [1]
Grades	8–12
Gender	Boys & Girls
Age	14 to 18
Language	Afrikaans
Schedule	07:30 - 14:00
Hours in school day	6h30
Campus	Urban Campus
Campus type	Suburban
Colour(s)	Turquoise, white and black
Accreditation	Gauteng Department of Education
Website	www.pnhs.co.za

History of Schools in Pretoria North

The first school in the area was established in 1890 by Theodore Erasmus at his farm " Wesfontein ". In 1895 Jan Booysen established a school on the east side of the Apies River, Pretoria. Since 1904 the English Anglican Church in General Beyers Street has been used as a school. The first classrooms of the Pretoria North Parallel Medium School (Primary Danie Malan today) were founded on 20 May 1909. [2]

Pretoria North High School founded

On January 19, 1943, the Junior High School Pretoria North seceded from Pretoria North Parallel and the standard six to eight students went over to House Zealand. The construction of the school started in 1944 and was completed in 1946. Pretoria North High School was officially founded in 1951. [3] [4]

Language and gender

The school caters for both sexes, and is an Afrikaans medium school

Alumni

• Carl Martin (Kallie) Kriel (born 14 September 1969) - Head of a civic organization [5]

References

1. "Hoërskool Pretoria Noord".
2. "Pretoria North". Retrieved 29 June 2018.
3. "Vision of the Apies river" (PDF). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
4. "Hoërskool Pretoria Noord". Retrieved 29 June 2018.
5. "Afrikaner Aspriration". Retrieved 2 May 2020.