Hoërskool Bellville
| Bellville High School Hoërskool Bellville | |
|---|---|
 Bellville 2018 | |
| Address | |
|
17 de la Haye Avenue Bellville, Western Cape South Africa | |
| Coordinates | 33°53′34.23″S 18°38′55.06″E / 33.8928417°S 18.6486278°ECoordinates: 33°53′34.23″S 18°38′55.06″E / 33.8928417°S 18.6486278°E |
| Information | |
| Motto | Paratus Ad Omnia (translated- Be ready for the future) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Established | 25 January 1937 |
| Status | Alive and Well |
| Principal | D du Plessis |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Gender | Co-Ed |
| Number of students | +-1200 students |
| Average class size | 28 |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Hours in school day | 07:40 - 14:30 |
| Classrooms | 60 |
| Color(s) | Navy, Maroon, Gold |
| Rival | DF Malan, Stellenberg |
| Newspaper | Sapiens |
| School fees | R2170 per month |
| Feeder schools | Bastion, Bellville, Bellpark, Bellville-North |
| Alumni |
Hennie Bosman Dawie de Villiers |
| Website | http://www.hsbellville.co.za |
Hoërskool Bellville (Bellville High School) is a high school in Bellville, South Africa.
Background
The school was established in 1937.
Headmasters
The school had the following principals: C.J. Grové 1937- 1949, R. Coetzee –1949-1970, D.L. van den Berg 1971- 1973, G.F.P. Kellerman 1974-1983, C.E. van Staden 1983-1985, A.C. Lombard 1986- 1996, J.P. Crous 1997- 2010 and currently D du Plessis.
Athletics
Bellville High School annually participates in the MTBS athletics competition, along with three other schools from the Bellville area: D.F. Malan , Tygerberg and Stellenberg. MTBS is especially well known for the performance of these schools' non-participating pupils on the pavilion as they perform songs and cheers to encourage their athletes during the day - for which a trophy is also awarded. Bellville has won this singing section in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008.
Other events
In 2006 the school's team won the national SAGE competition in entrepreneurship when they made and sold items from pillow cases to tissue boxes. The final was in China and despite the contestants parents sometimes being unemployed the team of six flew off to compete after sponsorship was identified by minister Tasneem Essop.[1]
The school also participates in a yearly Interschools event (week long derby) with its local rival D.F. Malan, in which the schools contest on most platforms - including Field hockey, Rugby, Netball, Cross country, Chess and Debate. The first team rugby, hockey and netball matches are the main events. In recent years Bellville has strongly dominated the rugby, with D.F. Malan strongly dominating both Boys' and Girls' hockey (although Bellville won the 2012 girls hockey match).
Alumni
Dawie de Villiers, Springbok rugby player;scrumhalf and captain,Preacher Ambassador in London and Minister of Trade and Industry [2]
Hennie Bosman, Karate expert and stunt man
References
- ↑ Sponsorship for Bellville, WesternCape.gov.za, retrieved 14 August 2014
- ↑ "Dawid (Dawie) Jacobus De Villiers Springbok rugby scrumhalf". Retrieved 28 April 2018.