Fairmont High School, Durbanville

Fairmont High School
Fairmont today
Location
Durbanville, Western Cape
South Africa
Coordinates 33°51′13″S 18°38′27″E / 33.8537°S 18.6407°E / -33.8537; 18.6407Coordinates: 33°51′13″S 18°38′27″E / 33.8537°S 18.6407°E / -33.8537; 18.6407
Information
School type Public
Motto Stand Fast[1]
Established 1977
Principal L. Erasmus
Grades 8-12
Gender Co-Ed
Language English
Rival Durbanville High School, The Settlers High School
Feeder schools Gene Louw, Eversdal, Kenridge, Durbanville
Alumni Sarah Oates, Tamaryn Schultz
Website www.fairmont.co.za

Fairmont High School is situated in Durbanville, South Africa. It is a government funded school.

Background

The school was established in January 1977 and initially known as Eversdal English Medium School. The school was official opened on 5 September 1978 by P.S. Meyer –Director of Education.[2] C. Wigg was the first principal[1][3] and Wigg remained headmaster until 2002, when he retired. L. Muller took over from him, but she died in 2006. She was replaced by R Dingley who served until 2016. L Erasmus is the present headmaster.[4][5]

Schools performance

The school was named as one of the top ten schools in mathematics and science in South Africa.[6]

Alumni

  • Sarah Oates. In 1990 at Fairmont High, she was the youngest member of the National Youth Orchestra playing the violin.[7] She went on to perform concertos with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, the Natal Philharmonic, Holland Symfonia , RNCM Symphony and Orchestra, the Cape Town Philharmonic.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "History of Fairmont". fairmont.co. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Book: Fairmont High School 1977-2007, Published in 2008, Author- Wigg.C, Visser.S, Dingley R
  3. ↑ "Fairmont High". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Newspaper: Tygerburger 15 February 2017
  5. ↑ "Book: The South African Mechanical Engineer, Volume 32". October 1982.
  6. ↑ Rademeyer,A (9 November 2011). "SA's top maths and science schools named". News24. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Book: Fairmont High School 1977-2007, Published in 2008, Author- Wigg.C, Visser.S, Dingley R. p 72
  8. ↑ "Sarah Oates VIOLIN". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Book: Fairmont High School 1977-2007, Published in 2008, Author- Wigg.C, Visser.S, Dingley R. p 133
  10. ↑ "SA gymnasts face Tunisia test". Retrieved 28 April 2018.


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