Hoërskool Jim Fouché

Hoërskool Jim Fouché is a public Afrikaans medium co-educational high school situated in the suburb of Gardeniapark in Bloemfontein in the Free State province of South Africa, It is one of the top and most academic schools in Free State.[1] It was founded in 1956.[upper-alpha 1]

Hoërskool Jim Fouché
Hoërskool Jim Fouché school crest
Address
Lilac Street, Gardeniapark

Bloemfontein
,
Free State
,
9311

South Africa
Coordinates29.129°S 26.176°E / -29.129; 26.176
Information
TypePublic & Boarding
MottoSaai Om te oes!
(Sowing to harvest!)
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
School districtDistrict 4
PrincipalSchalk Malherbe
Teaching staff47
Grades8–12
GenderBoys & Girls
Age14 to 18
Enrollment1,064 (2011)
950 (2013)
LanguageAfrikaans
Schedule07:30 - 14:00
Hours in school day6 hours, 20 minutes
CampusUrban Campus
Colour(s)     Black
     Green
     Orange
     White
MascotJimmy
Jenny
RivalHoërskool Sentraal
Hoërskool Fichardtpark
AccreditationFree State Department of Education
NewspaperJF Oester
Websitejf.co.za

The school is a successor to Wilgehof Hoërskool, and was named after Jacobus "Jim" Fouché, who became President of South Africa in 1968.[upper-alpha 1]

Sports

Subjects

South African Computer Olympiad

The Computer Olympiad is an annual contest with Programming and Applications sections, based on Grade 11 and Grade 12 work in CAT and IT.

Programming Olympiad

2012

In 2012 Jan De Wet Linde, a Grade 11 student, came second in the Free-State in the Programming Olympiad.

2013

In 2013 Jan De Wet Linde, Grade 12, was a runner up in the Programming Olympiad, in the top 20 in the country and first in the Free-State.

2014

In 2014 Walter Heymans, Grade 11, was second in the Free-State and Josiah Meyer, Grade 12, was third in the Free-State.

2015

In 2015 Walter Heymans, Grade 12, was first in the Free-State.

2016

In 2016 Shaun Roselt, Grade 12, was first in the Free-State.

Notable alumni

Notes
  1. "Ons Geskiedenis" (in Afrikaans). Hoërskool Jim Fouché. Retrieved February 24, 2014.

References
  1. "2011 Q1 Ordinary School FS (July 2011)".
  2. "Leon Schuster kom kuier by Alma Mater" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Hoërskool Jim Fouché, February 2013 (in Afrikaans)


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