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Paarl Boys' High School

Paarl Boys' High School, known in Afrikaans as Hoër Jongenskool Paarl (also known as Boishaai) is a public dual-medium high school for boys and is one of the oldest schools in South Africa, built in 1868. The school is situated in Paarl, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The first headmaster of the school was George Jeffreys. Effective as of 2007, the headmaster of the school is Derek Swart.

War Cry

The Paarl Boys' High War cry, or 'Kreet', has changed much over the years, but the current Warcry is as follows:

Shimalaya wha!

Shimalaya wha!

HJS HJS

Wha 'sop - 'sop 'sop 'sop

We are - we are

HJS HJS


Wha 'sop, Shimalaya wha!

Headmasters

Name Started Finished
G Jeffreys 1868 1873
J Hoffman 1873 1876
T Walker 1876 1877
H Nixon 1878 1882
B le Roux 1882 1887
J Zahn 1887 1888
J Rettie 1889 1895
CEZ Watermeyer 1896
MC Fourie 1897 1901
PJ du Pré le Roux 1901 1924
SJ Malherbe 1924 1940
GJ Pretorius 1941 1958
Dr JAC Visagie 1959 1960
HA Lambrechts 1961
Dr PS Meyer 1962 1966
CD Koch 1967 1974
TW Engela 1975 1989
L Knoetze 1990 2007
D Swart 2007 present

Early history

The first building to house the school was a granary on Zeederbergplein, the owner of which was D Beyers. The first years of the school were unstable ones, with the school increasing in size every year, and larger facilities were required frequently. The grounds on which the school stands today were originally formed part of the farm Berlyn owned by PJ Malherbe. A certain Mr Moll purchased the farm and donated the land to the school.

In 1901 PJ du Pré Le Roux became headmaster. Du Pré Le Roux was the first headmaster to establish the school and remained at the reins for over two decades. Le Roux also saw the construction of the boarding hostels of Monte Bello (1901), Bellevue (1904), Villieria (1907), Berlyn (1908) and Imhoff (1923). The hostels of Berlyn and Villieria were dismantled and were replaced by another hostel, namely Werda.

Sport

Each year the school takes part in one of the biggest interschool events in South Africa against its arch-rival, Paarl Gimnasium High School. The main event (the u/19A rugby match) attracts over 20 000 spectators to the Faure Street Stadium. The school has produced many Springboks, from Boy Louw, Mannetjies Roux and "Prince of Wings" Carel du Plessis, to more recent players like Corné Krige (former Springbok Captain), Gurthro Steenkamp, Frans Malherbe, Thomas du Toit, Salmaan Moerat and Evan Roos.

Other sports that are also included in the interschool events are: field hockey, cricket, swimming, tennis, chess, golf, Golfing professional, David Frost, also matriculated at Paarl Boys' High. Paarl Boys' High School is currently ranked as one of the top rugby schools in South Africa.

Students of the 2 schools have traditional nicknames; the Boishaaiers are known as 'galpille' and the Gimmies as 'bloedworse'.

Notable old boys

List of the old boys that were matriculated in Paarl Boys High School.

References

  1. ^ "Paarl Boys Hoerskool | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  2. ^ "War Cry". www.paarlboyshigh.org.za. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  3. ^ "Paarl Boys v Paarl Gim: High Drama at Interschools". rugby365.com. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  4. ^ Jacobs, Dian (n.d.). "The forgotten legends of PBHS" (PDF). The Blue print. Vol. 1, no. 3. p. 4. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  5. ^ Taalmonument. "Eugène Marais at Green Gallery". Afrikaanse Taalmuseum en -monument. Retrieved 2023-01-05.