Fairmont High School, Durbanville

Fairmont High School
Fairmont today
Address
Map
Medway Crescent

Durbanville
,
Western Cape
,
7550

South Africa
Coordinates33°51′13″S 18°38′27″E / 33.8537°S 18.6407°E / -33.8537; 18.6407
Information
School typePublic
MottoStand Fast
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established1977; 47 years ago (1977)
School districtDistrict 4
PrincipalMr. Leon Erasmus
Teaching staff80
Grades8–12
GenderCo-Ed
Age14 to 18
Enrollment1,450
Average class size25
LanguageEnglish
HousesDale, Innes, Muir
Colour(s)  Brown
  Green
  White
NicknameMonties
RivalHoërskool Durbanville
The Settlers High School
AccreditationWestern Cape Education Department
Feeder schoolsGene Louw, Eversdal, Kenridge, Durbanville
AlumniSarah Oates, Tamaryn Schultz
Websitewww.fairmont.co.za

Fairmont High School is a public English medium co-educational high school situated in the town of Durbanville in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Background

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

The three school houses take their names from Sir Langham Dale, Sir James Rose Innes and Sir Thomas Muir, each having held the position of Superintendent-General of Education in the Cape.

School's performance

In 2009, Fairmont was named as one of the top ten performing schools in mathematics and science in South Africa.[5]

Alumni

  • Sarah Oates. At Fairmont High in 1990, she was the youngest member of the National Youth Orchestra playing the violin.[6] She went on to perform concertos with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, the Natal Philharmonic, Holland Symfonia, RNCM Symphony and Orchestra, the Cape Town Philharmonic.[7]
  • Tamaryn Schultz. She was at the school in 2000.[8] She represented South Africa in gymnastics.[9]

References

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