Hoërskool Brandwag (Uitenhage)

Die Hoërskool Brandwag
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Uitenhage
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Eastern Cape

South Africa
Information
School typePublic
MottoU dienswillige dienaar
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
Established1937; 87 years ago (1937)
School districtDistrict 9
School number041 922 8188
Grades8–12
GenderBoys & Girls
Age14 to 18
LanguageAfrikaans
Schedule07:30 - 14:00
CampusUrban Campus
Campus typeSuburban
NicknameBrannies
RivalHoërskool Framesby/Hoërskool Daniel Pienaar

Die Brandwag Hoërskool is an Afrikaans medium school in Uitenhage (Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality), South Africa, with an academic orientation.[1] The school opened in 1937, and is named after a peak in the Drakensberg in Golden Gate Highlands National Park, called "The Sentinel" in English, which appears on the school's emblem.[2] Its motto is "U dienswillige dienaar" (Your obedient servant), which was the title of the autobiography of Afrikaans literary figure Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven.[3]

Athletic teams include rugby,[3] netball,[4] Hockey, Tennis, Cross country and Cricket.

References

  1. ^ "Schools / Brandwag Hoërskool". UD Nuus*News. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ^ Ehlers, Andre (2013). "Skoolwapen". Lees verder oor ons Skool!. Hoërskool Brandwag. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b "DIE BRANDWAG HOERSKOOL". Rugby 365. 21 July 2005. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Hoërskool Brandwag". High School Sports Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

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