Hoërskool Tygerberg
Hoërskool Tygerberg 2018
Address
Fairfield Street 5 Fairfield St, De Tijger, Cape Town, 7500 Parow Cape Town , Western Cape , 7505 South Africa
Coordinates	33°53′36″S 18°35′40″E / 33.8933°S 18.5944°E / -33.8933; 18.5944
Information
School type	Government funded, Public school
Motto	DAAR’S ‘N NASIE TE LEI, DAAR’S ‘N STRYD TE STRY, DAAR’S WERK! (THERE'S A NATION TO LEAD, THERE'S A BATTLE TO FIGHT, THERE'S WORK!)
Established	1954; 70 years ago (1954)
School district	District 4
School number	021 939 2023
Principal	Dr L.S. Herselman
Teaching staff	50
Grades	8–12
Gender	Males and Females
Age range	14-19
Classes offered	English (Home Language or First Additional Language) Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) Mathematics Mathematics Literacy (grade 10-12) Life Orientation Creative Arts Dramatic Arts (grade 8-9) Music Natural Sciences (grade 8-9) Life Sciences (grade 10-12) Physical Sciences (grade10-12) Economics and Management Sciences (grade 8-9) Accounting (grade 10-12) Business Studies (grade 10-12) Economics (grade 10-12) Tourism (grade 10-12) History (grade 10-12) Social Sciences (grade 8-9) Computers Application Technology (grade 10-12) Information Technology (grade 10-12) German (Second Additional Language) Consumer Studies (grade 10-12) Technology (grade 8-9) Engineering Graphics & Design (grade 10-12)
Language	Afrikaans and English
Hours in school day	08:00-14:30
Classrooms	49
Campus type	Urban Campus
Color(s)	Green, Gray, White
Slogan	There’s work
Song	Waar die Tygerberg steeds waghou staan die skool wat ons bemin. Daar ontvang ons voorbereiding voor die lewensstryd begin. We work hard there with our hands, we play, we learn, we grow. Till our gifts and all our talents come to bloom, all that we sow. Aan ons skool sal ons getrou bly, aan ons land en volk en kerk. Met ons leuse tot besieling, Kom dan maats, daar’s stryd, daar’s werk! To our school we shall be true, to our people and our Lord. With our motto as inspiration: Come everyone, let’s strive, let’s work!
Athletics	Yes
Sports	Yes
Mascot	Tiger & Tigress
Nickname	Tiere
Rivals	Hoërskool Bellville Hoërskool D.F. Malan Hoërskool Stellenberg
Accreditation	Western Cape Education Department
Newspaper	The Roar
Alumni	Rochelle Lawson Eben Etzebeth Justin Geduld Juarno Augustus
Website	www.hstygerberg.co.za

Hoërskool Tygerberg is a public Afrikaans-English medium co-educational high school situated in Parow in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is a government-funded school, established in 1954.^[1]

The school was founded in 1954. The first principal was M. du T. Potgieter.^[2]

There is work.^[2]

Potgieter served as principal up to 1963. D.A. Kotzé took over for one year. After Kotzé, the school had numerous principals: R.K. de Villiers 1964–1967, S.W. Walters 1968–1972, J.A. de Jager 1973–1975, J.A. van Wyk 1976–1984, F.P.J. Smit 1985–1990, J.A. de Vries 1991–1993, A.J.C. Schreuder 1994–1997 and C.E. van der Westhuizen 1997–2011. The current principal is L.S. Herselman, who started in 2012.^[2][3]

The schools new buildings were opened on 7 August 1981.^[2]

The language medium is Afrikaans and English.^[4]

The Tygerberg High School Choir took part in the 35th World International Youth Music Competition in Vienna, Austria. The choir won the second place prize.^[5]

They represent the "T" in the MTBS annual interschool's athletics competition. The other school participating are "M" for DF Malan, "B" for Bellville and "S" for Stellenberg.

• François Bloemhof – Author ^[6]
• Rochelle Lawson – South Africa Protea Netball Player (Goal Defence)^[7][8]
• Eben Etzebeth – Springbok Rugby Player (Lock and Captain)^[9]
• Justin Geduld – South Africa sevens rugby player.^[10][11]
• James Kriel – Head of the South African Airforce
• Juarno Augustus – Western Province rugby player, playing eighthman.^[10]
• Marvin Orie – Springbok rugby player
• Faffa Knoetze – Springbok rugby player^[12]