Voortrekker High School

Infobox School2
name = Voortrekker High School


motto = "Aanhou Wen"
established = 1927
type = Public, Boarding
locale =
grades = 8 - 12
head_name = Headmaster
head = J.A. Nel
city = Cordwalles Road, Pietermaritzburg
state = KwaZulu-Natal
country = South Africa
students =
colors = Maya blue and White
mascot =
free_label =
free =
website = [http://www.voortrekkerpmb.co.za www.voortrekkerpmb.co.za]

Voortrekker High School is a public co-education Afrikaans medium High School situated in Cordwalles Road, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

Voortrekker High School was founded in 1927 and is the oldest Afrikaans High School in KwaZulu-Natal. From January 1992, Voortrekker is the only Afrikaans medium school in Pietermaritzburg. It is rich in tradition with high standards in academics, sport and cultural activities.

History

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It was only on Tuesday, 2 August 1927 that the first Intermediate Afrikaans medium school on the corner of Pine Street and Mayors Walk was completed. The school was originally named A.M.S (Afrikaansmediumskool). It started with 106 Primary pupils and 7 Secondary pupils.

On 1 April 1938 A.M.S was renamed Voortrekker School whilst the first year book was printed. It was only in 1940 that Voortrekker is officially given the status of a High School whereafter it is named V.H.S. (Voortrekker Hoër Skool). In 1944 the school anthem written by D.J. Opperman is born and a fish pond in the shape of a Voortrekker wagon wheel is erected on the school premises.

On 11 October 1949, the new High School building in Cordwalles Road was officially opened. The old High School buildings were thereafter used as a Primary school and was named Voortrekker Senior Primary. In the later fifties, a Girls Hostel is added at the Cordwalles Road premises. In the sixties, a swimming pool is added. An extra building complex was added in the seventies whilst a Boys hostel is added on the premises in the eighties.

Headmasters

*O. Maarschalk (02-08-1927) - (31-01-1928)
*J.H. Lombard (01-12-1928) - (30-04-1931)
*A.P. Naudé (01-05-1931) - (30-01-1938)
*J.H. Stander (01-04-1938) - (30-09-1950)
*F.E. Naudé (14-12-1950) - (31-12-1957)
*J.G. du Plessis (01-01-1958) - (31-12-1968)
*F. Zwiegers (01-01-1969) - (31-12-1975)
*F.H. Kleynhans (01-01-1976) - (31-01-1980)
*J.A. Benade (01-07-1980) - (31-12-1992)
*C.G. Janse van Rensburg (01-01-1993) - (30-04-1997)
*N.C.P. Kock (01-07-1998) - (31-05-2005)
*J.A. Nel (01-01-2006) - (Present)

chool Anthem

Ons kom van Bloukrans, Weenen, Bloedrivier,
Vanuit die stad en vlaktes alom hier.
Ons sluit uit alle oorde in een siel,
Soos in 'n naaf die speke van 'n wiel.

Chorus:
Op Voortrekker leer ons een slagspreuk ken:
Aanhou wen, aanhou wen, aanhou wen!

In al ons spanne speel die lede saam
En oor Natal klink Voortrekker se naam;
Ons weet wie ywerig is met leer en sport
Sorg dat sy volk ook groter, sterker word.

Ons sal soos vad're Voortrekkers wees
Oor hooglande en dale van die gees,
Geen drif vir ons te diep, geen berg te steil
Want vir ons skool en volk het ons alles veil.

Vir elke daad waar U ons kragte verg,
Laat ons - soos 'n Retief op Drakensberg -
Eers met die hings se teuels ingetrek,
U seën vra op wat daar voor ons strek.

D.J. Opperman

ources

* [http://www.voortrekkerpmb.co.za/|Official High School Voortrekker Web Page]
* Eers met die Hings se Teuels Ingetrek - (1927-1977) - Die Geskiedenis van die Voortrekkerskole in die Voortrekkerstad. John van Biljon