Hoërskool Delmas

Hoërskool Delmas
Address
1 Hendrik Verwoerd Avenue Delmas West
Delmas, Mpumalanga, 2210
South Africa
Coordinates 26°08′50″S 28°40′05″E / 26.14713°S 28.66802°E / -26.14713; 28.66802Coordinates: 26°08′50″S 28°40′05″E / 26.14713°S 28.66802°E / -26.14713; 28.66802
Information
Type Public school
Established 1953
Authority Mpumalanga Department of Education
Principal Mnr J De Jongh
Gender Mixed-gender
Language English Medium and Afrikaans
School colour(s) Maroon and Gold
Slogan Goed begin is half gewin
Nickname Dellies
Website www.delmashs.co.za/wp/

Hoërskool Delmas is a public, tuition charging, Afrikaans and English language high school located in Delmas, South Africa, and holds currently (2014) about 670 learners. Two hostels are located on the premises. The school hours are from 7:30am until 14:00pm.[1]

History

January 1953 - 1980

The first grade 11 class began on January 1953 and the first matrics was written in December 1954. On 4 February 1956 the corner stone with the text written: “Daar op die rooi bult" was laid. The school grew to about 539 students in 1979 and were the host of their first inter high in 1980.[2]

The School

Code of Honour

We place God and his word first and we strive towards living these principles.
We are proud of our language, our nation and country and will defend it wholeheartedly.
We strive towards being well-disciplined, law-abiding Christian South African.
We value the traditions and the lessons taught by our forefathers.
We serve our school and community with loyalty and without any personal gain.
We strive towards being friendly, trustworthy and helpful to all but especially to those
who are lonely and in need.
We respect our parents, teachers and educators and show regard for all people
important as well as unimportant.
We believe that every human being has a purpose to fulfill and we therefore develop the
talents that had been entrusted to us
We are honorable even if there is a price to be paid
We are set on keeping our surroundings and our work neat and tidy
We believe that success will come from constant dedicated and precise execution of
assignments
We believe that all wisdom is settled in God.

[3]

School Anthem

As die rooidag se Rooi die grasbulte tint
En yl teen die hemel die rokie klim,
Hoor jy vêr oor die veld ons lied weerklink
En weet ons het Goed Begin.
As die douspoor verdamp en die leeurikie styg
Soos ’n lied in ons harte na bo,
Lê die land se sooie blink in die son
En die oes is Half Gewin.
Ons glo voor die aandson sy Goud oor ons strooi
Sal die somerwolk bloei daar ver;
En die hemel sy seën oor ons arbeid laat reën,
En ons sing want die lewe is mooi.

[4]

School Activities

Sport

[5]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "RSA Search schools in South Africa".
  2. ↑ "Delmas Highschool History".
  3. ↑ "Delmas Highschool Code of Honour".
  4. ↑ "Delmas Highschool school anthem".
  5. ↑ "Delmas Highschool Sport".

External links

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