Paarl Gimnasium

Paarl Gimnasium High School
Location
Paarl South Africa
Coordinates	33°43′13″S 18°57′31″E / 33.7203°S 18.9586°E / -33.7203; 18.9586Coordinates: 33°43′13″S 18°57′31″E / 33.7203°S 18.9586°E / -33.7203; 18.9586
Information
Type	Public
Motto	"Sol Justitae Illustra Nos" "Sun of Justice, shine upon us"
Established	1858
Principal	Eddie Bateman
Gender	1858-1963 boys Since 1964 coeducational
Color(s)	Maroon, Gold, Green
Website	http://www.paarlgim.co.za

Paarl Gimnasium is a school in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa. Rev. van Lingen founded the school in the centre of town in 1858. The school has had a number of significant sporting achievements and has produced some of South Africa's top Rugby players including Schalk Burger, Jean De Villiers, Marius Joubert, Handré Pollard and De Wet Barry. Other alumni include the theologian Stephanus Jacobus du Toit.^[1]

The primary school section of Gimnasium was founded in 1858 as a Dutch Christian school for boys, with the High School being founded much later. In the mid 30's the school's language of education shifted to Afrikaans. After the high school section was completed the school allowed the first female student to enroll in 1964

Paarl Gimnasium High School has a large sporting program and takes part in the interschools tournament against Paarl Boys' High School, an event which attracts thousands of spectators every year.

Notable Alumni

Springbok Rugby

Name	Test Debut	Springbok Number
Japie le Roux	10/10/1906	94
Boy de Villiers	17/11/1906	95
Pietie le Roux	24/11/1906	103
Steve Joubert	24/11/1906	110
Gerald Thompson	23/11/1912	142
Attie van Heerden	13/08/1921	152
Pierre de Villiers	30/06/1928	195
JC van der Westhuizen	21/07/1928	203
Manus de Jongh	18/08/1928	205
PK Morkel	01/09/1928	211
Jan Pickard	19/09/1953	301
Hugo van Zyl	26/07/1958	340
Wynand Mans	10/04/1965	398
Schalk Burger (snr)	02/06/1984	535
Kobus Burger	26/08/1989	552
Kobus Wiese	26/06/1993	585
Balie Swart	31/07/1993	595
Chris Rossouw	13/04/1995	624
Mornay Visser	13/04/1995	625
Pieter Rossouw	28/06/1997	652
De Wet Barry	10/06/2000	690
Louis Koen	08/07/2000	693
Marius Joubert	21/07/2001	711
Jean de Villiers	09/11/2002	735
Schalk Burger (jnr)	24/10/2003	754
Handré Pollard	28/06/2014	857

References

↑ Giliomee, Hermann (2003). "The" Afrikaners: Biography of a People. London: C Hurst & Co. p. 215. ISBN 1-85065-714-9.

External links

Official Web Site (Afrikaans)

Cape Town High Schools

Alternative schools	GlenBridge Special School Herzlia Schools Tafelberg School

Private schools	American International School of Cape Town Cannons Creek Independent School Cape Town French School Christel House South Africa Diocesan College German International School Cape Town Herschel Girls' School Mountain View Academy Parklands College Somerset College St. Cyprian's School St. George's Grammar School

Public schools	Alexander Sinton Secondary School Belgravia High School Belhar Secondary School Bellville High School Bergvliet High School Bosmansdam High School Bridgetown Secondary School Cape Town High School Chris Hani Secondary School D.F. Malan High School Eben Dönges High School Eersterivier Secondary School Fairbairn College Gardens Commercial High School Grove Primary School Harold Cressy High School Hottentots Holland High School Jan van Riebeeck High School Kayamandi Secondary School Labori High School La Rochelle Girls' High School Masiphumelele High School Milnerton High School Paarl Gimnasium Paarl Boys' High School Paul Roos Gymnasium Parel Vallei High School Pinelands High School Range High School Rhenish Girls' High School Rondebosch Boys' High School Rondebosch Boys' Preparatory School Rustenburg School for Girls Sea Point High School Sinenjongo High School Spine Road High School South African College High School Stellenbosch High School Strand High School Table View High School Trafalgar High School Westerford High School Windsor High School Wynberg Boys' High School Wynberg Girls' High School

Former schools	Ellerslie Girls' High School Tot Nut van het Algemeen

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