D.F. Malan High School
| Die Hoërskool D.F. Malan | |
|---|---|
Public Semi-Private | |
| Motto | Vir jou Suid-Afrika (For you South Africa) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Established | 1954 |
| School district | District 4 |
| Principal | Sias Conradie |
| Principal | (Deputy Principal) Stiaan Dippenaar |
| Staff | 100 full-time |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Boys & Girls |
| Age | 14 to 18 |
| Number of students | 1,200 pupils |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Schedule | 07:45-14:10 |
| Campus | Urban Campus |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Yellow Blue White |
| Slogan | Akademie is ons besigheid ("Education is our business") |
| Nickname | DF |
| Rivals | |
| Accreditation | Western Cape Education Department |
| Newspaper | Die Herout |
| Feeder schools |
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| Alumni | Cambridge University Student Guide to Excellence: 2012 and 2013[1] |
| Website | DF Malan Official Website |
Hoërskool D.F. Malan is a
Cambridge University Student Guide to Excellence, a selection of 100 top schools worldwide.[1] In recent years, it has been one of the academically top-performing schools in the Western Cape
.
History
The school was established in 1951. D Brink was the first principal up to 1969. He was followed by: E Smit 1970–1977, H Franzen 1978–1986, C de Jager 1986–1988, B Volschenk 1989–1996, R Truter 1996–2007, Joe Dorfling 2007-2016 and currently Sias Conradie.
Music scene
DF Malan is also notable for producing several famous musicians on the local South African music scene, such as Pierre Greeff and Hunter Kennedy. Consequently, many local bands including
Bellville, has led to the Bellville area, in which these schools are situated, earning the nickname "Bellville Rock City".[2] Also on the music scene DF Malan produced musician Loki Rothman, who reached the final of SA's Got Talent in 2009 (while still a senior in the school), and the founding members of Cape Town alt-pop duo EMERGER: Emma de Goede and Gerrit "Gerry" Matthee.[3] Their debut single "Break & Fall" was a winner of the international Avid and Abbey Road Studios Song Contest and they were featured as Apple Music's New Artist Spotlight in July 2018.[4]
Alumni
Other notable alumni include former
University of Stellenbosch, Prof Arnold Schoonwinkel. Actors Leigh Wakeford, Albert Maritz and 7de Laan
duo Chris Vorster and Corné Crous all attended DF Malan.
Sister School
DF Malan has a sister-school in
Kortrijk, Belgium and some of the students from these schools usually visit each other yearly.[5]
Athletics
DF Malan High School annually participates in the
athletics
, however, where the school achieved unprecedented success - winning the trophy all but three times in the first 19-years of the competition.
Other events
The school also participates in a yearly Interschools event (week-long derby) with its local rival
Bellville
won the 2012 girls hockey match). The netball is usually an unpredictable affair.
References
- ^ a b "Cambridge Circle of Excellence". DF Malan Official Website. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Bellville, Rock City". Channel 24. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ Klerk, Deur Nielen De (2018-07-25). "Dynamic duo emerge on the music scene". Netwerk24. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ "Chance encounter yields fame". News24. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ "Hoërskool DF Malan". DF Malan. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
External links
- Official website
- D.F. Malan High School on Instagram
- D.F. Malan High School on Facebook
