Bopasenatla Secondary School Explained

Bopasenatla High School
Motto:Per Aspera Ad Astra
Established:1972
Type:Government
Principal:Mr Manaka
City/Town:2063b Sono Road, Diepkloof, Soweto
Coordinates:-26.2506°N 27.943°W
Enrolment:c. 580
Colours:
Powder blue and navy blue
Homepage:school site

Bopasenatla Secondary School is a government secondary school in Diepkloof, Soweto. It was previously known as Junior Secondary School.

History

The school was started in 1972 when it was called Junior Secondary School. Bopasenatla is a Sotho word that means to build a strong human.[1] It teaches years 8 to 12 in Diepkloof, Soweto.

In 2000 Lucas Radebe who had become the captain of the Leeds United football club returned to make a gift of computers. Radabe had left the school from year eight to go to a quieter neighbourhood.[2]

Today it has under 600 pupils who are taught by approximately twenty educators. The school has a technology lab and a computer lab. The school also claims a library,[3] but reports of a fire of books in 2012 said there was no library.[4]

Alumni

Notable alumni include:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pace. 2001. Hortors Publishing. 60.
  2. http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/radebe-donates-computers-to-school-1.40213?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot Radebe donates computers to school
  3. http://bopasenatlasecondary.co.za/index.htm School site
  4. News: BAFANA MAHLANGU AND TEBOGO MONAMA. Textbooks burnt in a Mystery blaze. 11 November 2013. Sowetan Live. 6 September 2012.
  5. Book: Galane, from the diary of Max Mojapelo ; edited by Sello. Beyond memory : recording the history, moments and memories of South African music. 2008. African Minds. Somerset West, South Africa. 978-1920299286. 10.
  6. News: Lucas Radebe - Footballer. BBC. 23 March 2011. 11 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131111132529/http://news.bbc.co.uk/dna/place-lancashire/plain/A29265555. dead.