Hoërskool Brandwag (Uitenhage) Explained

Die Hoërskool Brandwag
Country:South Africa
Motto:U dienswillige dienaar
District:District 9
Number:041 922 8188
Grades:812
Gender:Boys & Girls
Campus:Urban Campus
Campus Type:Suburban
Nickname:Brannies
Schedule:07:30 - 14:00
Lower Age:14
Upper Age:18
Rival:Hoërskool Framesby/Hoërskool Daniel Pienaar

Die Brandwag Hoërskool is an Afrikaans medium school in Uitenhage (Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality), South Africa, with an academic orientation.[1] The school opened in 1937, and is named after a peak in the Drakensberg in Golden Gate Highlands National Park, called "The Sentinel" in English, which appears on the school's emblem.[2] Its motto is "U dienswillige dienaar" (Your obedient servant), which was the title of the autobiography of Afrikaans literary figure Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven.

Athletic teams include rugby[3], netball.[4], Hockey, Tennis, Cross country and Cricket.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schools / Brandwag Hoërskool . UD Nuus*News . February 9, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Ehlers . Andre . Skoolwapen . Lees verder oor ons Skool! . Hoërskool Brandwag . 2013 . February 9, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222202901/http://www.hsbrandwag.co.za/newsite/BRANDWAG/skoolwapen_sub.html . dead . 2014-02-22.
  3. Web site: DIE BRANDWAG HOERSKOOL . Rugby 365 . July 21, 2005 . February 9, 2014 .
  4. Web site: Hoërskool Brandwag. High School Sports Magazine. February 9, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222105529/http://www.hssm.co.za/schools/gauteng/benoni/ho%C3%ABrskool-brandwag. 2014-02-22. dead.