Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool
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The http://www.ahmp.co.za/index.php?option=com_contact&task=view&contact_id=1&Itemid=33[Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool] is a public, Afrikaans
-speaking high school
for girls in Pretoria
, Gauteng
, South Africa
. It is the sister school of the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
.
. By 1927, it had grown to such an extent that new premises were required and the school was moved to the current site. At the end of 1927, the school took over the Hogere Oosteindschool, a Dutch
-medium instruction school, suggestive of the demise of Dutch as a language in South Africa and the ensuing adoption of Afrikaans as the primary instruction medium.
By 1929 this building had also run out of space and the decision was made to split the boys into a separate school, Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, thus creating the first separate Afrikaans
girls' and boys' schools in South Africa
.
In 2003, Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool was the winner of the Afrikaans Olympiad in the category Afrikaans as first language. Potchefstroom Gimnasium in the north west was second and the Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof in the Western Cape, third.
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
-speaking high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
for girls in Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
, Gauteng
Gauteng
Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It is the sister school of the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
The Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool also known as Affies, is a public high school for boys situated in the city of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, opposite Loftus Versfeld, the rugby stadium and home of the Bulls and Blue Bulls.The school's founding on 28 January 1920 marked the establishment of the...
.
History
The school was housed in the home of General Piet Joubert at 218 Visagie Street, PretoriaPretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
. By 1927, it had grown to such an extent that new premises were required and the school was moved to the current site. At the end of 1927, the school took over the Hogere Oosteindschool, a Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
-medium instruction school, suggestive of the demise of Dutch as a language in South Africa and the ensuing adoption of Afrikaans as the primary instruction medium.
By 1929 this building had also run out of space and the decision was made to split the boys into a separate school, Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, thus creating the first separate Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
girls' and boys' schools in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
In 2003, Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool was the winner of the Afrikaans Olympiad in the category Afrikaans as first language. Potchefstroom Gimnasium in the north west was second and the Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof in the Western Cape, third.