Hoërskool Florida is a public Afrikaans medium co-educational high school situated in Florida, Roodepoort, South Africa. It is known for its academic achievers, producing the highest number of top achievers in the Gauteng province and in the country over the last decade.[1] The pupils at Hoërskool Florida have performed well in sports producing excellent results in athletics, rugby, cricket and other sports.
History
The cornerstone was laid on 30 September 1944 and officially opened two years later as a dual medium school (English and Afrikaans languages). The school opened with 345 pupils and 15 teachers under the leadership of the first headmaster Mr. B. G. Lindeque. The school emblem was officially instated in 1954 by Mr. Charles Grevelink, which symbolizes, power, honour, protection and love.
Headmasters
- Mr B.G. Lindeque (1944 - 1954)
- Dr H.P. Van Coller (1954 -1968)
- Mr P.D.A. Roux (1968 - 1989)
- Mr H.S. Diederiks (1990 - 1992)
- Mr K.S König (1993 - 1997)
- Mr M.S Schutte (1997 - 2016)
- Mr J.J Katzke (2017–present)
Notable alumni
- Garth April - Professional rugby player
- Wahl Bartmann - Springbok rugby player and CEO of Securitas
- Steven Bosch - visual artist;
- Elton Jantjies - Springbok rugby player;
- Riku Lätti - singer and entertainer;
- Clinton Theron - professional rugby player
- Celine Lemaitre - French-Afrikaans inventor
- Ingrid Winterbach - Writer and winner of the Hertzog literature prize
- Joseph Dweba - Springbok rugby player;
References
- ^ "Speeches - by Year". Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
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