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March 1, 2023
After a long and much awaited 18-month period, Durban High School celebrated one of the most historic and memorable evenings on Friday 17 February 2023 when our Blue & Gold AstroTurf was officially opened. To say this has been a long time in the making is an understatement. However, what it is about to do, is...
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William Henry Davies’ poem Leisure begins with the words: What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. On Friday, 17 February 2023, we at Durban High School did stop, and stare, and admire our talented Learners. The Junior Academic Awards Ceremony turned out to be a time...
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Well done to our Class of 2022 who achieved a fantastic set of results! With a 97.1% pass rate, a 93.56% tertiary acceptance and 82.45% Bachelor pass rate, they have certainly done our School proud! When one considers the enormous challenges that these boys had to deal with academically over the past few years, one...
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Durban High School conducted the Representative Council of Learners (RCL) elections for the Executive Members on Thursday,16 February 2023. The entire process was overseen by an independent electoral officer, Headmaster of Glenwood Preparatory, Mr N Ingle. This was to ensure that the elections of the Executive RCL members was a fair and transparent process. Apart...
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SWIMMING  D&D Gala: The Durban & Districts (D&D) Gala is the highlight of the swimming calendar for the Durban boys’ schools. The gala was swum On Wednesday 22 January at the Kings Park Swimming complex and delivered a spectacle that was well rewarded with support and performances. For the DHS swimming team, it was a...
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ACADEMICS Economics – 2nd in District: We are so incredibly proud to congratulate Emmanuel Onyemauche (Class of 2022) on his achievement of placing 2nd in the Umlazi District for Economics in the NSC final exams!     Harvard University: Nureldin Mohamed, Cambridge Dux 2022, has been selected for Harvard University on his Cambridge AS results...
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The Orientation Week for the 2023 intake of Grade 8s was held from 16 to 20 January 2023. On Monday 16 January the new Grade 8 boys walked through the main gates as DHS learners for the first time in their high school career. Some were very excited to set foot at our School, and others...
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On Thursday 9 February the new Grade 8 dorm in Blackmore was officially opened. A small function was held at Blackmore, attended by Sas’s daughter Ann, his son in law, Clive, his granddaughter, Lea, together with a few invited guests. Sas Nourse was a DHS Old Boy who attended DHS from 1932-1935. He first taught...
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Celebrating the Life of Candice Herbst Candice and LyleCandice Herbst was the Marketing & PR Manager at the DHS Foundation for 5 years (2014 to 2018) and during that time she met and dealt with many DHS Old Boys and Staff, all of whom came to love her. Candice was a breath of fresh air...
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