Supporting Students at Durban High School: An Extensive Pastoral Care System At Durban High School, we understand that education goes beyond academics. It’s about fostering a nurturing environment where students feel supported and safe. Our comprehensive pastoral care system ensures that all learners have the opportunity to establish meaningful relationships, encouraging open communication and personal...Read More
Struggling with mental health difficulties is a hard reality that most people will face at some stage in their lives. However, it can sometimes be hard and confusing to know how to support someone struggling with their mental health. People struggling with mental health difficulties can sometimes withdraw and/or change their behaviours. It is important...Read More
Adolescence is time of considerable change and growth for young people, where navigating physical, social, emotional and academic changes can be hard. It is important that young people and the adults in their lives take the time to understand some of these unique changes and challenges. Anxiety is a growing issue that can go unnoticed...Read More
Durban High School is delighted to be presenting a musical favourite, “Grease”. Based in the 50s and named after the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as greasers, “Grease” is set in 1959 at the fictional Rydell High School. The musical follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of peer pressure and...Read More
We are tremendously proud to announce that DHS has had a record number of boys selected as KZN Rugby and Hockey representatives this year, with 31 Hockey Boys, 28 Rugby Boys and 7 Rugby staff meeting the grade. HOCKEY The achievements of the ‘Typhoon Factory’ speak for themselves. Building on what has been an incredible...Read More
“Founders Day is an extremely important day in the school calendar. It is a day when members of the Old Boys community meet to remember those who founded the school and who have developed the school into what it is today.” The three days of celebrations to commemorate School’s 157th birthday were filled with events,...Read More
Durban High School is deeply saddened by the tragic passing of one of our long-standing members of staff, Mr Steven Mtshali. In 1987 Mr Mtshali joined DHS, initially as a staff member of Blackmore House. He then later moved across to ‘School’ in July 1994 as a General Assistant/ Groundsman. In October 2005, Mr Mtshali...Read More
HOCKEY: Returning from his recent triumph with the SA U21 team who won gold in the African Junior World Cup Qualifiers, Leruo Ditlhakanyane has now been named in the 24 Man South African Men’s Indoor Squad. This young man, who is still only 17 years old, has already started to make a mark on the...Read More
Throughout the course of the week before Founders, four of our incredible Mothers – Heather Phipps, Ruth Smith, Ruanda Rochat and their main driving force, Eleez Loots – spent their mornings at School re-landscaping the gardens in preparation for Founders Weekend. These Heroines, with the help of some of the boys, have been adding new...Read More
The extension of our Cambridge & Nonpareil Academy is underway. With the demand for placement in our DHS Cambridge & Nonpareil Academy increasing at its current rate, the most obvious solution would be to find an empty space and fill it with another class. Unfortunately, being a suburban school, space is limited so we have...Read More
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