I attended meetings for Principals on Monday 27 February and Tuesday 28 February and it was good to see that the framework is in place in respect of monitoring and feedback to individual schools on each subject. I have no doubt this monitoring and accountability will have the desired effect on our education system. It...Read More
On Wednesday 22 February at 10h30 the official opening ceremony for The Victor Daitz Maths and Science Centre was held in the new Science Lecture Room. It was a very special occasion and a significant day in our School’s history. We hosted many Trustees and members of The Victor Daitz Foundation, Mr BH Ntuli, our...Read More
The Head Boy, his two deputies and myself have just returned from Mr Colin Pay’s funeral held at the Musgrave Methodist Church. What a fantastic Memorial service and only fitting for a true gentleman and well-loved former educator at Durban High School. It is only when one takes time out of your daily routine that...Read More
The first full week of the academic 2017 year has been really busy but at the same time productive and rewarding. The Grade 11, 10 and 9 Parent Information Evenings were held in week two on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings in the Thompson Hall. The evenings were well organized by our respective Grade Heads...Read More
Compliments of the season to the Durban High School Community! Durban High School looks ahead to another successful year. The Management, Administrative and Estate teams returned to work on 5 January. The National Senior Certificate results were released on 5 January. We are happy with the results which reflected a 87,15% Bachelors Pass rate. Our...Read More
We have come to the end of another successful year. The theme for this year was again to “Get Involved” and a great deal of our boys did exactly that. As in previous years, a large number of our boys have excelled in a number of areas and have made us, as a school, extremely...Read More
The Head Master’s Address from our Senior Speech Day & Prize-Giving Ceremony: Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen, my colleagues from other schools, parents, staff, Old Boys’, Matrics, Gentlemen of DHS and our Guest of Honour and Guest Speaker, Mr Luvuyo Mandela. Welcome back to your old school, Mr Mandela. This year was one of the...Read More
“That is a good school!” I often hear that about our school or in conversation about other schools. It is often based on no facts and can be attributed to what the person heard from others. How do we judge a school? Is it purely because it has been in existence for a very long...Read More
I will attend the Headmasters’ Conference for Traditional State Boys’ Schools next week. The conference is held annually and this year it is hosted jointly by Westville Boys’ High School and Pinetown Boys’ High School. The presentations by guest speakers and the information shared amongst our schools are of great value. This group consists of...Read More
We are very proud of our Badminton Team that won the SA National Badminton Tournament when the beat the strong team Fichardt Park from Bloemfontein 3-1 in the final. The team was unbeaten for the duration of the Tournament, and to top it all, our team will represent South Africa at the All Africa Badminton...Read More
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