Our annual Performing Arts Competition was held at the end of Term 1 on Thursday, 14 March in the DC Thompson Hall. The competition was hosted by some of our talented Grade 12 Drama boys, Steven Jamarie, Xhanti Njokweni and Lindumkhosi Ndlovu. The audience was entertained by an array of performances in the categories of...Read More
This was the first time in a long while that the boys have completed this leadership activity in the first term. Fortunately the weather played ball and we did not experience the extremely high temperatures that we did a number of years ago which necessitated a revisit to the course content and timing. On Monday...Read More
Chess Tour to Grey College, Bloemfontein : 21-24 February 2019 The Grey College Invitation Chess Tournament is a rated Swiss team tournament of 5 rounds held in 2 sections. Each round is 2 hours in duration- each player gets 1 hour to conquer his opponent’s king. The following 16 learners participated in the Grey College...Read More
The official opening of the revamped and upgraded Cambridge & Nonpareil Academy was held on the morning of Friday 15 February. The opening was attended by DHS Foundation Trustees and staff, sponsors of the project, DHS Governing Body members, representatives from primary schools, staff of DHS and invited guests. Mr Louis Ardé, CEO of the DHS...Read More
We welcome Dr Stuart Clifton into the Physics Department at Durban High School. Stuart is an Old Boy (Class of ’96) and has joined the Physics department from the medical world. Stuart was a part-time staff member at DUT for 10 years until the teaching bug finally got him studying a PGCE at Edgewood in...Read More
We congratulate Mr Scott Mathie on his appointment as assistant coach to the Tafel Lager Griquas. Scott will take charge of the general skills development of the team and also the backline coaching. Below is an excerpt from the Griquas press release: “Scott was a scholar of Durban High School and represented the Sharks Craven...Read More
On Friday 1 February, we hosted our Junior Academic Awards Ceremony to celebrate the academic achievements of the young men of Durban High School in 2018 for Grades 8 to 11. The event was attended by parents, invited guests, staff and boys, as well as Guest Speaker, Dr Jonathan Spanos. The Junior Academic Awards Ceremony...Read More
We welcome Mrs Jeanette Jacobs into the Mathematics Department at Durban High School. Mrs Jacobs obtained her teaching degree through UNISA, majoring in Mathematics and Accounting and passing with distinction. Mrs Jacob has been teaching Mathematics since 2009, however, prior to teaching she studied law and worked with Deceased Estates. In her own words: “I...Read More
Eight Boys from Durban High School wrote the Cambridge IGCSE examinations in October 2018; this was our inaugural intake of learners at DHS and the therefore they are our first to write these exams. All 8 boys passed their IGCSE examinations with varying degrees of success. Two learners obtained 7 distinctions, with some outstanding marks:...Read More
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