Our new Chris Seabrooke Music Centre, which opened in October last year under the leadership of renowned Durban jazz singer – Natalie Rungan, will now also be the new home for the KZN Youth Orchestra. The KZNYO is a non-profit making organisation which consists of talented, young musicians between the ages of 12 and 22...Read More
Annually, in February, we celebrate Junior Prize giving. This is a bit of a misnomer because we celebrate all the top academic achievements for Grades 8 to 11 from the previous year … there is nothing junior about this. It is tradition that the guest speakers at the ceremony are Old Boys and this year...Read More
The Durban Youth Council is a vibrant non-profit organisation that comprises of over 100 learners from over 30 Durban high schools. The Council works to improve the Durban community and address issues that the youth of today encounter on a regular basis. Each year, every school is allowed to send four or six representatives to...Read More
A Special Assembly was held on Thursday 26 January to celebrate the life of Mr Roy Cowgill, who passed away unexpectedly on 6 January 2017. The Assembly, organised by Mr Norton, was a very moving celebration of a man loved by staff and boys alike. Mr Norton welcomed the boys, staff and visitors who had...Read More
As has become tradition, the Grade 8 Camp Out is one of the highlights of the junior leadership programme at the school. With its essential aim to welcome the Grade 8’s to their new school and its various leadership in an active and fun way, this year’s camp out was a great success. As the...Read More
Durban High School and the DHS Foundation Trust were pleased to welcome Mr Louis Ardé as the CEO of the Foundation, effective 1 January 2017. Mr Ardé joins the DHS Foundation to assist DHS in its pursuit of education excellence. He regards his appointment as a privilege and looks forward to the exciting challenges that...Read More
On Tuesday, 17 January 2017, Durban High School held our annual inter-house swimming gala. The six DHS houses – Blackmore, Campbell, Grice, Langley, Payn and Swales – competed fiercely for the top spot. All the points won at the Gala will be used towards the end of year inter-house Cockhouse Trophy, which combines all points...Read More
Durban High School held the Grade 8 bell-ringing ceremony for 2017 on Wednesday. This yearly tradition is held to welcome the new Grade 8 boys into the DHS brotherhood for the next five years of their schooling career. The ringing of the bell serves as a symbolism that each and every learner has become part...Read More
Congratulations must go to the Matric Class of 2016 on their excellent Matric results! In 2016, we registered 187 boys for the National Senior Certificate examinations, with 185 of our boys being resulted – two learners results are incomplete due to illness. 179 DHS boys passed their matriculation examinations, with four failures, which is a...Read More
On Monday, 9 January 2017, Durban High School welcomed around 200 pupils to Grade 8 for their first day of orientation, as little fish in the big High School pond. Although the school year officially starts on Wednesday, it is tradition for DHS to invite the Grade 8 learners to become familiar with learning what...Read More
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