It is with great sadness and deep shock that we learnt today of the unexpected passing of Mr Roy Cowgill after a short illness. Mr Cowgill was a highly respected and loved teacher and member of staff. He was promoted to Durban High School as Senior Assistant in the Biology Department, teaching Biology and General...Read More
On Wednesday, 23 November 2016, at the Final Assembly of the year, we began saying our farewells to our Head Master Mr Leon Erasmus as it was his last day with the boys of DHS. The DHS Boys gathered in the Memorial Quad to pay their respects to Mr Erasmus. A number of the Matric...Read More
Our 2017 Prefects (24) and the majority of the RCL attended a Leadership Camp in Pennington, at Pennington Beach Resort for two nights. The boys were accompanied by Mr Mathie (Head of Prefects), Mrs Steytler (Head of the RCL), Mr Liddell (Mentorship) and Miss Smith, who will be assisting Mr Mathie next year. On Wednesday...Read More
DHS and Samkelo Ntetha win 2nd prize at Ithala Schools Enterprise Challenge 2016 for Best Business Idea! Durban High School recently showcased their school business idea to the world at the International Education and Entrepreneurship Conference Market Place event held on Thursday, 1 December at LIV School in Verulam. As part of this conference, ambassadors,...Read More
On Friday 11 November Durban High School welcomed Old Boys, Parents, Friends of DHS and the Grade 8 learners, to the 150th Anniversary Armistice Day Service in memory of the fallen. This year, particular homage was paid to the devastating battle of Delville Wood, marking its 100th year anniversary, and the 12 men of DHS...Read More
Synergy is the ‘interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects’, (OED). Durban High School has a synergetic approach to the celebration of cultural expressions in the end of year Café Concert. The traditional divisions between disciplines such as...Read More
On Friday 21 October 2016, Durban High School officially opened the new expansion to the School: the Chris Seabrooke Music Centre, which boasts soundproof practice rooms, a project-recording studio and an auditorium that houses a Yamaha baby grand piano. This facility will be a platform for many young musicians to nurture their talent. Funded by...Read More
DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL A leading traditional Boys’ Public School with a proud history spanning 151 years invites applications for a SGB post to teach the following subjects: Life Sciences – Grades 8-12 Natural Sciences – Grades 8-9 An Educator who is an enthusiastic, fully committed individual with good interpersonal skills and the ability/willingness to contribute...Read More
Last Friday Durban High School held a special Final Assembly for our Matrics, the Class of 2016. A solemn and grand affair, with the audience standing for the Matrics as they quietly, very quietly, filed into the hall. Mr Owen, the Chairman of the Governing Body, addressed the Matrics and each boy was then awarded...Read More
Sixteen teams from amongst the country’s top Water Polo playing schools gathered to do battle at our annual U16 Tournament from 6-9 October. The 150th Anniversary Festival Committee, under the able chairmanship of Deputy Head Master, Alan Norton, had done an excellent job in laying the groundwork for the Tournament. The Mothers’ Committee, led by...Read More
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