We are delighted to announce that Adam Mohamed (Class of 2020) has been accepted to study at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the USA. “Adam Mohamed has blown us away with this incredible achievement which he managed and applied for all on his own. He has been driven to gain knowledge and achieve since...Read More
Despite the difficulties of last year, the Class of 2020 managed to produce a fine set of results for our School, with a 98.3% pass rate, a 75% Bachelor Pass rate, 1st ranked Boys school in the Ethusini (City) District and 166 distinctions.Special congratulations to our top achiever, Thiyashan Pillay (a member of our Nonpareil...Read More
On Tuesday 2 February 2021, the new Grade 8 boys walked through the DHS gate for the first time in their high school career. Some were very excited to start their journey at our school, and understandably others were a little anxious with the uncertainty of being in a completely new environment. Some of the...Read More
School Dux, Talon Sewnath The Durban High School annual Senior Prize-Giving Ceremony was held on Friday 23 October. The guest speaker for the event was DHS Old Boy, Mr Roger Horrocks (Class of 1986). The audience was welcomed to the ceremony by HOD, Mr Sunil Bodasing, and then addressed by the Head Master, Mr A...Read More
Sir Aaron Klug OM FRS FMedSci HonFRMS 1926 – 2018 One of Durban High School’s most distinguished alumni was biophysicist, Sir Aaron Klug – a Lithuanian-born, South African-educated, British biophysicist, and winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Friday, 20 November, marks the second anniversary of his passing – he died when he was...Read More
Mrs Lynne Worth joined Durban High School in January 2010. Initially, she was employed as a Librarian in the Media Centre until the incumbent Senior Librarian retired and, within a year, had taken over as the Head of the Centre. As Head she introduced a number of new measures, including a new library software application,...Read More
On Friday 9 October, Durban High School honoured a legendary DHS Old Boy, world-renowned Cricketer, Barry Richards, at a naming ceremony at the School’s Indoor Cricket Centre. Barry attended DHS from 1959 to 1964 and his career stats are well documented – playing 339 first class matches, amassing 28 359 runs at an average of...Read More
Being from the ‘Old Guard’ he was a strong disciplinarian, and had very good classroom management skills. While being dedicated to his classroom delivery he shared a very warm and cordial relationship with his learners. As a colleague, Mr Balkissoon exuded a pleasant disposition and was an asset to the English department. He went the...Read More
On the back of the year we have all had, it was really pleasing that we were able to hold our Annual Golf Day, which took place at Mount Edgecombe CC on 2 October. A full field of Golfers braced the overcast and coolish conditions, and everyone involved in the day was holding thumbs that...Read More
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