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Mar 2020KZN Schools Jazz & Rock Music Festival – Not to be Missed!
“The launch of the KZN Schools Jazz & Rock Music Festival is the perfect way for audiences to celebrate Human Rights weekend,” according to Durban’s most popular Jazz singer and song-writer, Natalie Rungan. Featuring 100% local talent with a total of 7 concerts, across 3 venues, the shows promise to provide a full weekend of musical excellence for all. The concerts kick off this Friday, 20 March at...
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Mar 2020Congratulations!
Congratulation to the following young men of Durban High School who have achieved: Taegen McCarthy has qualified to swim in the prestigious SSA (Swim South Africa) Junior Nationals tournament, in the U15 age group. The Tournament is to be held at Kings Park on 14-15 April. Alex Combrink has been selected to represent the Ethekweni U15 Tennis Team at the KZN Schools InterRegional Tournament at Westridge...
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Mar 2020The DHS Chess Team Bring Home Gold!
Our motto: “We win with grace, and lose with greater grace.” The prestigious Grey College Inter Provincial Chess Tournament took place earlier this term. This 60/60, 5 round Swiss tournament attracts learners from High schools across the country, with 25 schools participating this year. Each team comprised 4 learners playing in either the A or the B Section. Durban High School had four teams participating....
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Mar 2020Basketball vs Northwood
“DHS Edge Northwood in Basketball Thriller DHS, Northwood and their supporters brought the basketball court to a boiling cauldron of passion and emotion on Saturday as the two schools’ first teams engaged in an outstanding back-and-forth clash, writes KZN10.com’s Brad Morgan. Fortunes ebbed and flowed and as they did the intensity increased and the volume from the spectators grew. This was school basketball at its...
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Mar 2020Cricket vs Northwood
“DHS come up just short as Northwood claim tight victory The DHS and Northwood first cricket teams produced a nail-biting clash on Theobald Oval on Saturday. In a match reduced to 45 overs a side after a late start due to heavy overnight rain, Northwood held off a brave DHS effort to win a match played in difficult conditions by a mere seven runs, writes KZN10.com’s...
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Feb 2020Well Done to the DHS Swim Team!
The 2020 swimming season was one of great excitement. The boys started the season slowly and gained momentum as we progressed. Huge emphasis was placed on the technical aspects of each stroke and with that we were able to eliminate any possible disqualifications. Elite swim coach Mrs D McLeod continued working as the Head Coach and she was assisted by Mr M Nixon-James. Both added...
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Feb 2020Chasing Mandela’s Rainbow
Phendulani Buthelezi, Head Prefect and Captain of Rugby in 2017, features in a film which is premièring in KZN at the Suncoast Cine Centre Cinema on 6 April. This award winning movie was filmed during the course of 2017 and parts of the movie were filmed at DHS as the film crew followed Phepsi around. It features three school children from South Africa, one of...
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Feb 2020Sport Results : 25 February
SWIMMING – D&D GALA The DHS Swimming team put in an outstanding performance at the 2020 D&D Gala on 25 February. The boys were able to secure a third place, with the U15 age group winning three of their five events. Final Points and Positions: 1st Westville 153 2nd Clifton 107 3rd DHS 90 4th Glenwood & Kearsney 69 6th Northwood ...
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Feb 2020KZN Jazz & Rock Music Festival Tickets available from Quicket!
The KZN Schools Jazz & Rock Music Festival on 20 and 21 March promises to be an exciting event with performances by : The Black Lapels Rowan Stuart Ernie Smith Afrosoul KZN Schools Bands Natalie Rungan Tickets are now available from Quicket: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/99155-kzn-schools-jazz-and-rock-music-festival-2020/
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Feb 2020Congratulations, Mr Norton!
It is with great pride that Durban High School congratulates Mr Alan Norton on his promotion to Principal of Durban North College. Mr Norton served School with distinction for 30 years and this is a well-deserved appointment. Mr Norton played a key role in the academic sphere of School through Geography, the Pastoral side as a Grade Head and Head of Discipline and on the...
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