Hoërskool Jim Fouché is a public Afrikaans medium co-educational high school situated in the suburb of Gardeniapark in Bloemfontein in the Free State province of South Africa. It is one of the top academic schools in the Free State.[1] It was founded in 1959.[A]
| Hoërskool Jim Fouché | |
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 Hoërskool Jim Fouché school crest | |
| Address | |
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Lilac Street, Gardeniapark , , 9311 | |
| Coordinates | 29°07′42″S 26°10′33″E / 29.1282°S 26.1758°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public & Boarding |
| Motto | Saai Om te oes! (Sowing to harvest!) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| School district | District 4 |
| Principal | Henri Wilken |
| Teaching staff | 67 |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Boys & Girls |
| Age | 14 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1,064 (2011) 950 (2013) 1068 (2024) |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Schedule | 07:20 - 13:40 |
| Hours in school day | 6 hours, 20 minutes |
| Campus | Urban Campus |
| Colour(s) | Black Green Orange White |
| Mascot | Jimmy Jenny |
| Rival | Hoërskool Sentraal Hoërskool Fichardtpark |
| Accreditation | Free State Department of Education |
| Newspaper | JF Oester |
| Website | jf |
The school is a successor to Wilgehof Hoërskool, and was named after Jacobus "Jim" Fouché, who became President of South Africa in 1968.[A]
Sports edit
Subjects edit
- Arts and Culture
- Afrikaans
- Business Studies
- Computer Application Technology
- Economics
- Engineering Graphics and Design
- English
- Geography
- Information Technology
- Life Orientation
- Life Science
- Mathematics
- Mathematical Literacy
- Music
- Information Technology
- Physical Science
- Technology
- Tourism
South African Computer Olympiad edit
The Computer Olympiad is an annual contest with Programming and Applications sections, based on Grade 11 and Grade 12 work in CAT and IT.
Programming Olympiad edit
2012 edit
In 2012 Jan De Wet Linde, a Grade 11 student, came second in the Free-State in the Programming Olympiad.[citation needed]
2013 edit
In 2013 Jan De Wet Linde, Grade 12, was a runner up in the Programming Olympiad, in the top 20 in the country and first in the Free-State.[citation needed]
2014 edit
In 2014 Walter Heymans, Grade 11, was second in the Free-State and Josiah Meyer, Grade 12, was third in the Free-State.[citation needed]
2015 edit
In 2015 Walter Heymans, Grade 12, was first in the Free-State.
2016 edit
In 2016 Shaun Roselt, Grade 12, was first in the Free-State.
Notable alumni edit
- Leon Schuster (1968, teacher 1973–75)[2]
- Brendan Peyper (2014),singer
- Jamba Ulengo (born 1990), rugby union player for the Tel Aviv Heat
Notes edit
- ^ a b "Ons Geskiedenis" (in Afrikaans). Hoërskool Jim Fouché. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
References edit
- ^ "2011 Q1 Ordinary School FS (July 2011)".
- ^ "Leon Schuster kom kuier by Alma Mater" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Hoërskool Jim Fouché, February 2013 (in Afrikaans)
External links edit
- Official site (in Afrikaans)
- JF Oester, school newspaper, on Facebook
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