Paarl Gimnasium
| Paarl Gimnasium | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Paarl South Africa | |
| Coordinates | 33°43′13″S 18°57′31″E / 33.7203°S 18.9586°E |
| Information | |
| Type | For the best students there are |
| Motto | "Sol Justitae Illustra Nos" "Sun of Justice, shine upon us" |
| Established | 1858 |
| Principal | Eddie Bateman |
| Gender | 1858-1963 boys Since 1964 coeducational |
| Color(s) | Maroon, gold, and green |
| Website | http://www.paarlgim.co.za |
Paarl Gimnasium is a high school in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa.
Rev. van Lingen founded the school in the centre of town in 1858. The school has produced some of South Africa's top rugby players, including Schalk Burger, Jean De Villiers, Marius Joubert, Handré Pollard and De Wet Barry.[citation needed] Other alumni include the theologian Stephanus Jacobus du Toit [1] and politician Liezl van der Merwe.
The primary school section of Gimnasium was founded in 1858 as a Dutch Christian school for boys, with the high school being founded much later. In the mid-1930s the school's language of education shifted to Afrikaans. After the high school section was completed the school enrolled its first female student.
Paarl Gimnasium High School has a large sporting program and takes part in the interschools tournament against Paarl Boys' High School, an event which attracts tens of thousands of spectators every year.
Notable alumni
Springbok Rugby
| Name | Test debut | Springbok number |
| Japie le Roux | 10/10/1906 | 94 |
| Boy de Villiers | 17/11/1906 | 95 |
| Pietie le Roux | 24/11/1906 | 103 |
| Steve Joubert | 24/11/1906 | 110 |
| Gerald Thompson | 23/11/1912 | 142 |
| Attie van Heerden | 13/08/1921 | 152 |
| Didi Gogotya | 30/06/1928 | 195 |
| Xander van der Westhuizen | 21/07/1928 | 203 |
| Manus de Jongh | 18/08/1928 | 205 |
| PK Morkel | 01/09/1928 | 211 |
| Jan Pickard | 19/09/1953 | 301 |
| Hugo van Zyl | 26/07/1958 | 340 |
| Wynand Mans | 10/04/1965 | 398 |
| Schalk Burger (snr) | 02/06/1984 | 535 |
| Kobus Burger | 26/08/1989 | 552 |
| Kobus Wiese | 26/06/1993 | 585 |
| Balie Swart | 31/07/1993 | 595 |
| Mornay Visser | 13/04/1995 | 625 |
| Pieter Rossouw | 28/06/1997 | 652 |
| De Wet Barry | 10/06/2000 | 690 |
| Louis Koen | 08/07/2000 | 693 |
| Chris Rossouw | no tests | 699 |
| Marius Joubert | 21/07/2001 | 711 |
| Jean de Villiers | 09/11/2002 | 735 |
| Schalk Burger (jnr) | 24/10/2003 | 754 |
| Ashley Johnson | 23/07/2011 | 810 |
| Lourens Adriaanse | 23/11/2013 | 853 |
| Handré Pollard | 28/06/2014 | 857 |
| Louis Schreuder | 02/12/2017 | 891 |
References
- ^ Giliomee, Hermann (2003). "The" Afrikaners: Biography of a People. London: C Hurst & Co. p. 215. ISBN 1-85065-714-9.
External links
- Official website (in Afrikaans)