Hoërskool Brandwag (Uitenhage)

Die Hoërskool Brandwag
Location
Uitenhage , Eastern Cape South Africa
Information
School type	Public
Motto	U dienswillige dienaar
Religious affiliation(s)	Christianity
Established	1937; 87 years ago (1937)
School district	District 9
School number	041 922 8188
Grades	8–12
Gender	Boys & Girls
Age	14 to 18
Language	Afrikaans
Schedule	07:30 - 14:00
Campus	Urban Campus
Campus type	Suburban
Nickname	Brannies
Rival	Hoërskool Framesby/Hoërskool Daniel Pienaar

Die Brandwag Hoërskool is an Afrikaans medium school in Uitenhage (Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality), South Africa, with an academic orientation.^[1] The school opened in 1937, and is named after a peak in the Drakensberg in Golden Gate Highlands National Park, called "The Sentinel" in English, which appears on the school's emblem.^[2] Its motto is "U dienswillige dienaar" (Your obedient servant), which was the title of the autobiography of Afrikaans literary figure Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven.^[3]

Athletic teams include rugby,^[3] netball,^[4] Hockey, Tennis, Cross country and Cricket.

References

1. "Schools / Brandwag Hoërskool". UD Nuus*News. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
2. Ehlers, Andre (2013). "Skoolwapen". Lees verder oor ons Skool!. Hoërskool Brandwag. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
3. "DIE BRANDWAG HOERSKOOL". Rugby 365. 21 July 2005. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
4. "Hoërskool Brandwag". High School Sports Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

External links

• Hoërskool Brandwag - Official website

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