Die Hoërskool Brandwag
Location
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South Africa
Information
School typePublic
MottoU dienswillige dienaar
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
Established1937 (1937)
School districtDistrict 9
School number041 922 8188
Grades8–12
GenderBoys & Girls
Age14 to 18
LanguageAfrikaans
Schedule07:30 - 14:00
CampusUrban Campus
Campus typeSuburban
NicknameBrannies
RivalHoërskool Framesby

Hoërskool Brandwag 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] and netball.[4]

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. 1 2 "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.

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