Boksburg High School (original) (raw)

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Boksburg High School is a public high school in Boksburg, a suburb of Ekurhuleni, South Africa. The school was founded in 1920 as the Rand East Training and Preparatory College under its first Principal, Mr Charter. In 1925, the school changed its name to Boksburg High School. Over the years, substantial additions to the campus grounds were made such the absorption of Leeuwpoort Primary School . The school has had seven Principals over its nearly 100 years history and its enrollment rate expanded from the first class of the REPTC which consisted of 13 students, to approximately 1600 students as of 2019, acceptance to which being highly sought after with the school often receiving more applications for admission than places available. The school is among the top performing schools in its district. (en)

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Leeuwpoort Street (en)

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1920-01-01 (xsd:gYear)

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dbr:English_language

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14 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)

dbo:motto

Latin: Possumus quia posse videmur (We can because we believe we can)

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1600 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)

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Purple
White
Green

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dbr:Hoërskool_Voortrekker_(Boksburg)

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dbr:State_school

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18 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)

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14845 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)

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Urban Campus (en)

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Boksburg High School crest (en)

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Green (en)
White (en)
Purple (en)

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dbr:South_Africa

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Ekurhuleni South (en)

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1920 (xsd:integer)

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Gauls, Celts, Picts and Scots (en)

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dbr:Emblem
Houses (en)

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Boys & Girls (en)

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8 (xsd:integer)

dbp:language

dbr:English_language

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Coat of arms of Boksburg High School.png (en)

dbp:lowerAge

14 (xsd:integer)

dbp:motto

Latin: Possumus quia posse videmur (en)

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Boksburg High School (en)

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Mr E Thango (en)

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dbr:Gauteng

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dbr:Hoërskool_Voortrekker_(Boksburg)

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7 (xsd:integer)

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Leeuwpoort Street (en)

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1600 (xsd:integer)

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dbr:State_school

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18 (xsd:integer)

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http://bokhs.co.za

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dbp:yearbook

Essence of Boksburg High School (en)

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-26.2248 28.2549

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Boksburg High School is a public high school in Boksburg, a suburb of Ekurhuleni, South Africa. The school was founded in 1920 as the Rand East Training and Preparatory College under its first Principal, Mr Charter. In 1925, the school changed its name to Boksburg High School. Over the years, substantial additions to the campus grounds were made such the absorption of Leeuwpoort Primary School . The school has had seven Principals over its nearly 100 years history and its enrollment rate expanded from the first class of the REPTC which consisted of 13 students, to approximately 1600 students as of 2019, acceptance to which being highly sought after with the school often receiving more applications for admission than places available. The school is among the top performing schools in its di (en)

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