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Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (also known as Affies), is a public Afrikaans medium high school for boys situated in the suburb of Elandspoort in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The school was founded in 1920 by Jan Joubert and reverend Chris Neethling.

All-boys public school in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool

Affies

Address

1 Lynnwood Road, Pretoria, 0002

Pretoria

Gauteng

South Africa

Information
School type| All-boys public school
Motto| Laat daar lig wees
(Let there be light)
Religious affiliation(s)| Secular
Established| 28 January 1920; 103 years ago (1920-01-28)
Founder| Jan Joubert and Chris Neethling
Sister school| Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool (Separated in 1930)
School number| 012 344 3810
Headmaster| Peregrine Joynt
Grades| 8–12
Gender| Male
Age| 14 to 18
Number of students| ca. 1,300
Language| Afrikaans
Schedule| 07:30 - 13:40
Campus type| Suburban
Houses| Day Houses
Hartebees
Elande
Koedoes
Hostels
Koshuis

Colour(s)|  Red
Yellow
Green
Mascot| White Brahman Bull \- Only for rugby
Nickname| Affies
Rivals|

* Pretoria Boys High School (Historical)
* Grey College, Bloemfontein (Traditional)
* Paul Roos Gymnasium (Traditional)

Accreditation|  Gauteng Department of Education
Newspaper| Stroom Op [1]
Yearbook| Die Lig
School fees| R49 185-00 (boarding)
R49 800-00(tuition)
Feeder schools|

* Laerskool Constantiapark
* Laerskool Danie Malan
* Laerskool Lynnwood
* Laerskool Magalieskruin
* Laerskool Menlopark
* Laerskool Monumentpark
* Laerskool Pretoria-Oos
* Laerskool Tygerpoort
* Laerskool Louis Leipoldt
* Laerskool Skuilkrans
* Laerskool Anton van Wouw
* Waterkloof House Preparatory School

Affiliation| Non-denominational
Website| www.affies.com
www.affiesaanlyn.co.za

## History[edit]

### Early years (1920-1928)[edit]

The school's founding on 28 January 1920 marked the establishment of the first purely Afrikaans-medium high school in South Africa. The event predated the official recognition of the Afrikaans language by five years. With English as well as Dutch established as the official languages in South Africa, many of the Afrikaans-speaking population believed Afrikaans should also enjoy recognition. Afrikaans as language grew so fast that CJ Langenhoven tabled a motion in the Cape Provincial Council to slowly replace Dutch with Afrikaans. This thought was strongly supported by MP Jan Joubert and Chris Neethling. As leaders in the community they quickly organized a group to establish a purely Afrikaans school in Pretoria.

On 27 January 1920, the first acting head, Johannes Arnoldus Kruger de Lange received the new pupils. The first enrollment was a boy named Frederik Botha. There were 35 pupils in form II (grade 9) and 10 in form III (grade 10); 45 in total. De Lange was supported by DJ (Dawie) Malan and MM de Vos who were joined on 11 February by HCP Sack. De Lange later became head at the Commercial Branch at the Pretoria Technical College.

The school with 45 children and 3 teachers was housed in the home of General Piet Joubert at 218 Visagie Street, Central Pretoria.

### Current building (1927)[edit]

By 1927, the school had grown and new premises were required. The school was therefore moved eastward to the current premises of the Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool, Affies sister-school. At the end of 1927, the school took over the Hogere Oosteindschool, a Dutch-medium instruction school, suggestive of the demise of Dutch as a language in South Africa and the assumption of Afrikaans as the primary instruction medium.

### Present (1928-)[edit]

By 1929 this building had also run out of space and the decision was made to split the boys and girls into separate schools, thus creating the first separate Afrikaans boys' and girls' schools in South Africa. These two schools are now situated opposite each other in Lynnwood Road.

## Headmasters[edit]

List of the headmasters of Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool.

Name  | Started  | Finished

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F.J. le Roux  | 1920  | 1946
Dr. G.J. Potgieter  | 1947  | 1963
J.A. Fourie  | 1964  | 1968
J.D.V Terblanche  | 1970  | 1973
N.C. Roesch  | 1974  | 1984
T.L.P. Kruger  | 1985  | 1991
Dr. P. Edwards  | 1992  | 2018
P. W. Joynt  | 2019  | present

## Notable alumni[edit]

### Rugby[edit]

* Louis Schmidt (1954): Springbok rugby player 1958 to 1962, and the original Blue Bull;
* Tonie Roux (1964): Springbok rugby player 1969 to 1974;
* Grant Esterhuizen (1994): Springbok rugby player 2000
* Skipper Badenhorst (1996): Natal Sharks / SA Under 21 / Cheetahs Super 14 rugby player
* Nicolaas Alberts (1996): Springbok Sevens Rugby Player and Cambridge University Triple Blue (Rugby, Cricket and Athletics)
* Fourie du Preez (2000): Springbok rugby player 2004-2015 and Springbok Captain
* Wynand Olivier (2001): Springbok rugby player 2006–2013
* Pierre Spies (2003): Springbok rugby player 2006–2013
* Dean Greyling (2004): Springbok rugby player 2011–2012
* Quinn Roux (2008): Ireland International Rugby 2016-;
* Andries Ferreira (2008): South African professional rugby player
* Nico Janse van Rensburg (2012): Springbok rugby player 2021-
* Pierre Schoeman (2012): Scottish rugby player 2021-
* Ivan van Zyl (2013): Springbok rugby player 2018-
* RG Snyman (2013): Springbok rugby player
* Schalk Erasmus (2016): Springbok rugby union player
* Reinhardt Ludwig (2020): u21 Springbok rugby player 2022-
* Quewin Notje (2021): u21 Springbok rugby Player; Springbok Sevens

### Cricket[edit]

* Kruger Van Wyk (1998): Titans, South Africa A and New Zealand Black Caps cricket player
* Jacques Rudolph (1999): South African international cricket player 2003 to 2011
* AB de Villiers (2002): South African national cricket team player
* Francois du Plessis (2002): South African national cricket team player
* Heino Kuhn (2002): Titans and South Africa cricket player
* Neil Wagner (2004): New Zealand Black Caps cricket player
* Sybrand Engelbrecht (2006): Netherlands cricket player
* Ruben Trumpelmann (2016): Namibia cricket player
* Dewald Brevis (2021): South African national cricket player

### Golf[edit]

* George Coetzee (2004): South African professional golfer

### Tennis[edit]

* Rayno Seegers (1970): South African tennis player, mixed doubles Wimbledon quarter-finalist
* Johan Kriek (1976): South African tennis player, twice winner of Australian Open singles title
* Danie Visser (1979): South African tennis player, three times Grand Slam doubles winner

### Other sports[edit]

* Sebastiaan Rothmann (1993): IBO and WBO cruiser weight boxing champion
* Jacques Freitag (2000): South African Olympic high jumper
* Lehann Fourie (2005): South African hurdler.

### Academics[edit]

* D. C. S. Oosthuizen: philosopher, critic of Apartheid
* Pierre Edwards (1970) : Springbok rugby player 1980, the former headmaster;
* Hans du Plessis (1962): Afrikaans writer and poet, Emeritus Professor at Northwest University, Potchefstroom;

### Politics[edit]

* Magnus Malan: Minister of Defence (1980–1991);
* Gerrit Viljoen: Minister of Education and Minister of Constitutional Development;

### Arts[edit]

* Marius Weyers (1962): South African actor;
* Ben Schoeman (2001): South African pianist [1]

### Business[edit]

* Giam Swiegers: businessperson

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ben Schoeman wins the Contemporary Music Prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition and performs at Festivals in Edinburgh and Bucharest". Music at City. July 11, 2013. Retrieved 2021-12-24.

https://www.affiesrugby.co.za/

## External links[edit]

* Official school website
* Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool History Department (Museum)
* Oud Affie B
* ond (Afrikaans)
* Choir information (Afrikaans)

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* African Leadership Academy
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* Ashton International College
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| Catholic|

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Protestant|

* Cornwall Hill College
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* Helpmekaar Kollege
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Jewish|

* King David Schools
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Muslim|

* Auckland Park Academy of Excellence
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Hindu|

* Amity International School

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* Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
* Hoërskool Alberton
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* Pretoria High School for Girls
* Pretoria North High School
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International schools|

* American International School of Johannesburg
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* Deutsche Internationale Schule Pretoria
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* Lycée Jules Verne

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