Glenwood High School (South Africa)
| Glenwood High School | |
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| Location | |
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Durban, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa |
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| Type | Public, Boarding |
| Motto | Nihil Humani Alienum |
| Established | 1910 |
| Locale | Urban |
| Headmaster | Tony Pinheiro (Acting) |
| Grades | 8 - 12 |
| Number of students | 1,300 boys |
| School color(s) | Green, gold, red |
| Mascot | Stormin' Norman (Grasshopper) |
| Rival | Durban High School |
| Website | www.glenwoodhighschool.co.za |
Glenwood High School is a high school for boys located in Glenwood, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is one of the elite South African Schools, and continues to hold a historic place in South African education. It currently enjoys a reputation built on the achievements of the past and present. Its boys have over the years distinguished themselves in all fields and endeavors. The School began life in 1910 to meet the challenge of the new era of technology. Today Glenwood stands unquestionably high in the ranks of the country’s prestigious schools.
Glenwood boys have regularly featured among the top learners in KwaZulu-Natal. They have gone on to excel at University and have achieved the highest academic honours as winners of Rhodes Scholarships, Smuts Scholarships and Elsie Ballot Scholarships.
Glenwood High School was ranked 21st out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa by Africa Almanac in 2003. This list was predicated on the quality of education, strength of alumni, school profile, internet and news visibility.[1]
Formed in 1910 and originally known as the Day Continuation School, the name was changed to the Durban Technical High School in 1916 by which time the school had 150 pupils. Student numbers continued to grow during the First World War and by 1918 there were 267 scholars. In the same year the Natal Provincial Council appointed a commission to investigate the feasibility of expanding the school and the subsequent Coleman-Dukes Report stated that ..a large increase in the numbers [of students] for which it is exceedingly difficult to find accommodation... and recommended the allotment of 10 acres of land on the corner of what were then Alan Paton and Bulwer Roads in Glenwood. After much wrangling, the actual occupation of the allotted land and the construction of the school buildings eventually took place and by 1934 the current premises were ready for occupation. On occupying the new premises in Glenwood, the name was changed to Glenwood High School.
In 1915 South Africa sent one brigade of Infantry to support the Allied war effort on the Western Front. The 1st South African Infantry Brigade comprised four battalions with the 2nd Battalion being known as the Natal & OFS Battalion, containing many men from Durban and Pietermaritzburg. In 1915, there were only 120 boys at the school, of which (from the Class of 1914 and earlier) twenty five ex-Glenwood pupils lost their lives as part of this Battalion during World War I Of those killed, four were killed during the Battle of Delville Wood, in The Somme region of France. (Refer External Links section below for World War I Roll of Honour).
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