Parktown Boys' High School
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Wellington Road Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2193  South Africa
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| Coordinates | 26°11′6″S 28°2′6″E / 26.18500°S 28.03500°ECoordinates: 26°11′6″S 28°2′6″E / 26.18500°S 28.03500°E |
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| Type | Public High School & Boarding |
| Motto | 'Arise'; English from the Latin 'Surgite' |
| Established | 1920 (1923) |
| Head Master | Mr Derek Bradley |
| Staff | ~50 (full-time) |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 13 to 18 |
| Enrollment | ~800 pupils |
| Houses | Trojans, Romans, Spartans, Thebans, Tuscans and Vulcans |
| Colour(s) | Red & Black |
| Publication | The Rampant Surgite |
| Former pupils | Old Parktonians Old Boys |
| Badges | Rampant Lion |
| Website | http://www.parktownboys.com/ |
Parktown Boys' High School is a public high school for boys in Parktown, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. One of the oldest and most respected schools in Johannesburg, the school is consistently rated as among the best performing schools in South Africa, as well as in Africa.
Parktown Boys' sister school is Parktown High School for Girls, in Parkview, Johannesburg.
Parktown Boys' has a rich history which includes the use of boaters (called 'bashers'), a distinctive red and black uniform, school songs, and particularly 'Parktonian' language which has evolved over the years. The school motto is 'Arise' ('Surgite' in Latin). The original school buildings have provincial heritage sites status.
North Western Suburbs High School was founded in January 1920, in disused wood and iron buildings which had previously been Police Barracks at the top of Canary Street in Auckland Park. There were eighty-seven pupils in five Form II classes, four for boys and one for girls with acting Headmaster, C. Hare. The site is now occupied by the South African Broadcasting Corporation.
The Acting Director of Education, W.E.C. Clarke, the Inspector of High Schools, officially opened the new school with an address to the scholars and staff. He apologised for the lack of decent furniture and playing fields and promised that a new modern high school for boys would be built on the Parktown Ridge overlooking Milner Park and a new high school for girls near Zoo Lake.
The first Headmaster, P.M. Druce, arrived at the beginning of 1921 and, in February, the name of the school was changed to North Western High School. In April the first hatbands and ties arrived. The colours were purple and white.
On 1 September 1921 the school was divided into five houses: Romans, Spartans, Thebans, Trojans and Tuscans. On 19 September the name was changed again, this time to Parktown Boys' High School with the motto Arise, and the school badge a rampant lion. When the Rand Revolt took place in 1922 the school, which was in no-man's-land, had to be evacuated for a short while.
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