Paarl Gimnasium
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Paarl Gimnasium is a public Afrikaans medium co-educational high school situated in the city of Paarl in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
History
Rev. van der Lingen founded the school in the centre of town in 1858. The school has produced some of South Africa's top rugby union players, including Schalk Burger, Jean De Villiers, Marius Joubert, Handré Pollard and De Wet Barry.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Other alumni include the theologian Stephanus Jacobus du Toit[1] and politician Liezl van der Merwe.
The primary school section of Gimnasium was founded in 1858 as a Dutch Christian school for boys, with the high school being founded much later. In the mid-1930s the school's language of education shifted to Afrikaans. After the high school section was completed the school enrolled its first female student.
Paarl Gimnasium High School has a large sporting program and takes part in the interschools tournament against Paarl Boys' High School, an event which attracts tens of thousands of spectators every year. In August 2024 the netball team won the Kay Motsepe league and earned a spot to represent South Africa in Singapore with Leifo-Iziko Secondary School from Petsana Reitz, Free State.[2] In November 2024 the netball team took first place and won gold in Singapore while Leifo-Iziko took the third place, earning a bronze.[3]
Notable alumni
Springbok Rugby
| Name | Test debut | Springbok number |
| Japie le Roux | 10/10/1906 | 94 |
| Boy de Villiers | 17/11/1906 | 95 |
| Pietie le Roux | 24/11/1906 | 103 |
| Steve Joubert | 24/11/1906 | 110 |
| Gerald Thompson | 23/11/1912 | 142 |
| Attie van Heerden | 13/08/1921 | 152 |
| Pierre de Villiers | 30/06/1928 | 195 |
| Xander van der Westhuizen | 21/07/1928 | 203 |
| Manus de Jongh | 18/08/1928 | 205 |
| PK Morkel | 01/09/1928 | 211 |
| Jan Pickard | 19/09/1953 | 301 |
| Hugo van Zyl | 26/07/1958 | 340 |
| Wynand Mans | 10/04/1965 | 398 |
| Schalk Burger (snr) | 02/06/1984 | 535 |
| Kobus Burger | 26/08/1989 | 552 |
| Kobus Wiese | 26/06/1993 | 585 |
| Balie Swart | 31/07/1993 | 595 |
| Mornay Visser | 13/04/1995 | 625 |
| Pieter Rossouw | 28/06/1997 | 652 |
| De Wet Barry | 10/06/2000 | 690 |
| Louis Koen | 08/07/2000 | 693 |
| Chris Rossouw | no tests | 699 |
| Marius Joubert | 21/07/2001 | 711 |
| Jean de Villiers | 09/11/2002 | 735 |
| Schalk Burger (jnr) | 24/10/2003 | 754 |
| Ashley Johnson | 23/07/2011 | 810 |
| Lourens Adriaanse | 23/11/2013 | 853 |
| Handré Pollard | 28/06/2014 | 857 |
| Louis Schreuder | 02/12/2017 | 891 |
| Grant Williams | 09/07/2022 | 929 |
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Other
- Marciel Hopkins, model and Boer Soek 'n Vrou presenter[4]
- Marguerite Wheatley, actress[5]
- Perlé van Schalkwyk, businesswoman and owner of the Lollipop Lounge[6]
- Liezl van der Merwe, Member of the National Assembly of South Africa[7]
- Mandy Rossouw, journalist[8]
- Martelize Brink, author and radio presenter[9]
- Kiewiet, 2002 Alumnus & Draadspanner[10]
References
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External links
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