Ohlange High School

Ohlange High School
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South Africa
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School typeSecondary
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Founded26 July 1901; 123 years ago (26 July 1901)
FoundersJohn Dube and Nokutela Dube
ChairpersonMr Thandanani Njabulo Mabanga
PrincipalS. A. Nxumalo
Teaching staff42 (2016)
Employeesc. 60
Number of pupils1192 (2016)
Classrooms24
Colour(s)   Black & white

Ohlange High School is a secondary school in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1901 by John Dube and Nokuthela Dube (née Mdima).[1] It was the first school in South Africa started by a black person. John Dube was also the first President of what became the ANC. The school was chosen by President Nelson Mandela as the place where he would cast his vote in the first racially inclusive election in South Africa in 1994.

  1. ^ "The pioneering woman the world forgot", Martin Vennard, BBC, 13 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.