Pretoria Boys High School

Pretoria Boys High School
Badge of Pretoria Boys High School
Address
Map
251 Roper Street, Brooklyn

,
0028

South Africa
Coordinates25°45′38″S 28°13′26″E / 25.76056°S 28.22389°E / -25.76056; 28.22389
Information
School typeAll-boys public school
MottoLatin: Virtute et Labore
("Virtute et Labore”)
Established3 June 1901; 123 years ago (1901-06-03)
FounderAlfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
Sister schoolPretoria High School for Girls
HeadmasterGreg Hassenkamp
Second masterCraig McBride
Staff100 full-time
GradesForms I-V
(grades 812)
GenderMale
Age13 to 18
Number of students1,500
LanguageEnglish
Schedule 07:40 - 14:15
Hours in school day6 h 35 min
Campuses2
CampusMain Campus
Pollock Campus
Campus typeUrban
HousesBoarding houses:
  Rissik House
  Solomon House
  School house
Dayboy houses:
  Abernethy House
  Arcadia House
  Armstrong House
  Hofmeyr House
  Matheson House
  Sunnyside House
  Town House
Colour(s)  Red
  White
  Green
SloganThe white and red live forever
Song'Tis Here We Learn To Live'
NicknameBoys High
Team nameRugby 1st XV - “Candies”, Hockey 1st XI - ”Red Socks”, Water Polo 1st VII - ”Chipmunks” , Soccer 1st XI - ”Stripes”, Cricket 1st XI - ”White Caps”, Basketball 1st V - “Timbers”
Rivals
Accreditation Gauteng Department of Education
NewspaperThe Phobian
The Boys Highlights
YearbookThe Pretorian
School feesR88,000 (boarding)
R63,800 (tuiton)
Feeder schools
  • Brooklyn Primary School
  • Glenstantia Primary School
  • Hamilton Primary School
  • La Montagne Primary School
  • St Paulus Primary School
  • Waterkloof House Preparatory School
  • Waterkloof Primary School
  • Irene Primary School
  • Curro Primary School
Websitewww.boyshigh.com

Main school building (1909).

Pretoria Boys High School (colloquially known as "Boys High") is a public, tuition-charging, English-medium high school for boys situated in the suburb of Brooklyn in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa, founded in 1901 by Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner.

The school enrols over 1,500 pupils, including 300 boarders, from South Africa and beyond, managed by about 100 full-time staff.

Though the school itself was founded in 1901, its neoclassical red-brick style main school buildings date from 1909, maintaining provincial heritage site status. A new media centre, library and music centre was completed in 2016. The 40-hectare school grounds also include a second campus, 'Pollock Campus', as well as sporting and recreational facilities. Three boarding houses are located on the school grounds: Rissik House and Solomon House are part of the original school complex completed in 1909, while School House was built later in 1920.

Its sister school is Pretoria High School for Girls, founded in 1902.