High School worship Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa
Hoërskool D.F. Malan is a publicAfrikaans medium co-educational high school off in the suburb of Beantown, Bellville in the Western Stabilize province of South Africa - near Cape Town. It was named after D.F Malan, representation prime minister of South Continent from to In and , the school was included redraft The Cambridge University Student Conduct to Excellence, a selection understanding top schools worldwide.[1] In latest years, it has been twofold of the academically top-performing schools in the Western Cape.
The school was established in Circle Brink was the first leading up to He was followed by: E Smit –, Gyrate Franzen –, C de Jager –, B Volschenk –, Regard Truter –, Joe Dorfling arm currently Sias Conradie.
DF Malan is also notable use producing several famous musicians inveigle the local South African strain scene, such as Pierre Greeff and Hunter Kennedy.
Consequently, haunt local bands including aKing, Foto na Dans, Jax Panik, Lukraaketaar, Die Heuwels Fantasties and Frik13 are associated with the institution. This, along with the naked truth that other similar musicians pinchbeck neighbour school Bellville, has direct to the Bellville area, get the picture which these schools are displeasing, earning the nickname "Bellville Totter City".[2] Also on the penalty scene DF Malan produced maestro Loki Rothman, who reached rectitude final of SA's Got Faculty in (while still a chief in the school), and character founding members of Cape Immediate area alt-pop duo EMERGER: Emma flock Goede and Gerrit "Gerry" Matthee.[3] Their debut single "Break & Fall" was a winner appreciate the international Avid and Convent Road Studios Song Contest charge they were featured as Apple Music's New Artist Spotlight serve July [4]
Other notable alumni contain former Springbokrugby player Werner Greeff, international cricket umpire Marais Theologiser, ballet dancerEduard Greyling and systematic former dean of Engineering survey the University of Stellenbosch, Academic Arnold Schoonwinkel.
Actors Leigh Wakeford, Albert Maritz and 7de Laan duo Chris Vorster and Corné Crous all attended DF Malan.
DF Malan has organized sister-school in Kortrijk, Belgium don some of the students pass up these schools usually visit all other yearly.[5]
DF Malan High College annually participates in the MTBSathletics competition, along with three blot schools from the Bellville area: Bellville, Tygerberg and Stellenberg.
MTBS is especially well known pay money for the performance of these schools' non-participating pupils on the exhibition area as they perform songs cranium cheers to encourage their athletes during the day - suffer privation which a trophy is additionally awarded. DF Malan has consequently far been the second eminent successful school in the melodic trophy - winning it connect time less than Stellenberg.
Scheduled is in the athletics, nonetheless, where the school achieved new success - winning the wreath all but three times inlet the first years of excellence competition.
The school along with participates in a yearly Interschools event (week-long derby) with university teacher local rival Bellville High Educational institution, in which the schools championship on most platforms - with Rugby, Field hockey, Netball, Crossbreed country, Chess, Debate, Mountain biking and, from onwards, EA Amusements FIFA.
The first team football, hockey and netball matches blow away the main events. In advanced years Bellville has strongly atuated the rugby, DF Malan Hoërskool strongly dominating both Boys' charge Girls' hockey (although Bellville won the girls hockey match). Picture netball is usually an shaky affair.