Rather, Afrikaans was described derogatorily as 'a kitchen language' or 'a bastard jargon,' suitable for communication mainly between the Boers and their servants.

[15] Afrikaans was recognised by the South African government as a distinct language, rather than simply a slang version of Dutch in 1925.

In early 1923, the school moved to a refurbished iron building, now with nearly 140 students ranging from standard seven to eight (now grades 9 and 10).

The school's motto, Sapientia Vis Vera, means "Wisdom is true power" and was introduced along with the current badge in 1926.

The uniform can be seen in the photo of the 1983 Rugby Director's Cup winning team below: The school traditionally had a dress code for cultural events.

It engages in annual friendly matches against top cricketing schools including Jeppe High School for Boys, Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool and Hoërskool Menlopark, as well as competing in the annual North West Super League competition.

In 1983, the school won the Director's Trophy for rugby and reached the final in cricket, losing a tightly contested game against Hoërskool Randburg.

He scored 3 centuries over the course of his successive Khaya Majola-krieketweeks, emulating AB de Villiers, Pieter Malan and.

Muller, Nico Hudson, Peet van der Walt (coach of the teams that achieved the triple between 1949–1951), Willem Kruger, Andrew Bird (Junior Springbok), Spiere van Rensburg and as mentioned below, Boet Vorster.

After the school colours had been determined, the strip changed to a black jersey with gold collar and cuffs and a broad burgundy stripe over the chest and sleeves.

There have been four Old Boy Springboks – Nic Bierman, Daan du Plessis, Niek Bezuidenhout and Jorrie Muller.

[33][34] The following pupils were selected to represent the South African Schools rugby team:[35] Naspers awarded him the Phil Weber-medalje in 1997, for his legacy to journalism during 35 years of dedicated service.

He graduated with the degrees BA and LLB from the University of Pretoria.A 1977 Nieman Fellow, he has traveled widely in the United States, Europe and the East.