Hoërskool Monument
Hoërskool Monument is a parallel medium strictly Afrikaans as a first language high school situated in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa.
The cultural activities offered by the school include choir, debate, public speaking, Junior United Nations, Miss Monnas, orators, and revue. The school also offers sports facilities for the following sports: athletics, golf, hockey, cricket, boys and girls, cross country, netball, rugby, chess, swimming, tennis and jukskei.
History
Monument High School was established on 1 February 1921 as an Afrikaans medium secondary school. Current student enrollment is in excess of 1500 pupils.Sports
Rugby
1st Team
The 'WitBulle' was founded by GW.Jorgenson in 1980- Winner of Administrator, Directors and Beeld trophy 10 times:
- Won National Media 24 competition in 2003
- Transvaal / Golden Lions 1st team Macro Schools Competition champs for 25 years
- Nupower/ Tuks University 1st team winners in 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017 and 2018
Notable alumni
Politics
- F. W. de Klerk, former State President of South Africa and Nobel Prize winner, completed high school education at Monument High School.
Sports
The following alumni from Monument High School have played for the South Africa national rugby union team:- Christo Wagenaar
- Brendan Venter
- Jaque Fourie
- Jorrie Muller
- Heinke van der Merwe
- Willem Alberts
- Jaco Taute
- Ruan Dreyer
- Julian Redelinghuys
- Gert Peens, a South Africa-born, former Monument High School student and is an Italian rugby union player capped in 2002.
- Quintin Geldenhuys, is a former Monument High School student and a South Africa-born Italian rugby union player capped in 2010.
- Paul Willemse
- Jaco van der Walt
- Nathan McBeth