Hoërskool Florida

Hoërskool Florida is a public Afrikaans medium co-educational high school situated in Florida, Roodepoort, South Africa. It is known for its academic achievers, producing the highest number of top achievers in the Gauteng province and in the country over the last decade.^[1] The pupils at Hoërskool Florida have performed well in sports producing excellent results in athletics, rugby, cricket and other sports.

Hoërskool Florida
Address
Corner of Louis Botha and Havenga streets, Florida, 1716 Roodepoort , Gauteng South Africa
Information
Type	Public & Boarding
Motto	Ons dien getrou – "We serve faithfully din terrim tin
Religious affiliation(s)	Christianity
Established	30 September 1949; 75 years ago (1949-09-30)
School district	District 12
School number	[phone]
Headmaster	Mr. J.J Katzke
Staff	100 full-time
Grades	8–12
Gender	Boys & Girls
Age	14 to 18
Number of students	1,500 pupils
Language	Afrikaans
Schedule	07:30 - 14:00
Campus	Urban Campus
Campus type	Suburban
Colour(s)	Red   Green   Yellow
Nickname	Florries
Accreditation	Gauteng Department of Education
Website	www.florries.co.za

History

The cornerstone was laid on 30 September 1944 and officially opened two years later as a dual medium school (English and Afrikaans languages). The school opened with 345 pupils and 15 teachers under the leadership of the first headmaster Mr. B. G. Lindeque. The school emblem was officially instated in 1954 by Mr. Charles Grevelink, which symbolizes, power, honour, protection and love.

Headmasters

• Mr B.G. Lindeque (1944 - 1954)
• Dr H.P. Van Coller (1954 -1968)
• Mr P.D.A. Roux (1968 - 1989)
• Mr H.S. Diederiks (1990 - 1992)
• Mr K.S König (1993 - 1997)
• Mr M.S Schutte (1997 - 2016)
• Mr J.J Katzke (2017–present)

Notable alumni

• Garth April - Professional rugby player
• Wahl Bartmann - Springbok rugby player and CEO of Securitas
• Steven Bosch - visual artist;
• Elton Jantjies - Springbok rugby player;
• Riku Lätti - singer and entertainer;
• Clinton Theron - professional rugby player
• Celine Lemaitre - French-Afrikaans inventor
• Ingrid Winterbach - Writer and winner of the Hertzog literature prize
• Joseph Dweba - Springbok rugby player;
• Quinne (Brown) Huffman, Actress, known for her role as Connie in 7de Laan
• Raoul Beukes, Opera singer
• Prof. Vasti Roodt - Dean (Arts & Social Sciences), University Stellenbosch^[2]