Hoërskool Jim Fouché

Hoërskool Jim Fouché is a public Afrikaans medium co-educational high school situated in the suburb of Gardeniapark in Bloemfontein in the Free State province of South Africa. It is one of the top academic schools in the Free State.^[1] It was founded in 1959.^[A]

Hoërskool Jim Fouché
Hoërskool Jim Fouché school crest
Address
Lilac Street, Gardeniapark Bloemfontein , Free State , 9311 South Africa
Coordinates	29.1282°S 26.1758°E / -29.1282; 26.1758
Information
Type	Public & Boarding
Motto	Saai Om te oes! (Sowing to harvest!)
Religious affiliation(s)	Christian
School district	District 4
Principal	Henri Wilken
Teaching staff	67
Grades	8–12
Gender	Boys & Girls
Age	14 to 18
Enrollment	1,064 (2011) 950 (2013) 1068 (2024)
Language	Afrikaans
Schedule	07:20 - 13:40
Hours in school day	6 hours, 20 minutes
Campus	Urban Campus
Colour(s)	Black   Green   Orange   White
Mascot	Jimmy Jenny
Rival	Hoërskool Sentraal Hoërskool Fichardtpark
Accreditation	Free State Department of Education
Newspaper	JF Oester
Website	jf.co.za

The school is a successor to Wilgehof Hoërskool, and was named after Jacobus "Jim" Fouché, who became President of South Africa in 1968.^[A]

Sports

• Athletics
• Badminton
• Chess
• Cricket
• Cycling
• Drum Majorettes
• Duathlon
• Golf
• Gym
• Hockey
• Netball
• Pool
• Rugby
• Swimming
• Table tennis
• Tennis

Subjects

• Arts and Culture
• Afrikaans
• Business Studies
• Computer Application Technology
• Economics
• Engineering Graphics and Design
• English
• Geography
• Information Technology
• Life Orientation
• Life Science
• Mathematics
• Mathematical Literacy
• Music
• Information Technology
• Physical Science
• Technology
• Tourism

South African Computer Olympiad

The Computer Olympiad is an annual contest with Programming and Applications sections, based on Grade 11 and Grade 12 work in CAT and IT.

Programming Olympiad

2012

In 2012 Jan De Wet Linde, a Grade 11 student, came second in the Free-State in the Programming Olympiad.^{[citation needed]}

2013

In 2013 Jan De Wet Linde, Grade 12, was a runner up in the Programming Olympiad, in the top 20 in the country and first in the Free-State.^{[citation needed]}

2014

In 2014 Walter Heymans, Grade 11, was second in the Free-State and Josiah Meyer, Grade 12, was third in the Free-State.^{[citation needed]}

2015

In 2015 Walter Heymans, Grade 12, was first in the Free-State.

2016

In 2016 Shaun Roselt, Grade 12, was first in the Free-State.

Notable alumni

• Leon Schuster (1968, teacher 1973–75)^[2]
• Brendan Peyper (2014),singer
• Jamba Ulengo (born 1990), rugby union player for the Tel Aviv Heat

Notes

1. "Ons Geskiedenis" (in Afrikaans). Hoërskool Jim Fouché. Retrieved 24 February 2014.