Hoërskool Menlopark
Die Hoërskool Menlopark (colloquially known as Menlo or Parkies) is a public Afrikaans medium co-educational high school situated in the suburb of Menlo Park in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa.
| Die Hoërskool Menlopark | |
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Die Hoërskool Menlopark school crest | |
| Address | |
412 Atterbury Road, Menlo Park Pretoria , South Africa | |
| Coordinates | 25°45′53″S 28°15′30″E |
| Information | |
| School type | Public & Boarding |
| Motto | Excelsa petamus (Latin: "We strive for the highest values") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Established | 29 January 1963 |
| Founder | Bettie Cilliers-Barnard |
| Headmaster | Kobus Hartman |
| Staff | approx. 50 full-time |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Boys & Girls |
| Age | 14 to 19 |
| Number of students | 1,700 pupils |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Schedule | 07:30 - 14:00 |
| Hours in school day | 6h30 |
| Campus | Urban Campus |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Houses | Atheners Millers Spartane Trojane |
| Colour(s) | Blue Red White |
| Song | Hou Hoog Die Vaandel Wit en Blou |
| Fight song | Ons Skool Sal Saamstaan |
| Nickname | Menlo or Parkies |
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| Accreditation | Gauteng Department of Education |
| Newspaper | The quarterly Die Eggo, the weekly Menlo-Insig |
| Yearbook | Die Eggo |
| School fees | R44,800 (boarding) R37,200 (tuiton) |
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| Alumni | Menlobond |
| Website | www |
The school was founded in 1963 by the painter Bettie Cilliers-Barnard. When established it had 12 classrooms and 372 students in grades 8, 9 and 10 (then called Standards 6, 7 and 8). Cilliers-Barnard also designed the school emblem.
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