Hoërskool Waterkloof
Hoërskool Waterkloof (colloquially known as Klofies) is a public Afrikaans medium co-educational high school situated in the eastern suburbs of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is one of the most expensive Afrikaans medium schools, the fee per child amounting to R 32,400 per annum (as of 2019). It has received the award for academic school of the year from the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) in 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. In 2018, it received the award for best academic school in Gauteng province, the ninth time since 2009. It claims a 100% matric pass rate for 30 consecutive years.
| Hoërskool Waterkloof | |
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Hoërskool Waterkloof Hostel Entrance | |
| Address | |
Boeing St & Solomon Mahlangu Drive, Erasmuskloof Pretoria , South Africa | |
| Coordinates | 25°49′08″S 28°15′21″E |
| Information | |
| School type | Public & boarding |
| Motto | Ons bou in Geloof (We build in Faith) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Established | 9 January 1979 |
| Headmaster | Chris H. Denysschen |
| Staff | 100 full-time |
| Grades | 8 to 12 |
| Gender | Boys & Girls |
| Age | 14 to 18 |
| Number of students | 2,500 pupils |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Schedule | 07:30 - 14:00 |
| Hours in school day | 7 and a half hours |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Houses | Orkane Siklone Tifone Tornado |
| Colour(s) | Blue Yellow White |
| Nickname | Klofies |
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| Accreditation | Gauteng Department of Education |
| Newspaper | KlofieKan |
| School fees | R40,000 (boarding) R45,000 (tuiton) |
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| Alumni | Old Klofies |
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