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Parktown Boys' High School is a public high school for boys in Parktown, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. One of the oldest and most respected schools in Johannesburg,〔Oldest School in Jhb (Oldest Schools in Johannesburg Series )〕 the school is consistently rated as among the best performing schools in South Africa, as well as in Africa.〔Sunday Times () Retrieved 25 June 2011〕〔The Herald 2013 () Retrieved 02 March 2014〕 Parktown Boys' sister school is Parktown High School for Girls, in Parkview, Johannesburg. Parktown Boys' has a rich history which includes the use of boaters (called 'bashers'), a distinctive red and black uniform, school songs, and particularly 'Parktonian' language which has evolved over the years. The school motto is 'Arise' ('Surgite' in Latin).〔Google Translate () Latin to English translation〕 The original school buildings have provincial heritage sites status. == History == North Western Suburbs High School was founded in January 1920, in disused wood and iron buildings which had previously been Police Barracks at the top of Canary Street in Auckland Park. There were eighty-seven pupils in five Form II classes, four for boys and one for girls with acting Headmaster, C. Hare. The site is now occupied by the South African Broadcasting Corporation. The Acting Director of Education, W.E.C. Clarke, the Inspector of High Schools, officially opened the new school with an address to the scholars and staff. He apologised for the lack of decent furniture and playing fields and promised that a new modern high school for boys would be built on the Parktown Ridge overlooking Milner Park and a new high school for girls near Zoo Lake. The first Headmaster, P.M. Druce, arrived at the beginning of 1921 and, in February, the name of the school was changed to North Western High School. In April the first hatbands and ties arrived. The colours were purple and white. On 1 September 1921 the school was divided into five houses: Romans, Spartans, Thebans, Trojans and Tuscans. On 19 September the name was changed again, this time to Parktown Boys' High School with the motto Arise, and the school badge a rampant lion. When the Rand Revolt took place in 1922 the school, which was in no-man's-land, had to be evacuated for a short while. At the beginning of 1923 the masters and boys moved to the new buildings in Wellington Road on Parktown Ridge. They took little with them except the school name, motto and badge, the names of the five houses and the traditions they had built up. When the school reopened in the new premises, there were 435 boys on the roll and the school colours were changed to red and black. The girls remained at Auckland Park. The Old Parktonian Association, which was formed in 1925, bought the grounds in Bedfordview but later moved to Craighall Park. Strong links with the school are maintained. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Parktown Boys' High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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