Durban High School

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Durban High School or D.H.S. is a public high school for boys located on the Berea in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

The school was founded in 1866 and currently has roughly 1,400 enrolled students (including a small boarding establishment) and almost 70 teachers.

There is also a related primary school called Durban Preparatory High School (D.P.H.S.).

There are six houses namely: Swales, Grice, Langley, Campbell, Payn, and Blackmore(the boarders' house).It was originally held in the 'Mansion House' on Smith Street. The first enrolled was a boy called Eben Coakes and he was the first headboy. Famous past pupils ("Old Boys") include: Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa, Lord Mayor of London Sir Gavyn Arthur, Cabinet Minister Alec Erwin, cricketers Lance Klusener and Hashim Amla, and scientists Philip Tobias and Aaron Klug.

[edit] External links

• DHS official site

	KwaZulu-Natal High Schools
Alternative schools Crawford College, Durban | Crawford College, La Lucia | Crawford College, North Coast | Roseway Waldorf School
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Vocational schools George Campbell School of Technology