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Hoërskool Jim Fouché

Coordinates: 29°07′42″S 26°10′33″E / 29.1282°S 26.1758°E / -29.1282; 26.1758
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Hoërskool Jim Fouché
Hoërskool Jim Fouché school crest
Address
Map
Lilac Street, Gardeniapark

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9311

Coordinates29°07′42″S 26°10′33″E / 29.1282°S 26.1758°E / -29.1282; 26.1758
Information
TypePublic & Boarding
MottoSaai Om te oes!
(Sowing to harvest!)
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
School districtDistrict 4
PrincipalHenri Wilken
Teaching staff67
Grades8–12
GenderBoys & Girls
Age14 to 18
Enrollment1,064 (2011)
950 (2013)
1068 (2024)
LanguageAfrikaans
Schedule07:20 - 13:40
Hours in school day6 hours, 20 minutes
CampusUrban Campus
Colour(s)  Black
  Green
  Orange
  White
MascotJimmy
Jenny
RivalHoërskool Sentraal
Hoërskool Fichardtpark
AccreditationFree State Department of Education
NewspaperJF Oester
Websitejf.co.za

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]

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

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Subjects

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South African Computer Olympiad

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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

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2012

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

2013

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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

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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

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

2016

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

Notable alumni

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "2011 Q1 Ordinary School FS (July 2011)".
  2. ^ "Leon Schuster kom kuier by Alma Mater" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Hoërskool Jim Fouché, February 2013 (in Afrikaans)
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